2006 Jesse Smith, Vendor Manager of StreetSense Newspaper - talking about the STREATS Soap Opera Series
STREATS began in 2006 with an unprecedented objective – Enable the homeless to tell their story in a comical, satirical, yet real manner via television. A cast and crew of homeless and formerly homeless were trained in videography and created a seven episode series; now known to be the STREATS Soap Opera Series. These individuals directed, filmed, acted, and marketed their product in which the initial episode can be seen on this site . Take a look at the STREATS Soap Opera Series.