Here's a list of terms commonly used in the homeless/The Contributor community:
customer- anyone driving, walking, or riding past a "vendor" on the street
family- a group of homeless people that work together to survive/live together; not necessarily related
hard sell- selling The Contributor by excessive solicitation, threatening, or pressuring "customers"
the Mission- a place for homeless people to stay overnight
panhandling- begging for money on the street
Paps- the oldest man in a "family"
street newspaper- a paper that only discusses issues concerning homelessness/poverty and is sold by homeless or formerly homeless individuals on the street
Tent City- a community of homeless people that live under a bridge in shacks or self-made tents
vendor- an employee who sells The Contributor and is homeless or formerly homeless
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