Change of Heart (street paper)

Change of Heart is a street newspaper produced and sold in Lawrence, Kansas. It is published every 3 months. It was created by Craig Sweets in late 1996.^[1][2] who says the idea of starting a street newspaper was given to him by Michael Stoops. Stoops is the director of the National Coalition for the Homeless.^[3][4] The paper is a member of the North American Street Newspaper Association (NASNA),^[5] and it is the only street newspaper in Kansas.^[1]

The paper says 1200 people read it every 3 months.^[3][4] In 1999, the NASNA said the paper was the "Best New Street Newspaper in North America".^[3] In 1999, the paper was a single page printed on both sides and published using local churches' photocopiers.^[3] Since then, the paper is 10 pages long, and it has its own staff and computers.^[1]