Download the full issue now for a small donation: Here is your February edition of the Challenger Newspaper, hot off the press!  You can order and download your paper […]

Happy New Year Challengers! As we move forward into 2016, let us all take time to remember what it is we truly value most in life. Our relationships, loved ones, family, friends, and neighbors are what keep us rooted in community. Warmth, shelter from the elements, a place to rest, recharge and perhaps find a moments solitude, are equally vital. Yet how easy it is to take those things for granted for many of us that have never lived on the streets. We all at the Challenger thank you so much for your support of our Newspaper, which allows many of Austin area’s homeless to continue picking themselves up by the bootstraps and working towards a better life.

Wishing everyone a Happy, Safe and Joyous Holiday Season from all at the Challenger Newspaper. Thank you all for your support throughout the year. We look forward to serving you more of the best in local Austin news from the streets in 2016.

Download the full issue now for a small donation: GOOD MORNING VIET…. AUSTIN!!  Just a little Robin Williams humor for you this November, may he rest in peace.  All jokes […]

Dig this new monthly edition of your favorite local street newspaper! Things are finally beginning to (barely) cool off here in Texas, and pumpkin bread is in season. What else can we say, it’s October! In this months edition, you can read a story from John Curran titled Rivera as our choice online feature article just for you.

To read more of the Challenger, you can download the entire issue below for just a small donation. Each and every $2 goes directly to helping those who write and produce the paper and gives them a hand up, rather than a hand out. If you haven’t yet, now’s the perfect time to start! Thanks as always for your support!

Here is your September 2015 edition of the Challenger Street Newspaper, the news that matters!  Thank you all for your readership, support and kind words, don’t forget to keep your […]

Happy 50th Issue to the Challenger Newspaper!!!

Thank you to all who have supported us through the past several years!

Summer is in full swing, and not only has the temperature been rising, but things are beginning to heat up for the Challenger Newspaper!  Did you know that a 30-minute […]

They say that April showers bring May flowers, but here in Austin, Texas, it looks like June has brought the monsoon. The central Texas hill country has been hit hard this month with some heavy rain fall causing floods that left some people without homes. This just goes to show that it can happen to anyone, at any time, and all it can take is an act of nature to confront us with the reality of losing everything. Knowing that, we can practice ‘Gratitude’ for what we do have, as Fred Pettit shares with us in his story on page one of this months edition.

This month is jammed with plenty of other great writing, so much so, that on this rare occasion we’ve selected not one, but TWO featured online articles for you to enjoy. The first is Blue Water Ninja, by Leefrnk, and the second is A System of Terror Against Blacks, Latinos, and Native Americans, by Sue Gabriel. If you enjoy these articles, why not make a small donation and pick up a fresh PDF copy of the paper below. Your contributions directly support the many writers and distributors of the Challenger Newspaper working to lift themselves out of poverty and life on the streets.