Mission 
The North American Street Newspaper Association (NASNA) exists to support and cultivate an effective, self-sustaining street newspaper network that promotes power and opportunity for people living in poverty.

History
A group of delegates from small nonprofit newspapers met in Chicago during the summer of 1996 to discuss the idea of creating a street newspaper network.  The North American Street Newspaper Association or NASNA was formed at that Chicago meeting and the first conference was held the following year in Seattle, Washington where members agreed on a mission, and goals for the organization were laid out.

NASNA and INSP Relationship
In 2006 NASNA and the International Network of Street Paper (INSP) formed a strategic alliance where all NASNA members would also be accepted as members of the INSP. While NASNA remains its own separate entity, we are the North American arm of the INSP. This network is the first step in forming other regional networks throughout the vast membership of the INSP.

The INSP is made up of 103 papers in 37 countries all over the world. Cities with street papers range from Cape Town, South Africa to San Paulo, Brazil to Copenhagen, Denmark. For more information on the INSP visit: INSP

Through the relationship with the INSP, NASNA members now receive the benefit of a wider range of stories on the Street News Service, as well as more frequent updates to the service now that it is managed by the INSP.

The INSP holds an annual conference in the city of one of its members. The 2009 conference was held in Bergen, Norway. The 2010 INSP conference will be held in Melbourne, Australia. Additionally NASNA members get monthly newsletters from the INSP with updates on street paper innovations and the activity of street papers worldwide.