D.C. returned over $10 million in federal grants intended to fund programs aimed at ending homelessness from 2017 through 2021,…

The D.C. Council passed the city’s fiscal year 2024 budget on May 30. The budget, which now heads to the…

When Gigi Dovonou moved into the encampment in front of the Church of the Epiphany and Street Sense Media, he…

Advocates protested outside Mayor Muriel Bowser’s home on May 20 after she said only 221 people are currently experiencing homelessness…

D.C. is poised to implement new protections for domestic workers, street vendors and young people in foster care, thanks to…

Getachew Gurumu became homeless for the first time after he received an eviction notice from his landlord during the pandemic….

Unhoused residents across the District are feeling the impact of the city’s social worker shortage. Anyone seeking to use a…

D.C. Housing Authority (DCHA) Director Brenda Donald will step down this summer midway through the troubled agency’s overhaul, according to…

Ward 1 Councilmember Brianne Nadeau intends to introduce legislation to the D.C. Council that would give tenant groups more support…

Many D.C. children in public and public charter schools are missing out on the School Breakfast Program, according to a recent report by D.C. Hunger Solutions. 

Street Sense artist, vendor, and former vendor program associate Marcellus Phillips died in late February. He was 43.

Advocates gathered on April 25 at the steps of the John A. Wilson building to demand the D.C. Council reject Mayor Muriel Bowser’s proposed fiscal year 2024 budget.

Street Sense Media vendors read their work aloud at a poetry slam at Planet Word.

As vouchers go unused, former foster youth in D.C. say the city’s child welfare agency’s housing options aren’t successful.

The new monthly basic income program provides monthly stipends to eligible families who file their tax returns.

Mayor Muriel Bowser’s proposed 2024 budget cuts funding for an array of safety net programs. Here’s why some think the programs need money.

A new report by the D.C. Fiscal Policy Institute estimates the cost of ending homelessness in the District to be $770 million.

Audits of D.C.’s voucher program show employees committed voucher fraud and did not report conflicts of interest.

D.C. has not used all available housing vouchers for youth exiting foster care, even as some youth exit into homelessness.

A new bill promises to decriminalize street vending without a license, establish zones for vendors to operate legally and make it easier to obtain a license.