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NewsBy Holly Harris August 14, 2024
Residents share their thoughts on Bruce Monroe Park, one of the last refuges against unhoused criminalization
In the Park View neighborhood, Bruce Monroe Park is one of the few places unhoused or housing-insecure people can spend extended time.
NewsBy Franziska Wild August 14, 2024
Revitalization for who, Museum Square tenants ask
The remaining residents of Museum Square say they have faced increasingly difficult conditions, yet they are determined to stay.
NewsBy Fiona Riley August 14, 2024
Voting while experiencing homelessness can be a challenge. Here’s how nonprofits can help
While you don’t need a permanent address, a number of barriers can prevent people experiencing homelessness from voting.
NewsBy Franziska Wild July 31, 2024
Encampment Updates: Three closures leave people scrambling to find somewhere to go
In just seven days, District authorities closed three encampments, displacing over 40 people, many without a plan of where to go next.
NewsBy Fiona Riley July 31, 2024
D.C.’s plan to add 500 shelter beds by the end of 2028
D.C.’s Department of Human Services has drafted a plan to open six homeless shelters, adding more than 500 shelter beds
Kings and queens of Northwest D.C. parade to fight homelessness
The first annual Crown the Homeless parade was held to honor people experiencing homelessness in the community.
Inside the DCHA recovery plan
The D.C. Housing Authority (DCHA), has a plan to fix its struggling public housing programs, but advocates and residents are skeptical.
NewsBy Samantha Monteiro July 31, 2024
District residents are going months without their SNAP benefits
D.C. has been named the worst in the country at processing applications for programs residents rely on for food and other basic needs.
NewsBy Samantha Monteiro July 17, 2024
The District is ready to start pulling back its migrant services — but migrants are still struggling to find homes in D.C.
Migrants and their advocates say the Office of Migrant Services has not done enough to ensure migrant families can find stable housing.
NewsBy Franziska Wild July 17, 2024
Encampment Updates: Residents and outreach workers frustrated by clean-ups in Foggy Bottom
The Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services conducted a “full clean-up” and a “trash removal” at two encampments in Foggy Bottom.
D.C. landlord group’s report says affordable housing is in ‘crisis’ after the pandemic
A report published by the Apartment and Office Building Association says the affordable housing market is facing a “looming crisis.”
NewsBy Fiona Riley July 17, 2024
Tenants say landlords don’t play by the rules. Here’s how advocates want D.C. to make them
Many buildings have documented proof from tenants of poor living conditions and landlords violating the D.C. Tenant Bill of Rights.
NewsBy Donte Kirby July 17, 2024
DCHA board votes to prioritize 1,300 families exiting Rapid Rehousing for vouchers, putting them ahead of thousands on the waitlist
The D.C. Housing Authority Board voted to prioritize the families exiting the Rapid Rehousing (RRH) program for housing vouchers.
NAEH conference is back in D.C. as fight to end homelessness intensifies
The National Alliance to End Homelessness (NAEH) reasserted its stance to organize and build more coalitions in the fight to end homelessness
NewsBy Franziska Wild / Samantha Monteiro / Fiona Riley July 3, 2024
As D.C. suffers record-high temperatures, cooling options are still limited for people experiencing homelessness
During a heat emergency, cooling centers are supposed to provide people with relief from high temperatures, but options are seemingly limited.
NewsBy Franziska Wild July 3, 2024
“We are the swing vote:” Poor People’s Campaign assembles in Washington
Thousands gathered in front of the Capitol building for the Mass Poor People’s and Low-Wage Workers’ Assembly and Moral March to the Polls.
NewsBy Samantha Monteiro / Franziska Wild July 3, 2024
Supreme Court allows cities to punish people for sleeping outside
The Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling on unsheltered homelessness in the case Johnson v. Grants Pass on June 28.
NewsBy Jessica Rich July 3, 2024
June DCHA meeting marked by resident dissatisfaction
The District of Columbia Housing Authority (DCHA) addressed public housing, development plans, and subsidy swap operations in a recent meeting.
NewsBy Fiona Riley July 3, 2024
New bill would help keep people with their pets in D.C.’s shelter system
A proposed bill that would help people with pets experiencing homelessness access D.C. shelters is making its way through the D.C. Council.
Encampment Updates: Small clearings in Brentwood, Benning, Truxton Circle, and Capitol Hill
D. C.’s Office of the Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services (DMHHS) cleared four encampments during the week of June 24.
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