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NewsBy Annemarie Cuccia September 13, 2023
Aging out of foster care is hard. DC hopes these reforms will make it easier
Since an initial Street Sense/DC Line investigation published this spring, D.C. has helped 17 young people in foster care get vouchers.
NewsBy Cole Kindiger August 30, 2023
New Arlington art installation commemorates uprooted Black neighborhood
Nekisha Durret’s ‘Queen City,’ a sculpture in an Arlington park, memorializes a Black community displaced by the Pentagon.
NewsBy Gabriela Ferreira Reitz August 30, 2023
HIV advocate, Dominique Anthony, found support through community organizations. Now she’s giving back
Vendor and advocate Dominique Anthony works with local organizations to advocate for HIV awareness and prevention.
Councilmember Matt Frumin on affordable housing in DC
Street Sense sat down with Councilmember Matt Frumin to talk about his new bill reforming rent stabilization.
NewsBy Annemarie Cuccia August 16, 2023
DC funded a record number of housing vouchers. Here’s how the process is working
D.C. distributed a record number of housing vouchers over the last year, but some people are left behind in a slow process.
NewsBy Cole Kindiger August 16, 2023
A house is not a home: How a developer in Hawaii is addressing the homeless crisis
One Hawaiian housing developer is using a new model called kauhale to address homelessness, overcoming the barriers that hobble construction.
NewsBy Anna Tsioulias August 16, 2023
How a file cabinet grew into a mail service for people experiencing homelessness
So Others Might Eat runs a mailroom for people experiencing homelessness to receive packages, letters, checks, and documents.
NewsBy Casey Bacot / Cole Kindiger / Gabriela Ferreira Reitz / Jessica Rich August 2, 2023
Some of DC’s cooling centers are not open for a third year
D.C.’s cooling centers, which help keep people experiencing homelessness safe during a heat emergency, are not fully open.
NewsBy Annemarie Cuccia August 2, 2023
‘A very simple mission:’ Q and A with CEO of the National Alliance to End Homelessness
Street Sense sat down with the CEO of the National Alliance to End Homelessness, Ann Oliva.
National homeless services advocates call for more federal funding
Attendees at the National Alliance to End Homelessness conference spent the day on Capitol Hill talking to legislators.
NewsBy Annemarie Cuccia July 19, 2023
DC Council partially reforms Rapid Rehousing, expands tenant protections
The D.C. Council voted on reforms to rules governing rental applications and Rapid Rehousing.
NewsBy Jessica Rich July 19, 2023
Two encampments cleared in NoMa neighborhood
By 10 a.m. on July 13, two encampments in the NoMa neighborhood dissipated, leaving remnants of the lives of those who resided there.
NewsBy Gabriela Ferreira Reitz July 12, 2023
The One Journey Festival fills in the gaps for refugees
The One Journey Festival highlights the stories and contributions of refugees in the D.C. area.
NewsBy Jessica Rich July 12, 2023
Homelessness amongst LGBTQI+ identifying youth is common. Can the federal government end it?
HUD announced on June 8 that it will launch a new campaign to support LGBTQ+ identifying youth experiencing homelessness.
A new shelter is opening in an affluent DC neighborhood. Some residents are debating whether it’s the right move.
An advisory neighborhood commission passed a resolution in favor of turning the building into a shelter last month.
NewsBy Jessica Rich July 5, 2023
Ribbon cutting for Sharon’s Place marks addition to D.C.’s N Street Village
N St Village opened a new transitional housing facility for women, named after homeless rights advocate Sharon Hart.
NewsBy Annemarie Cuccia June 28, 2023
DC will not reopen rental assistance applications this year despite new funding
D.C.’s Emergency Rental Assistance Program will not reopen applications this year despite $33 million in new federal funding.
NewsBy Annemarie Cuccia June 21, 2023
How a lack of information is influencing DC’s rent control debates
A database that is supposed to inform the state of rent control in D.C. has been delayed for years.
NewsBy Kaela Roeder June 21, 2023
A new guaranteed income pilot launches in DC
A new guaranteed income pilot has come to the District to assist Black mothers with children involved in the child welfare system.
NewsBy Cole Kindiger June 14, 2023
Q&A: What’s next for Juneteenth in DC — A conversation with Chuck Hicks
As D.C. residents prepare for a week of celebration, a community leader looks ahead to the pending activation of the Juneteenth Commission.
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