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NewsBy Sophie Alexander July 2, 2014
Transportation Barriers Increase with Fares
Effective June 29th Metro Fare prices increased slightly making cost of transportation an even greater problem for D.C.’s low income…
NewsBy Ashley McMullen July 2, 2014
HIV Infections are on the Rise
June 27 was National HIV Testing Day. Do you know your status? HIV is a disease which causes AIDS if…
NewsBy Eilidh Jenness July 2, 2014
Hawaii Cracks Down on Growing Homeless Population
“It’s time to declare a war on homelessness, which is evolving into a crisis in Honolulu… we cannot let homelessness…
Art and Recovery, How I Got Over
“I just can’t believe I’m here,” exclaimed newly-minted movie star LaJuana Clark amid the flood of people offering their congratulations…
NewsBy Rachel Cain July 2, 2014
D.C. Congregations Called Upon to Serve Homeless Community
One of Kamisha Nelson’s greatest wishes has finally come true: she now has a home. This previously homeless 24-year-old woman,…
NewsBy Jack Crenca July 2, 2014
National Allies Support Seattle HUD Tenants in Arlington Protest
A band of elderly and disabled tenants fighting to save their Seattle, WA, apartment building brought their battle to Alexandria,…
Susan Sarandon: Homeless Advocate
Oscar award-winner Susan Sarandon may be most famous for her roles in Thelma & Louise, Dead Man Walking, and, of…
Project Gives Poor a Voice in Civil Court
In 2008, 98 percent of the domestic violence cases before the DC Superior Court lacked legal representation. Seventy-seven percent of…
NewsBy Aldo Sainati June 18, 2014
Gifts From a Rooftop Garden
On one side of 7th St NW, new apartments are being built. Construction workers are adding story after story to…
NewsBy Rachel Cain June 18, 2014
A Community’s Fight to “Stop” Hunger
Across the world, doctrines have affirmed the basic human right to food and sustenance. In a new book The Stop:…
Task Force Charts Future for CCNV Shelter
Any new facility that is built to replace the historic 1,350-bed Federal City Shelter should include a mix of accommodations…
NewsBy Eilidh Jenness June 18, 2014
Arcadia Farm Mobile Market Feeds and Educates the Underserved
Parkside-Kenilworth neighborhood residents can now buy fresh rainbow chard, lacinato kale, cabbage, strawberries, scallions and mushrooms without having to travel…
NewsBy Patricia Jefferson June 18, 2014
Back in the Kitchen
To return to the kitchen again has been a serene and a joyful feeling after living in a homeless shelter…
NewsBy Rachel Cain June 17, 2014
Are You Up to the Challenge?
With trash bags slung over their shoulders, a handful of adults shuffled back into the kitchen at the office of…
NewsBy Mark Rose June 10, 2014
New Life at Central Mission
Jeff Tooles turned his back on the crackhouse in Annapolis on a cold, wet night in 1991. He knew he…
NewsBy Reginald Black June 4, 2014
CCNV Task Force Begins to Wind Down
The future of the historic Federal City Shelter at Second and D Streets NW remains uncertain as a specially-appointed task…
NewsBy Mary Otto June 4, 2014
Advocates Say City Budget Falls Short
A fiscal year 2015 budget that won preliminary approval May 28 from the DC City Council funds initiatives to address…
News June 2, 2014
Sixth Graders Come Face to Face with Homelessness
“Are you ready?” Ressurrection Graves asked an audience of about fifty sixth-graders. “YES!” the students cheered. Then they settled down…
NewsBy Rachel Cain June 2, 2014
Rally Calls for More Assistance for Homeless LGBTQ Youth
On Monday June 2, dozens of New Yorkers gathered in Washington Square Park to rally for more beds for the…
NewsBy Scott Lovell June 1, 2014
Street Sense and Funk
It was a great weekend on U Street. The DC Department of Funk allowed me to sell papers along the…
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