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OpinionBy Ken Martin August 24, 2016
D.C. Government’s “Coffee & Capital” Lives Up to the Name
Vendor and artist Ken Martin attends an event for local entrepreneurs
NewsBy Kim Szarmach August 15, 2016
Activists Protest Sale of Long-Term Care Facility
Activists and residents protest the sale of Washington Home and Hospice to Sidwell Friends, which will displace more than 200 elderly and disabled.
NewsBy Kim Szarmach July 13, 2016
Author Reveals Corrupt “Poverty Industry” at Busboys & Poets Event
Daniel Hatcher’s book uncovers how governments profit off denying resources to disadvantaged people
NewsBy Erin Durkin / Zachery Davidson May 25, 2016
“Excessive Force:” Metro Transit Police pull Street Sense vendor from wheelchair
The scene captured by a passerby on grainy video, has been watched by thousands on YouTube and local news channels….
OpinionBy Robert Williams May 25, 2016
Perception Or Reality: The Ball is in Your Court
To all my followers and supporters—especially Lila, I miss you my little angelic friend—I trust you have been well. The…
OpinionBy Robert Williams May 6, 2016
Perception or Reality: There Shouldn’t Be a Single One
Good day all. Let me begin this column today by extending my thanks and appreciation to all of my readers…
NewsBy Abby Hershberger April 7, 2016
Legislators, Advocates Seek Self-Empowerment for People with Disabilities
McLaughlin and other advocates hope to inform local lawmakers about the potential of the ABLE Act.
NewsBy Alexandra Pamias October 21, 2015
Advocates Urge Need For Private Bathrooms at Family Shelters
On Oct. 13, the D.C. Council’s Committee of the Whole hosted a public hearing to discuss steps to be taken…
NewsBy Mary Henkin September 23, 2015
Forum Identifies Solutions to Child Homelessness
Street Sense hosted a Child Homelessness forum to shed light on child and youth homelessness in D.C. on Wednesday, September…
NewsBy Megan Panagopoulos August 5, 2015
Unaccessible Housing and Shelter Commonplace for People with Disabilities
In 2001, the District was sued in Young et al v. D.C. Housing Authority. The government was left under court…
NewsBy Mark Thayer June 22, 2015
A Relationship Yet to be Understood: PTSD and Homelessness
Drafted and sent into combat training at the age of 19, having just finished high school, Barron Hall fought in…
NewsBy Clara Ong April 15, 2015
Building Pathways to the Middle Class
On March 27, District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser announced the D.C. LEAP Academy (Learn Earn Advance Prosper) to train…
ArtBy Ken Martin April 2, 2015
Developmental Disability Month: My Daughter
It’s National Developmental Disability Month. One disability not only hidden but most frequently overlooked is Selective Mutism. According to the…
NewsBy Kristen Farnam July 3, 2013
The Business at HAND
The challenge of funding and building vibrant affordable housing communities got plenty of discussion at the 22nd annual Housing Association…
NewsBy Lanie Rivera April 10, 2013
Service Spotlight: Samaritan Ministry Burial Assistance
Samaritan Ministry offers housing and employment search guidance, job assistance and referrals to other service providers, but the most unusual…
ArtBy Rod Collins October 24, 2012
Misson Control
11:11 a.m. Rod: This is Rod to Mission Control. What do you want to say to me? Mission Control: You…
NewsBy Natalie Devlin June 20, 2012
Losing Everything: The Long Wait For SSI
According to a new report by the National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty (NLCHP) hearings for such benefits currently take one to three years.
Vendor ProfileBy Brandon Cooper March 28, 2012
VENDOR PROFILE: SHAKAYE HENRY
Shakaye Henry moved to Washington, D.C. more than three years ago. Although she became homeless not too soon after her move, she has always enjoyed the District.
ArtBy Mehreen Rasheed March 2, 2011
A Poet Rises from An Epidemic
“Her mother was doomed to a life full of death/ And so was she/ It was predicted that she would…
NewsBy Mathew Tropiano July 15, 2005
From the Air Force to the Streets
Robin Denegal aspires to publish her autobiography one day. And after a try at the military and ten years on the streets, she has more than enough experiences to fill the pages.
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