Homelessness in DC rose for the first time in years, as the city debated cutting funding for programs aimed at preventing and ending it.

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Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services Wayne Turnage testified about encampment clearings, the CARE pilot and homeless services at an oversight hearing on Feb. 16.

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The National Park Service evicted residents from the city’s largest homeless encampment, even as many had nowhere else to go.

Street Sense Media and The DC Line caught up with the new chair of the D.C. Council’s Housing Committee, at-large member Robert White.

Between encampment and program closures, D.C.’s shelter system may be overwhelmed by mid-2023.

D.C. conducted its annual survey of residents experiencing homelessness, the Point-in-Time Count, on Jan. 25. While the numbers are crucial to measuring how effective the city’s plan to end homelessness is, advocates say the survey is likely an undercount.

The National Parks Service will close an encampment at McPherson Square on Feb. 15, two months earlier than the original date of April 12.

Remora House, a mutual aid collective that started in March 2020, says more and more people are being evicted from federal properties without being offered appropriate support and it needs to stop.

At a memorial for the 77 people who died without shelter this year, advocates discussed how to prevent people from dying on the streets.

The National Park Service recently cleared an encampment at Scott Circle during a hypothermia alert. The agency plans to remove all encampments on federal land in D.C. by the end of 2023.

Abel Putu shares some of the harsh realities faced by countless people who are experiencing homelessness.

James Davis shares his thoughts on the most pressing issues of the day through irresistible rhymes and clever wordplay.

D.C. conducts over 70 encampment engagements every year. Do they achieve what they’re supposed to?

Chris Cole shares his inspiring story about becoming housed, including some unexpected feelings.

USICH created seven principles of encampment engagement to assist communities that are hoping to address encampments. USICH’s guidance operates under a flawed rehousing system and promotes encampment closures.

D.C. so far has housed just a fraction of the people experiencing chronic homelessness despite the availability of more funding this year.

Jessica Shao calls on the D.C. government to extend pandemic housing, halt encampment clearings and ensure vaccine access.

A webinar from the Housing Narrative Lab underlines the ways data and journalism fail to truly tell the story of homelessness.