The remaining residents of Museum Square say they have faced increasingly difficult conditions, yet they are determined to stay.

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser’s 2025 proposed budget cuts funding for eviction prevention and homeless services and has no new housing vouchers.

D.C. will put $20 million more toward rental assistance in 2024 after the program was overwhelmed with applications.

D.C. residents behind on rent only had a few days to apply for rental assistance this month.

D.C.’s Emergency Rental Assistance Program will not reopen applications this year despite $33 million in new federal funding.

A database that is supposed to inform the state of rent control in D.C. has been delayed for years.

Mayor Muriel Bowser’s proposed 2024 budget cuts funding for an array of safety net programs. Here’s why some think the programs need money.

Mayor Muriel Bowser’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2024 cuts funding for eviction prevention and adds no new housing vouchers.

As the legislative session ends, the D.C. Council is set to continue pandemic-era rental and nutrition benefits for residents.

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

Evy Wilkins was thrilled to move into her apartment. As a low-income D.C. resident, she qualified for a rent subsidy through the District’s Rapid Rehousing (RRH) program. But Wilkins’ joy quickly turned into a nightmare.

D.C.’s pro bono legal service providers have stopped two-thirds of evictions in D.C. with outreach and a centralized intake system.

A new initiative to strengthen local courts and provide legal assistance to people experiencing housing instability across the District was unveiled by the D.C. courts, the National Center for State Courts and the Wells Fargo Foundation on June 1. 

National Park Services will work in collaboration with D.C. Health and Human Services to shut down two encampments on federal property, ending a pandemic policy that prevented federal authorities from removing encampments on federal land.

D.C.’s comprehensive tenant protections bill includes new provisions to prevent discrimination against voucher holders.

A group of non-profit organizations have signed a letter calling for Mayor Muriel Bowser to direct more city funds to stop evictions in the District.

The second encampment closure occurred on Dec. 2 at the New Jersey and O Street park. Thirteen people obtained leases, while 15 others are engaged with outreach services. However, people fluctuate in and out of the park, some are given little time to connect with services.

Applications for rent and utility assistance close this Wednesday but many Washingtonians are fighting to keep the program open, saying evictions and contributing to homelessness is not humanitarian.

As D.C.’s eviction moratorium begins to unwind, a battle is brewing between D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson and Mayor Muriel Bowser’s administration over who will take the blame when residents begin to lose their homes.

Some families who were notified last month that their rapid rehousing subsidies will be terminated by Oct. 31 still have…