D.C. officials report a slowdown in housing placements amid voucher backlog and staffing shortages across homelessness services.

After years of homelessness, Nikkie Smith secured a housing voucher. She helps others find stability and hope through advocacy and outreach.

In 2024, almost half of those on D.C.’s voucher waitlist were “pulled,” but only a fraction of them have actually moved into housing.

It took Morgan Jones nearly three decades to get a housing voucher, after new health issues meant he couldn’t wait any longer.

As the fiscal year 2025 budget cuts kick in, only 10 to 11 individuals experiencing homelessness will be matched with a voucher each month.

The D.C. City Council voted to permanently adopt relaxed eligibility rules for local housing vouchers despite opposition from Mayor Muriel…

My higher power helped me get my housing voucher. It took 20 years to receive my voucher. I hung in there for 20 years with the help of my mother.

The D.C. Housing Authority faced intense scrutiny and a glimpse of praise from residents, advocates, and community leaders on its reform efforts. 

Three D.C. families are suing the city for ending their rental subsidies, potentially forcing them into homelessness. 

A few weeks ago, I was invited to attend a conference on housing strategies. To my surprise, many people showed up and were eager to engage in a healthy discussion about the problem of housing instability.

Only 97 families leaving Rapid Rehousing (RRH) have been approved for permanent housing assistance, D.C. Housing Authority (DCHA) Housing Choice Voucher Program Director Anton Shaw said during an Oct. 9 DCHA board meeting.

The D.C. Housing Authority (DCHA), has a plan to fix its struggling public housing programs, but advocates and residents are skeptical.

The D.C. Housing Authority Board voted to prioritize the families exiting the Rapid Rehousing (RRH) program for housing vouchers.

The National Alliance to End Homelessness (NAEH) reasserted its stance to organize and build more coalitions in the fight to end homelessness

The District of Columbia Housing Authority (DCHA) addressed public housing, development plans, and subsidy swap operations in a recent meeting.

The D.C. council approved the budget last week, funding 619 housing vouchers. But housing advocates warn it’s still not enough. 

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. Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton reintroduced a bill to allow people who use marijuana to live in federally subsidized low-income housing.

Local and national policymakers and advocates share their hopes for homelessness in 2024 with Street Sense.

Aida Peery’s moved into housing, but she’s struggling to get adequate living conditions.