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.

As public space grows increasingly rare in the District, encampment engagements significantly increased in 2024, displacing over 100 people, based on Street Sense’s reporting.

Tenants of the Marbury Plaza complex in Anacostia, now renamed Langston Views, are hoping for improved housing conditions as the building comes under new management.

Street Sense has tried to map out how the federal government under Trump might change its approach to homelessness over the next four years.

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

Washington, D.C., is the epicenter of the United States government. Still, within the radius of Washington, there is a city within a city.

Just because all of us in supported housing were once homeless should not give anyone the right to mistreat or disrespect us!

When the lead artist of the new mural in Chinatown, Shani Shih, looks at her work, she doesn’t just see the neighborhood’s rich, layered, and multiethnic history — she sees a public act of defiance.

The D.C. Council passed a bill to make one homeless shelter pet-friendly and cap the amount landlords can charge in pet rent on Dec. 17.

On Nov. 25,  I attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new non-congregate shelter in the District of Columbia called The Aston.

D.C.’s next men’s shelter, Green Court, is moving forward, with the city planning to open it in 2026.

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. Department of Human Services (DHS) began admitting tenants into The Aston, the city’s first non-congregate shelter for medically vulnerable people and adult families.

D.C.’s Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) reopened on Nov. 20, after being closed for nearly five months.

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

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I tend to think of fall as the last quarter of the year. Being homeless at this time emphasizes what a roller coaster 2024 has been.

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.

I finally have my own place! But selling Street Sense, which I love to do, is still my only “steady” income.