Housing
NewsBy Emily Sohl June 12, 2025
The long road home through D.C.’s housing voucher system
Getting a housing voucher is just the first hurdle to exit homelessness. Moving in can take months as people face delays.
NewsBy Cara Halford May 21, 2025
Homelessness advocate’s new book, “And Housing for All” centers housing as a human right
Longtime homelessness advocate and lawyer Maria Foscarinis’ new book reframes the way readers think about homelessness.
NewsBy Gabriel Zakaib May 21, 2025
D.C. needs more affordable housing. Why does no one want to build it?
Landlords, city officials, and housing advocates debate how public policy impacts affordable housing for better or worse.
NewsBy Trevor Skeen May 7, 2025
D.C. begins comprehensive planning with hopes to combat displacement and bolster affordable housing
D.C. launches new comprehensive planning efforts to fight displacement and expand access to affordable housing across the District.
NewsBy Fiona Riley April 23, 2025
As unpaid rent mounts, D.C. Council says rental assistance is for “emergencies,” not a cure for high housing costs
The D.C. Council advanced an act to prevent tenants’ pending ERAP applications from stalling their evictions.
NewsBy Franziska Wild April 9, 2025
Her encampment was closed the most in 2024. “Why are you doing this?” she asks.
Heather Bernard’s D.C. encampment faced 16 closures, highlighting gaps in housing support and agency coordination.
NewsBy Ella Mitchell April 9, 2025
‘Significant slowdown’ in moving people into housing, officials say
D.C. officials report a slowdown in housing placements amid voucher backlog and staffing shortages across homelessness services.
NewsBy Donte Kirby April 9, 2025
As budget crisis looms, the Rapid Rehousing program scales back for the fiscal year
D.C.’s Rapid Rehousing halts new entries amid budget crisis, leaving hundreds without housing support until at least October.
NewsBy Ella Mitchell March 26, 2025
‘Woefully out of compliance:’ Letter says DCHA failed disabled tenants
A HUD report finds DCHA “woefully out of compliance” with disability housing laws, leaving tenants in unsafe, inaccessible conditions.
NewsBy Fiona Riley March 26, 2025
Bowser has a plan to revitalize affordable housing. Opponents say it’ll stifle tenant rights
Mayor Bowser’s housing plan aims to aid landlords but raises concerns about tenant rights, evictions, and affordable housing access.
NewsBy Franziska Wild March 26, 2025
Encampment updates: Back-to-back closures cause “anguish”
As D.C. speeds up the pace of encampment closures, some people experiencing homelessness in Foggy Bottom were forced to move twice in three days, the second time with little notice.
ArtBy Laticia Brock March 12, 2025
Mr. Fentanyl, part 2
A powerful reflection on fentanyl addiction, homelessness, and resilience, highlighting struggles with mental health and systemic failures.
NewsBy Cara Halford March 12, 2025
D.C. tenant group calls on their landlords to stop charging hidden fees
With rent in D.C. hitting record high rates, some tenants are holding property managers accountable for hidden fees and convoluted lease agreements.
This retirement complex is using housing vouchers to help senior residents afford to live there
With affordable senior living becoming a rarity in D.C, Friendship Terrace in Tenleytown is finding ways to help low-income seniors live in retirement communities.
NewsBy Ella Mitchell February 26, 2025
‘I’m coming back for them’: Nikkie Smith secures housing voucher, expands outreach
After years of homelessness, Nikkie Smith secured a housing voucher. She helps others find stability and hope through advocacy and outreach.
NewsBy Donte Kirby February 26, 2025
DCHA ‘pulled’ 20,000 people from the voucher waitlist in 2024. What does that mean?
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.
NewsBy Madi Koesler February 26, 2025
Cigars, clean-ups, and closures: What do encampment “engagements” look like?
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.
NewsBy Cara Halford February 12, 2025
Marbury Plaza apartments in Anacostia are under new management
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.
NewsBy Franziska Wild January 29, 2025
What the Trump administration means for people experiencing homelessness
Street Sense has tried to map out how the federal government under Trump might change its approach to homelessness over the next four years.
NewsBy Gabriel Zakaib January 29, 2025
Thirty years after he applied for one, a federal voucher changed his life
It took Morgan Jones nearly three decades to get a housing voucher, after new health issues meant he couldn’t wait any longer.
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