Getting a housing voucher is just the first hurdle to exit homelessness. Moving in can take months as people face delays.

Longtime homelessness advocate and lawyer Maria Foscarinis’ new book reframes the way readers think about homelessness.

Landlords, city officials, and housing advocates debate how public policy impacts affordable housing for better or worse.

D.C. launches new comprehensive planning efforts to fight displacement and expand access to affordable housing across the District.

The D.C. Council advanced an act to prevent tenants’ pending ERAP applications from stalling their evictions.

Heather Bernard’s D.C. encampment faced 16 closures, highlighting gaps in housing support and agency coordination.

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

D.C.’s Rapid Rehousing halts new entries amid budget crisis, leaving hundreds without housing support until at least October.

A HUD report finds DCHA “woefully out of compliance” with disability housing laws, leaving tenants in unsafe, inaccessible conditions.

Mayor Bowser’s housing plan aims to aid landlords but raises concerns about tenant rights, evictions, and affordable housing access.

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.

A powerful reflection on fentanyl addiction, homelessness, and resilience, highlighting struggles with mental health and systemic failures.

With rent in D.C. hitting record high rates, some tenants are holding property managers accountable for hidden fees and convoluted lease agreements.

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.

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.