Living Unsheltered
NewsBy Margaret Hartigan April 8, 2024
Encampment Update: DC closes encampment near Anacostia River and Washington Yacht Club
D.C. removed an encampment near the Anacostia river on March 27. No residents were present during the closure.
OpinionBy Daniel Kingery March 27, 2024
Criminalizing homelessness is an act of tyranny
Daniel Kingery on the constitutional protections for sleeping outside.
OpinionBy Peaceful Tobias March 27, 2024
Tent cities
A new story by Peaceful Tobias.
NewsBy Margaret Hartigan March 27, 2024
Encampment Updates: Clearings near Arboretum, Farragut, Gallaudet
D.C.’s Office of the Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services (DMHHS) cleared three encampments during the week of March 11.
NewsBy Margaret Hartigan / Andrea Ho February 28, 2024
DC, National Park Service conduct encampment clearings in Foggy Bottom ahead of May closure
The National Park Service will close park area in Foggy Bottom on May 15, displacing part of a 28-tent encampment.
NewsBy Nina Raj February 28, 2024
Half of DC encampment closures in fiscal year 2023 happened with little notice
D.C. is relying on immediate dispositions to close encampments at high rates, officials testified at a Feb. 8 oversight hearing.
NewsBy Margaret Hartigan February 14, 2024
DC closes encampment near Judiciary Square
D.C. officials closed an encampment near Judiciary Square on Jan. 31. At least two residents lived there before the closure.
ArtBy Degnon Dovonou January 31, 2024
A night of everything
Degnon Dovonou writes about struggling in many different ways while homeless
NewsBy Annemarie Cuccia January 17, 2024
How homelessness in DC compares nationally
D.C. has the highest rate of homelessness in U.S. states and territories, but that doesn’t tell the whole story.
2024 hopes and predictions, continued
Local and national policymakers and advocates share their hopes for homelessness in 2024 with Street Sense.
NewsBy Annemarie Cuccia January 3, 2024
2024 hopes and predictions
NewsBy Taylor Nichols January 3, 2024
Remembering the 90 people who died without a home in DC in 2023
The People for Fairness Coalition hosted its 11th annual vigil remembering people who died while homeless in 2023.
NewsBy Taylor Nichols December 6, 2023
People struggle to stay safe while homeless as violent crime rates rise
A Street Sense analysis found that in 2022, people experiencing homelessness were over twice as likely to be the victim of a homicide.
NewsBy Annemarie Cuccia November 8, 2023
If you need overnight shelter this winter, here’s where you can find it
For the first time in years, recreation centers in D.C. will not host winter shelters.
ArtBy Chon Gotti November 8, 2023
Navigating tomorrow’s compass
Chon Gotti’s latest poem is based around a simple question: “Where do we go from here?”
NewsBy Eliza DuBose November 8, 2023
Where do people who live outside go during extreme weather events?
The city lacks plans unhoused people for extreme weather events like hurricanes, thunderstorms, tornados and flooding.
OpinionBy Lori Smith October 25, 2023
We need more
Lori Smith calls for more support for people who are unhoused, including good food, survival gear and services.
NewsBy Eliza DuBose October 25, 2023
More than a mobile shower: The Neighborhood Well offers community to its neighbors
A community organization in Maryland, The Neighborhood Well, offers free showers and community to unhoused neighbors.
ArtBy Chon Gotti October 11, 2023
Housing, not handcuffs: A plea for compassion
Chon Gotti shares the poetry behind the slogan “housing not handcuffs.”
ArtBy Gerald Anderson August 30, 2023
My fourth strike: Still Standing
Gerald Anderson shares his experience as a person experiencing homelessness on Jan. 6 in D.C.
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