Living Unsheltered
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.
OpinionBy Steve Lilienthal August 30, 2023
Connecting library users with hope and help at the DC Public Library
DC Public Library is striving to better serve users experiencing homelessness, mental illness, substance abuse problems and joblessness.
OpinionBy Calvin Manika August 30, 2023
Telling real stories
The Besana Mail has become home to many concerns affecting most communities in the southwest of Zimbabwe.
NewsBy Annemarie Cuccia August 2, 2023
‘A very simple mission:’ Q and A with CEO of the National Alliance to End Homelessness
Street Sense sat down with the CEO of the National Alliance to End Homelessness, Ann Oliva.
NewsBy Casey Bacot July 19, 2023
DC shelter hotline found to deliver inconsistent information amid latest update
D. C. upgraded its shelter hotline to a new call center system on June 9 to include new greetings and prompt options.
NewsBy Jessica Rich July 19, 2023
Two encampments cleared in NoMa neighborhood
By 10 a.m. on July 13, two encampments in the NoMa neighborhood dissipated, leaving remnants of the lives of those who resided there.
OpinionBy Peaceful Tobias July 13, 2023
Breaking up encampments is worse in the summer heat
Artist and Vendor Amina Washington writes about the dangers of the city’s policies clearing encampments, especially in the summer months.
OpinionBy Max Broad June 14, 2023
Smoky skies show that climate action is social justice
During poor air quality events, not everyone can stay inside. Our neighbors who are unhoused are more exposed to the smoky skies than others.
NewsBy Annemarie Cuccia / Athiyah Azeem June 7, 2023
DC is quietly closing more encampments, as residents have fewer places to go
D.C. is moving to close more encampments, sometimes with only 24 hours’ notice for the encampment residents.
NewsBy Athiyah Azeem May 24, 2023
DC closes long-standing downtown encampment
The city permanently removed the people living outside of Street Sense Media’s offices.
NewsBy Athiyah Azeem / Annemarie Cuccia May 24, 2023
Advocates protest mayor’s claim that only 221 people experience homelessness in DC
Advocates protested outside Mayor Muriel Bowser’s home after she said only 221 people are homeless in the District at an oversight hearing.
NewsBy Annemarie Cuccia May 17, 2023
Homelessness in DC is on the rise. What should the city do about it?
Homelessness in DC rose for the first time in years, as the city debated cutting funding for programs aimed at preventing and ending it.
ArtBy Gerald Anderson April 5, 2023
This was only the beginning
It was tough for me to sell my papers and my books because of COVID-19. It was so strange to…
ArtBy Aida Peery March 22, 2023
Being Disrespectful
Aida Perry reminds us what it mean to be respectful and nonjudgmental.
OpinionBy Nikila Smith March 15, 2023
Front line
Note from the author: I wrote this to elevate the conversation about homelessness in D.C. I want people to get…
NewsBy Annemarie Cuccia March 1, 2023
DC officials consider reviving controversial encampment pilot
Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services Wayne Turnage testified about encampment clearings, the CARE pilot and homeless services at an oversight hearing on Feb. 16.
ArtBy James Davis March 1, 2023
McPherson Square is melting
All the tents at McPherson aregone.Where can the tenants now callhome?Standing strong amongst thetrees, someone getthem housing please.Some are moving…
ArtBy Anthony Carney March 1, 2023
My fellow Street Sense vendors
Dear customers,Please lend me your ears. Some of my fellow Street Sense vendors are homeless. Some are in housing and…
NewsBy Annemarie Cuccia February 22, 2023
McPherson Square encampment eviction leaves dozens of residents scrambling
The National Park Service evicted residents from the city’s largest homeless encampment, even as many had nowhere else to go.
Under new management: Robert White on leading DC Council’s Housing Committee
Street Sense Media and The DC Line caught up with the new chair of the D.C. Council’s Housing Committee, at-large member Robert White.
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