Legal Aid DC, which offers free legal advice and services to low income residents, is aiming to reach Anacostia residents with a new office.

Outreach workers and government officials are worried those living outside may face disruptions as D.C. prepares for Freedom 250 celebrations.

D.C. nonprofit and aid organizations are working to ensure people have access to nutritious food wherever they lay their heads.

Some organizations supporting people experiencing homelessness in Maryland and Virginia report that while the takeover may have caused a small uptick in people seeking their services, the economy and cost-of-living crisis remain the main drivers of the increase in demand they have seen over the past couple of years.

Ruby Corado was sentenced for diverting at least $150,000 in emergency federal COVID-relief funds for personal use, according to the DOJ release.

A reflection on friendship, ego, homelessness advocacy, and how random acts of kindness sustain the lifelong struggle.

Nestled between residential homes in D.C.’s Ward 8 lies a sanctuary for homeless LGBTQ+ youth.

A Street Sense vendor on their time at the annual Lived Experience Leadership Conference run by The National Coalition for the Homeless.

NAEH sued HUD over what it claims are unlawful and politically-motivated restrictions on federal housing grants.

The newly launched D.C. Resource Bridge streamlines the search for legal assistance by creating a hotline at 202-933-HELP (4357).

Nikila Smith speaks with National Alliance to End Homelessness, execs and social workers from Oregon about lived experience of homelessness.

Street Sense vendor Reginald Black recounts his experience at the National Alliance to End Homelessness conference.

Street Sense vendor Rachelle Ellison recounts her experience at the 2025 National Alliance to End Homelessness conference. Her best one yet.

Residents of the Great Expectations housing program had to move out after their program was evicted in late June.

When the group of fluorescently dressed volunteers reached the edge of the biggest remaining encampment in Foggy Bottom, they paused….

Staff at Unity Health Care are fighting to unionize across positions and improve working conditions that make it hard to care for patients.

Street Sense’s guide to accessing vital documents to IDs and birth certificates for people experiencing homelessness.

Dr. Betsy Cauble argues the main roadblock to ending homelessness in D.C. is that the city doesn’t have enough social workers.

While you don’t need a permanent address, a number of barriers can prevent people experiencing homelessness from voting.

This year’s National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) policy forum focused on the political will to end homelessness and improve housing.