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

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

After years of homelessness, Nikkie Smith secured a housing voucher. She helps others find stability and hope through advocacy and outreach.

Just because all of us in supported housing were once homeless should not give anyone the right to mistreat or disrespect us!

Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) vouchers provide long-term rent support and case management. D.C.’s voucher system is under strain.

Aida Peery describes how the “blame game” makes it difficult for people in housing programs to see real change.

D.C. distributed a record number of housing vouchers over the last year, but some people are left behind in a slow process.

Over the last 5 years, D.C. has had to return millions in federal grants to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

A new report by the D.C. Fiscal Policy Institute estimates the cost of ending homelessness in the District to be $770 million.

The National Park Service evicted residents from the city’s largest homeless encampment, even as many had nowhere else to go.

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.

At a memorial for the 77 people who died without shelter this year, advocates discussed how to prevent people from dying on the streets.

D.C. could have housed about 2,456 individuals in the last year. Only 590 moved in.

DCHA decided against a revised policy that landlords and advocates said would displace voucher holders. But the agency’s voucher rents are still a point of contention.

Abel Putu shares some of the harsh realities faced by countless people who are experiencing homelessness.

Abel shares a writing about their new apartment.

Jeff shares their story about getting housing through Pathways to Housing and DCHA.

Street Village, a homeless services nonprofit located in Washington, D.C. is hosting a community walk this fall to shed light on the challenges women face while experiencing homelessness.

Evy Wilkins was thrilled to move into her apartment. As a low-income D.C. resident, she qualified for a rent subsidy through the District’s Rapid Rehousing (RRH) program. But Wilkins’ joy quickly turned into a nightmare.

D.C. conducts over 70 encampment engagements every year. Do they achieve what they’re supposed to?