Permanent Supportive Housing
NewsBy Elizabeth Short April 9, 2026
Federal court upholds block to overhaul of federal homelessness funding
A federal appeals court upheld an injunction preventing HUD from implementing its proposed funding plan for housing and homelessness programs.
NewsBy Elizabeth Short February 3, 2026
Local housing programs face instability as changes to federal homelessness funding are paused
An ongoing lawsuit over the future of federal funding to end homelessness is leaving D.C.-area organizations with uncertainty as the year gets underway and some grants begin to expire.
NewsBy Molly St. Clair December 9, 2025
Delays and a subsidy shortage leave single homeless residents out in the cold
New housing vouchers for singles weren’t funded in the budget, and leasing delays are also causing grief for single homeless residents.
NewsBy Ranee Brady December 8, 2025
Shifts in federal funding away from permanent housing programs could increase homelessness across the District
HUD has shifted its criteria on funding applications for the Continuum of Care (CoC) program away from the Housing First philosophy.
NewsBy Donte Kirby November 22, 2025
DBH launches new programs to improve mental health services for voucher holders amid community concerns
DBH launched a hotline and case managers in apartments to improve community relations with neighbors of PSH voucher holders.
NewsBy Ranee Brady October 7, 2025
National Alliance to End Homelessness sues HUD for grant restrictions; federal housing funds at risk
NAEH sued HUD over what it claims are unlawful and politically-motivated restrictions on federal housing grants.
NewsBy Sam Belmar July 8, 2025
D.C.’s largest shelter, CCNV, explores plans to develop new complex combining shelter, affordable housing
D.C.’s largest shelter, CCNV, plans a new complex combining non-congregate shelter units with affordable housing and supportive services.
NewsBy Emily Sohl June 12, 2025
The long road home through D.C.’s housing voucher system
Getting a housing voucher is just the first hurdle to exit homelessness. Moving in can take months as people face delays.
NewsBy Ella Mitchell April 9, 2025
‘Significant slowdown’ in moving people into housing, officials say
D.C. officials report a slowdown in housing placements amid voucher backlog and staffing shortages across homelessness services.
NewsBy Ella Mitchell February 26, 2025
‘I’m coming back for them’: Nikkie Smith secures housing voucher, expands outreach
After years of homelessness, Nikkie Smith secured a housing voucher. She helps others find stability and hope through advocacy and outreach.
OpinionBy Aida Peery December 18, 2024
Need more compassionate, competent staff members in supported housing
Just because all of us in supported housing were once homeless should not give anyone the right to mistreat or disrespect us!
NewsBy Nora Scully June 5, 2024
Housing providers say voucher system needs improvement
Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) vouchers provide long-term rent support and case management. D.C.’s voucher system is under strain.
ArtBy Aida Peery December 6, 2023
The blame game
Aida Peery describes how the “blame game” makes it difficult for people in housing programs to see real change.
NewsBy Annemarie Cuccia August 16, 2023
DC funded a record number of housing vouchers. Here’s how the process is working
D.C. distributed a record number of housing vouchers over the last year, but some people are left behind in a slow process.
NewsBy Annemarie Cuccia June 7, 2023
DC returned millions of federal grants intended to end homelessness
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.
NewsBy Annemarie Cuccia April 12, 2023
How to end chronic homelessness in DC, according to new report
A new report by the D.C. Fiscal Policy Institute estimates the cost of ending homelessness in the District to be $770 million.
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.
NewsBy Annemarie Cuccia January 4, 2023
At least 77 people died without a home last year in DC. How can those deaths be prevented?
At a memorial for the 77 people who died without shelter this year, advocates discussed how to prevent people from dying on the streets.
NewsBy Annemarie Cuccia October 26, 2022
DC ends fiscal year with hundreds of vouchers left
D.C. could have housed about 2,456 individuals in the last year. Only 590 moved in.
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