Permanent Supportive Housing
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.
NewsBy Annemarie Cuccia October 19, 2022
Inside the confusing world of housing choice vouchers
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.
ArtBy Abel Putu October 19, 2022
Not Easy
Abel Putu shares some of the harsh realities faced by countless people who are experiencing homelessness.
ArtBy Abel Putu October 5, 2022
New apartment
Abel shares a writing about their new apartment.
ArtBy Jeff Taylor October 5, 2022
My home’s wonderful window
Jeff shares their story about getting housing through Pathways to Housing and DCHA.
NewsBy Sophia Thomas September 21, 2022
It takes a whole village: ‘SHERO’ community walk celebrates community efforts to curb homelessness
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.
NewsBy Paras Shah September 14, 2022
DC government halts family exits from beleaguered Rapid Rehousing subsidy program until Sept. 30
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.
NewsBy Annemarie Cuccia September 7, 2022
DC conducts at least 70 encampment engagements each year. Are they effective?
D.C. conducts over 70 encampment engagements every year. Do they achieve what they’re supposed to?
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