As D.C. closes over 700 seasonal beds with the end of hypothermia season, year-round homeless shelters are reaching capacity.

D.C. will open the E Street non-congregate shelter this summer, offering 190 beds for medically vulnerable and unhoused residents.

The Office of Migrant Services began scaling back its services in March 2024, and closed all three hotel shelters by the end of 2024.

An audit found D.C. homelessness services were not meeting regulations around maintaining records and conducting shelter inspections.

Washington, D.C., is the epicenter of the United States government. Still, within the radius of Washington, there is a city within a city.

The D.C. Department of Human Services (DHS) began admitting tenants into The Aston, the city’s first non-congregate shelter for medically vulnerable people and adult families.

Animal rights advocates and community members are asking for D.C. to establish a pet-friendly shelter — but the city is pushing back.

The D.C. Interagency Council on Homelessness (ICH) finalized the city’s winter plan last month as the District heads into hypothermia season with shelters nearly full. 

Security staff employed at 801 East Men’s Shelter voted to unionize. Officers cited being underpaid and undertrained.

D.C.’s Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act (TOPA) isn’t just for tenants and tenant associations.

The Aston, a homeless shelter at 1129 New Hampshire Ave., is now expected to open between mid-September and early October.

D.C.’s Department of Human Services has drafted a plan to open six homeless shelters, adding more than 500 shelter beds

A proposed bill that would help people with pets experiencing homelessness access D.C. shelters is making its way through the D.C. Council.

Homeless shelters for individuals in D.C. were full or nearly full for much of April, leaving people with few options but to sleep outside.

Two months after bargaining began between Unity Health Care and its unionized providers, the union has filed an unfair labor charge.

DC Doors, a youth drop-in center in DC, is implementing new security measures after a shooting at the facility in December.

Unity Health Care workers are advocating for better conditions, more time with patients, and lower workloads.

D.C.’s first medical respite center for women experiencing homelessness opened in January, and will support at least 30 women.

More than 30 residents of a Calvary Women’s Services transitional housing program were forced to evacuate after a gas explosion.

Invisible Prophet writes about safety concerns in shelters.