Weather
ArtBy Alice Carter January 9, 2019
Hot and Cold
Alice Carter writes about the pain of the changing seasons and losing loved ones in a poem.
ArtBy Jacquelyn Portee January 9, 2019
How I Get Through the Winter
Artist and vendor Jacquelyn Portee discusses her methods for keeping warm while living outside during the winter.
ArtBy Reginald Black January 9, 2019
Winter
Reginald Black writes about the struggle of being homeless during the winter in D.C.
ArtBy Anthony Carney January 9, 2019
A cycle to stay warm
Vendor Anthony Carney describes his daily, repetitive routine during cold weather in order to stay warm.
ArtBy Andre Brinson December 12, 2018
Happy Holidays
Andre Brinson shares his holiday gratitude and remembers a difficult Christmas Eve.
NewsBy Meredith Roaten July 11, 2018
Excessive heat is especially dangerous for people experiencing homelessness
The Northeast is experiencing a heat wave. What resources are available to help D.C.’s homeless community cope?
ArtBy Dwayne Butler January 10, 2018
Surviving the Cold
Dwayne Butler talks about the difficulties of being homeless in cold weather.
OpinionBy Maria Foscarinis October 24, 2017
Hurricane response efforts are sorting people into deserving and underserving poor
The founder of the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty says that people that were homeless before the recent hurricanes hit are not being treated equally alongside previously-housed victims.
ArtBy Robert Warren September 26, 2017
The Hurricane Sees
I grew up with Katrina for she made me see The eye of the storm and people in need That…
NewsBy Adam Sennott / Amelia Ferrell Knisely / Lilah Burke September 26, 2017
Thousands left homeless in wake of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma
Houston, Texas Residents living in the homeless encampment under House’s U.S. 59 overpass got some good news recently when they…
NewsBy Maren Adler June 29, 2017
District Government Responds to First Heat Emergency of 2017
In the first Heat Emergency of 2017, the D.C. government is better equipped to help the homeless population beat the heat than it was last year, but many experiencing homelessness are still unaware of the resources or unable to utilize them.
ArtBy Jemel Fleming / Joe Jackson / Jennifer McLaughlin / Patty Smith February 1, 2017
How do you survive the cold? Home.
The Street Sense Writers’ Group reflects on surviving the cold.
NewsBy Katlyn Alapati August 24, 2016
Little Interest in Winter Plan During Heat Wave
The Emergency Response and Shelter Operations Committee begins planning for the colder months
NewsBy Katlyn Alapati August 10, 2016
ICH Prepares Winter Plan for 2016-2017
ICH Committee continues the revision process of the 2016-2017 Winter Plan, focusing on emergency contact information.
NewsBy Rokia Hassanein July 13, 2016
Many West Virginians Lose their Homes to Historic Flash-Flooding
Floods left 23 dead and 1,500 homes destroyed in historic June flash-flooding.
ArtBy Gerald Anderson April 11, 2016
After Katrina: A Ten-Year Roller Coaster, Part 18
Previously: They put me in a cell with this old guy. We didn’t really talk other than he said, “Dang…
ArtBy Gerald Anderson April 4, 2016
After Katrina: A Ten Year Roller Coaster, Part 17
Previously: For three or four hours me and my co-defendants sat in the holding tank. I was asking the others…
Media Center FeatureBy Sounds from the Street / Reginald Black March 17, 2016
🎧 Sounds From the Street: Advocate Kate Coventry on the D.C. Winter Plan
Kate, who works for the D.C. Fiscal Policy Institute, joins us to discuss how the city’s Winter Plan strives to protect unsheltered people during the cold months.
ArtBy Gerald Anderson March 9, 2016
After Katrina: A Ten-Year Roller Coaster, Part 16
Previously: After the detective tryin’ to get me to rat on other dealers, and me tellin’ him, “If I did…
ArtBy Gerald Anderson February 29, 2016
After Katrina: A Ten-Year Roller Coaster, Part 15
Previously: It was a nice warm April day outside, but inside the paddy wagon, it was dark and shadowy. I…
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