N St Village opened a new transitional housing facility for women, named after homeless rights advocate Sharon Hart.

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.

Chris Cole writes a poem titled “Backwards revolving door.”

Artist/Vendor Jackie Turner interviews Sandra Jackson, president and CEO of the House of Ruth.

Mayor Muriel Bowser announced the launch of a direct cash assistance program for expectant mothers in wards 5,7 and 8 on Thursday. But some are concerned about the development of the program.

But I’ve since come to believe that you cannot change a person unless they want to be changed. I was always depressed and always worrying about her.

Last week, because of my contacts on the streets and with law enforcement, I was asked by a crisis response…

Mallory Mpare is seeking to make a difference for pregnant people of color in the District through a mobile health clinic that brings comprehensive care to parents and babies in wards 7 and 8. 

Samaritan Inns’ new facility provides homeless or at-risk women seeking sobriety with a six-month treatment program that allows them to live full-time in the building while receiving a personalized regimen of therapy and medical care, and later, assistance finding jobs and housing.

Artist and Vendor Pierre Johnson’s poem, “To the strong Black woman.”

Local nonprofits say the cuts will make it harder for them to serve homeless youth amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Carlton Johnson reflects on the October Women’s March.

Sandra Jackson from the House of Ruth on the importance of childcare for Black women.

Artist and vendor Angie Whitehurst asks Congress not to replace RBG until after the election.

Rochelle Walker explores what makes a home through poetry.

In less than a week, Taylar Nuevelle has organized significant mutual aid for women residing at the emergency shelter within King Greenleaf Recreation Center.

Artist and vendor Ronald Dudley shares the perspective of a woman’s pain.

On Jan. 20 Sandra Jackson was honored by Georgetown University as part of the Kennedy Center’s annual Let Freedom Ring Celebration, a free, ticketed musical tribute that featured Grammy Award winner Chaka Khan and the Let Freedom Ring Choir. Jackson is the executive director of House of Ruth and has had two decades of experience in social services management in the D.C. area.

In this piece, artist and vendor Levester Green shares some of his mother’s work.

A woman was raped outside of a city shelter, across the street from a police station.