Youth
NewsBy Megan Panagopoulos June 9, 2015
Playground Bursts to Life in Gaithersburg
On May 20th, KaBOOM!-a national non-profit organization dedicated to bringing balanced and active play into the lives of all children,…
ArtBy Betty Everett May 26, 2015
Hello, My Good Customers
Let’s all thank God for the warm weather! In my last article, I wrote about growing up in North Carolina….
OpinionBy Gwynette Smith May 26, 2015
The Decision of Our Lives
Brown v. Board of Education, the 61st anniversary of which was May 17, was a landmark decision that really laid…
NewsBy Dottie Kramer May 22, 2015
Congressional Caucus Tackles LGBTQ Youth Homelessness
Alcee Hastings (D-FL) and Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX) hosted a briefing of the Congressional Homelessness Caucus on homeless lesbian, gay,…
NewsBy Jennifer Ortiz May 22, 2015
Survival Sex Not a Choice for Many Homeless Youth
Parlez Vous, a volunteer at Street Sense who agreed to speak under a pseudonym, told Street Sense that after…
NewsBy Alex Zielinski May 20, 2015
Sixth Grade Civil Rights Activists Plan Rally for District Homeless Community
For the past six years, students at Alice Deal Middle School have dedicated one day near the end of the…
NewsBy Grace Owen May 20, 2015
The Numbers Are In: Regional Homelessness Down to 11,623 People
Earlier this month, the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments released its annual report analyzing on number of homeless people living…
NewsBy Jennifer Ortiz April 8, 2015
When a Birthday Presents Unstable Housing
Officially “aged-out” of the foster care system that had offered her a safety net of support for nine years, Shannon…
ArtBy Ken Martin April 2, 2015
Developmental Disability Month: My Daughter
It’s National Developmental Disability Month. One disability not only hidden but most frequently overlooked is Selective Mutism. According to the…
ArtBy Patty Smith March 27, 2015
Baby Business: Growing Up
We were living on McClough Street in Pittsburgh, Pa. I was in the 7th or 8th grade. There were some…
NewsBy Sabrina Caserta March 11, 2015
“Doing it For the Kids:” Weathering a Family Shelter
Take the District’s blue line past GWU- Foggy Bottom, past Federal Circle and get off at the Stadium Armory Metro…
NewsBy Jennifer Ortiz March 4, 2015
Despite Improvements, City Finds Room to Grow in Foster Care System
Foster children and leaders of many of the District’s youth services voiced concerns and suggestions for the Child and Family…
OpinionBy Tasha Lee January 28, 2015
Young, Desperate and Homeless
There is a growing misconception in this country that human trafficking is not a domestic issue and that it occurs…
NewsBy Manuela Mejia December 7, 2014
Martha’s Table: A Photo Essay
Martha’s Table works to develop sustainable solutions to poverty in the District ofColumbia by emphasizing core social aspects such as…
NewsBy Tasha Lee / Christy Ulmet December 5, 2014
Advocates Brave the Cold to Raise Awareness, Funds
The Thursday before Thanksgiving, while many were preparing for a feast with family and friends, hundreds gathered in Freedom Plaza…
NewsBy Hazel Martin December 4, 2014
Youth Homelessness: There’s an App for That
In Indianapolis, Indiana, a new application named Outreach Experience is available to showcase the average daily life of a homeless…
ArtBy Robert Warren November 7, 2014
The Twenties Song
If I could have a word with me when I was in my twenties. I’m now 53. The first thing…
NewsBy Joanna Schneider September 19, 2014
Local Provider Expands in Effort to Keep up with Wave of Border Children
Violence in Latin American countries, particularly Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador, has spurred a recent mass migration of children to…
NewsBy Mary Otto September 19, 2014
District Report Examines Disappearance of Homeless Girl
Actions by city agencies could not have prevented the disappearance of 8-year-old Relisha Rudd from the D.C. General shelter, an…
ArtBy Sarika Reddy August 27, 2014
Homeless Youth Accepts MTV Video Music Award
At this year’s Video Music Award (VMA) show, Miley Cyrus’s “Wrecking Ball” won video of the year. However, instead of…
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