Skyler Kelley opened Brij Coffee with one goal in mind — to use profits to help folks without stable housing.

Nekisha Durret’s ‘Queen City,’ a sculpture in an Arlington park, memorializes a Black community displaced by the Pentagon.

PathForward, a nonprofit that serves people experiencing homelessness in Arlington, has moved 429 people into homes since its founding.

While attendees of a public forum on Aug. 15 agreed that a docket on behavioral health could benefit individuals with mental health issues, they said the program should not require participants to plead guilty and requires more public feedback before becoming final.

Services: Employment Assistance
Location: Arlington, Virginia

The city is moving in the right direction, says freelance writer Sarah Tascone.

The Capital Region Housing Challenge was announced by the Housing Leaders Group of Greater Washington March 20. The challenge aims to encourage $1 billion in commitments to fund affordable housing projects in the D.C. metro area.

A memorial for Street Sense Media Artist-in-Residence Elizabeth Kitsos-Kang.

Services: Employment, Case management, food, clothing
Locations: Northwest DC, Southeast DC, Arlington/Northern Virginia, Silver Spring

Three Street Sense vendors reflect on their experiences spending the night at National Airport now that policies have tightened this.

“The Internet is not a luxury, it is a necessity.” These were the words of President Barack Obama during his…

As construction nears completion, the $6.6 million Arlington Homeless Services Center is highly anticipated. Arlington county government closed on the…

Indie Bands With a Mission started with a healthy dose of youthful idealism – and a cookbook. Clarissa Villondo and…

The Arlington Tigers join the Street Soccer USA teams made up of homeless and formerly homeless athletes from all over the country.

Voters in Arlington County will get another chance to decide whether to establish a local housing authority. A government agency…

A homeless man spent nine years building himself a large encampment in an Arlington park. This past month, after receiving…

In what advocates hailed as a “defining moment” in Arlington County’s quest to address homelessness,  the county board unanimously approved…

Plans for a  comprehensive year-round shelter for homeless adults in the heart of  downtown Arlington, VA have moved one step…

Advocates in Arlington, Virginia are celebrating a plan to open a year-round homeless services center in an office building recently purchased by the county.

In less than a month, the Tigers will journey to New York City to compete in their first Street Soccer USA Cup.