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NewsBy Fiona Riley October 23, 2024
Street Sense voter guide 2024
Street Sense’s voter guide for the 2024 local elections includes information about D.C. Council candidates.
NewsBy Tierra Cunningham / Carolina Bomeny October 9, 2024
Encampment Update: Nine encampments closed so far this fall
D.C. closed nine encampments, did “full-clean ups” at six others, and postponed two scheduled closures due to bad weather between Aug. 27 and Oct. 8.
NewsBy Franziska Wild August 28, 2024
MLK Library bans sleeping outside building, threatening a refuge for people experiencing homelessness
One of D.C.’s largest public libraries has begun enforcing rules against sleeping and lying down on library property.
NewsBy Fiona Riley August 28, 2024
D.C. again pushed back the timeline for a homeless shelter in Northwest D.C., now slating its opening for early October
The Aston, a homeless shelter at 1129 New Hampshire Ave., is now expected to open between mid-September and early October.
NewsBy Franziska Wild July 31, 2024
Encampment Updates: Three closures leave people scrambling to find somewhere to go
In just seven days, District authorities closed three encampments, displacing over 40 people, many without a plan of where to go next.
OpinionBy Khadijah Williams July 3, 2024
Money isn’t enough: How the Child Tax Credit can restore hope for D.C. families
Now, D.C. has the chance to become a national model for eliminating family poverty by strengthening the Child Tax Credit (CTC).
NewsBy Donte Kirby May 22, 2024
Encampment Updates: DC, NPS close encampments across Foggy Bottom
D.C. and the National Park Service closed encampments across Foggy Bottom in mid-May, displacing at least 50 people.
NewsBy Andrea Ho May 8, 2024
Despite DC council’s push to decriminalize street vending, vendors face an uncertain future
Last month, the D.C. Department of Health gave several street vendors cease-and-desist orders, despite recent reforms.
NewsBy Andrea Ho April 10, 2024
As the gentrification of Chinatown continues, Chinese elders mobilize to save their neighborhood
Residents say a new proposal to build a nine-story lodging in Chinatown threatens to decimate an already dwindling community.
NewsBy Margaret Hartigan / Andrea Ho February 28, 2024
DC, National Park Service conduct encampment clearings in Foggy Bottom ahead of May closure
The National Park Service will close park area in Foggy Bottom on May 15, displacing part of a 28-tent encampment.
ArtBy Frederic John January 3, 2024
Hotel Harrington —“The last caravanserai”
Frederic John writes a tribute to the now-closed Hotel Harrington, a longtime fixture in downtown Washington, D.C.
NewsBy Kaela Roeder March 8, 2023
Tenants organize rent strike at apartment building in Brightwood Park
Tenants at an apartment building in Brightwood Park gathered to protest living conditions.
ArtBy Daniel Ball March 8, 2023
Street Sense
A new poem by Daniel Ball.
NewsBy Annemarie Cuccia February 22, 2023
McPherson Square encampment eviction leaves dozens of residents scrambling
The National Park Service evicted residents from the city’s largest homeless encampment, even as many had nowhere else to go.
NewsBy Annemarie Cuccia February 1, 2023
DC surveys homeless residents every year. What do the numbers tell us?
D.C. conducted its annual survey of residents experiencing homelessness, the Point-in-Time Count, on Jan. 25. While the numbers are crucial to measuring how effective the city’s plan to end homelessness is, advocates say the survey is likely an undercount.
NewsBy Kaela Roeder February 1, 2023
Legislation to decriminalize street vending reintroduced in DC council
A bill designed to decriminalize street vending was reintroduced by Councilmember Brianne Nadeau and Chairman Phil Mendelson.
Encampment at McPherson Square will be cleared two months early on Feb. 15
The National Parks Service will close an encampment at McPherson Square on Feb. 15, two months earlier than the original date of April 12.
NewsBy Annemarie Cuccia December 23, 2022
NPS clears Scott Circle encampment in freezing weather
The National Park Service recently cleared an encampment at Scott Circle during a hypothermia alert. The agency plans to remove all encampments on federal land in D.C. by the end of 2023.
NewsBy Annemarie Cuccia November 2, 2022
How to vote in next week’s election
D.C. voters will go to the polls on Nov. 8 to vote for the city’s mayor and council members.
NewsBy Sophia Thomas September 21, 2022
It takes a whole village: ‘SHERO’ community walk celebrates community efforts to curb homelessness
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.
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