D.C. continues encampment closures under new protocol, displacing residents with reduced notice and limited support options.

Heather Bernard’s D.C. encampment faced 16 closures, highlighting gaps in housing support and agency coordination.

D.C.’s rising encampment closures spark frustration, displacement, and conflict among unhoused residents and city officials.

Following a social media post by President Donald Trump, D.C. closed a large encampment next to the E Street Expressway with only a day’s notice.

With affordable senior living becoming a rarity in D.C, Friendship Terrace in Tenleytown is finding ways to help low-income seniors live in retirement communities.

Dupont Circle mourns “dancing man” Dominique Ratiff, a beloved dancer and community member, whose spirit and generosity left a lasting impact.

When the group of fluorescently dressed volunteers reached the edge of the biggest remaining encampment in Foggy Bottom, they paused….

D.C. closed two encampments in early February, after rescheduling several times due to the cold weather.

The Mount Pleasant Library is slated to be temporarily closed from Feb. 10 until June 23 for repairs, leaving the Ward 1 neighborhood without the library’s services.

On Nov. 25,  I attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new non-congregate shelter in the District of Columbia called The Aston.

Street Sense’s voter guide for the 2024 local elections includes information about D.C. Council candidates.

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.

One of D.C.’s largest public libraries has begun enforcing rules against sleeping and lying down on library property.

The Aston, a homeless shelter at 1129 New Hampshire Ave., is now expected to open between mid-September and early October.

In just seven days, District authorities closed three encampments, displacing over 40 people, many without a plan of where to go next. 

Now, D.C. has the chance to become a national model for eliminating family poverty by strengthening the Child Tax Credit (CTC).

D.C. and the National Park Service closed encampments across Foggy Bottom in mid-May, displacing at least 50 people.

Last month, the D.C. Department of Health gave several street vendors cease-and-desist orders, despite recent reforms.

Residents say a new proposal to build a nine-story lodging in Chinatown threatens to decimate an already dwindling community.

The National Park Service will close park area in Foggy Bottom on May 15, displacing part of a 28-tent encampment.