Ward 6
NewsBy Chih-Rong Kuo July 16, 2026
Overdose prevention machines in jeopardy over neighborhood concerns, permit process
Community concerns are putting D.C.’s overdose prevention vending machines under renewed scrutiny during permit review.
NewsBy Katie Doran / Kordell Martin / Grace Copps March 30, 2026
Encampment updates: Closures pick back up in March
In addition to Alan’s Oasis, D.C. closed 14 encampments since early February.
NewsBy Grace Copps March 27, 2026
New homeless youth drop-in center opens as legacy center claims it’s been pushed aside
D.C. recently opened a new resource for youth experiencing homelessness, but some in the homeless services system say it’s not all good news.
NewsBy Franziska Wild / Madi Koesler April 23, 2025
Encampment Updates: Closures continue as residents shuffle around the city
D.C. continues encampment closures under new protocol, displacing residents with reduced notice and limited support options.
NewsBy Fiona Riley April 9, 2025
District to open second non-congregate shelter this summer after delay
D.C. will open the E Street non-congregate shelter this summer, offering 190 beds for medically vulnerable and unhoused residents.
ArtBy Sasha Williams September 25, 2024
My S is for super
I went to the back-to-school event by Ward 6 Mutual Aid. I’m so thankful we made it out there.
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.
NewsBy Franziska Wild July 3, 2024
Encampment Updates: Small clearings in Brentwood, Benning, Truxton Circle, and Capitol Hill
D. C.’s Office of the Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services (DMHHS) cleared four encampments during the week of June 24.
NewsBy Margaret Hartigan February 14, 2024
DC closes encampment near Judiciary Square
D.C. officials closed an encampment near Judiciary Square on Jan. 31. At least two residents lived there before the closure.
ArtBy Patty Smith March 8, 2023
Patty’s biography
Patty Smith shares her experience with Street Sense.
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 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 Annemarie Cuccia September 7, 2022
DC conducts at least 70 encampment engagements each year. Are they effective?
D.C. conducts over 70 encampment engagements every year. Do they achieve what they’re supposed to?
NewsBy Hope Davis / Atmika Iyer July 6, 2022
Encampment cleanup paused for a day; residents resist
Tiny, who lives in the encampment, sat on top of her bookshelf as DMHHS workers and service providers attempted to force her to move her belongings for the June 28 clean-up.
NewsBy Annemarie Cuccia June 8, 2022
Tossed in the trash: Residents at Union Station stripped of their belongings
The National Park Service cleared the 35-resident Union Station encampment on June 1, throwing away belongings and involuntarily committing one resident.
NewsBy Ingrid Holmquist April 6, 2022
Serve Your City is fundraising to send Ward 6 kids to summer camp
Serve Your City-Ward 6 Mutual Aid, a D.C.-based nonprofit, is raising money to send children in Ward 6 to summer…
ArtBy Abel Putu January 12, 2022
The new year
Abel Putu writes about his goals for the New Year.
ArtBy Julienne Kengnie December 22, 2021
Thank you, Eastern Market!
Juliene Kengnie expresses her thanks to her customers at Eastern Market through a letter.
OpinionBy Anonymous November 17, 2021
What high schoolers think about encampment evictions
High schoolers at Gonzaga College High School learned about the city’s CARE program. Here are their thoughts about the approach.
NewsBy Maydeen Merino November 3, 2021
As DC lapses on porta pottie contract, public restroom pilot programs inch forward
A public restroom pilot program plans to address the longstanding problem of access to public restrooms. An anticipated report by the work group consisting of nine government agencies is planned to release a report sometime this month.
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