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NewsBy Daniel Roche January 15, 2016
A Surgical Procedure: The 11th Street Bridge Park Project
Surgery is performed within the human body to mend a chronic condition. Knee replacement, for instance, is deemed necessary when…
NewsBy Ashley Strange July 1, 2015
Formerly Homeless Youth Inspired By Congressional Representatives
On June 16, forty youth from New York, Atlantic City, Newark, Philadelphia, Atlanta, and Washington, D.C. joined together at the…
NewsBy Grace Owen May 11, 2015
U.S. Senate Worker Comes Forward about Homelessness
Charles Gladden works as a dishwasher and janitor at the cafeterias in the U.S. Senate buildings, making $11 an hour. …
OpinionBy Jeffery McNeil March 11, 2015
Conservatives Get Sick Too
When the Affordable Care Act (ACA) became law in 2010, I had no understanding of healthcare. I didn’t understand what…
November 7, 2014
DC Volunteer Lawyer Project
Services: Legal Assistance Location: SW Washington D.C.
NewsBy Reginald Black October 9, 2014
Determining the future of one of the largest shelters in the country
From May 2013 through October 2014, street reporter and Street Sense vendor Reginald Black delved into the history and current state of the Community for Creative Nonviolence shelter, and closely followed a hearing spearheaded by Ward 1 Councilmember Jim Graham to discuss what would happen once the covenant requiring DC government to use the property for homeless services expires.
July 11, 2014
LIFT-DC
Services: Case Management, Employment Assistance Location: NE Washington D.C.
Community for Creative Non-Violence
Services: Shelter, Food, Clothing, Laundry, Medical Care, Employment Assistance Location: NW Washington D.C.
June 20, 2014
Open Door Shelter For Women
Services: Shelter/Housing, Food, Case Management Location: NW Washington D.C.
June 16, 2014
Sasha Bruce Youthwork
Services: Shelter, Education/Employment Assistance, Health and Wellness Location: SE Washington D.C.
February 19, 2014
John Young Center
Services: Shelter Location: NW Washington D.C.
NewsBy Nkongho Beteck December 4, 2013
Central Union Mission Reopens Near Union Station
Clean. Safe. Polite. These are the three words that come to mind for Bonnie Pritchard. She is assistant director of education…
NewsBy Nkongho Beteck October 9, 2013
Kids, Advocates Stage Head Start Rally
Teachers, lawmakers and children rallied on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol Oct. 2 to protest the closing of Head…
NewsBy Dennis Forster October 9, 2013
SHUTDOWN: A Reminder of the Federal City’s Lack of Autonomy
While national monuments, museums and federal offices remained shuttered due to the budget stalemate in Congress, officials in Washington D.C.’s…
ArtBy Phillip Black July 17, 2013
Thomas Maslin
Phillip Black talks about how he made a friend selling Street Sense.
NewsBy Reginald Black July 3, 2013
What Will Happen to the CCNV?
Three decades ago, advocate Mitch Snyder helped raise awareness about Washington’s growing homeless crisis, organizing sit-ins and hunger strikes that were…
Vendor ProfileBy Angela Harvey June 19, 2013
VENDOR PROFILE: STEPHEN THOMAS
A vendor profile for Stephen Thomas, discussing his life.
OpinionBy Seneca Cooper May 22, 2013
Is Homelessness a Disease?
The answer to that is yes. The reason why is because of the system. Housing also has a lot to…
NewsBy Reginald Black May 22, 2013
Budget Season has Advocates in High Gear
There is an old saying that a woman’s work is never done. The same can be said for local advocates…
OpinionBy David Denny July 18, 2012
Flea Market
The flea market section of Eastern Market is now in danger of being closed down and put into the hands of developers that have their own interests in mind.
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