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NewsBy Annemarie Cuccia September 13, 2023
Aging out of foster care is hard. DC hopes these reforms will make it easier
Since an initial Street Sense/DC Line investigation published this spring, D.C. has helped 17 young people in foster care get vouchers.
OpinionBy Steve Lilienthal August 30, 2023
Connecting library users with hope and help at the DC Public Library
DC Public Library is striving to better serve users experiencing homelessness, mental illness, substance abuse problems and joblessness.
OpinionBy Calvin Manika August 30, 2023
Telling real stories
The Besana Mail has become home to many concerns affecting most communities in the southwest of Zimbabwe.
NewsBy Gabriela Ferreira Reitz August 30, 2023
Councilmember Matt Frumin on affordable housing in DC
Street Sense sat down with Councilmember Matt Frumin to talk about his new bill reforming rent stabilization.
NewsBy Annemarie Cuccia August 16, 2023
DC funded a record number of housing vouchers. Here’s how the process is working
D.C. distributed a record number of housing vouchers over the last year, but some people are left behind in a slow process.
NewsBy Anna Tsioulias August 16, 2023
How a file cabinet grew into a mail service for people experiencing homelessness
So Others Might Eat runs a mailroom for people experiencing homelessness to receive packages, letters, checks, and documents.
NewsBy Casey Bacot / Cole Kindiger / Gabriela Ferreira Reitz / Jessica Rich August 2, 2023
Some of DC’s cooling centers are not open for a third year
D.C.’s cooling centers, which help keep people experiencing homelessness safe during a heat emergency, are not fully open.
NewsBy Annemarie Cuccia July 19, 2023
DC Council partially reforms Rapid Rehousing, expands tenant protections
The D.C. Council voted on reforms to rules governing rental applications and Rapid Rehousing.
OpinionBy Donté Turner July 19, 2023
Y’all wrong for what y’all are doing
Vendor and artist Donté Turner on how the government should best use its funding to help people in need.
NewsBy Jessica Rich July 19, 2023
Two encampments cleared in NoMa neighborhood
By 10 a.m. on July 13, two encampments in the NoMa neighborhood dissipated, leaving remnants of the lives of those who resided there.
OpinionBy Robert White July 12, 2023
On the record: Where District leaders answer your questions
Councilmember Robert White on the role of community land trusts in D.C.
NewsBy Gabriela Ferreira Reitz July 12, 2023
The One Journey Festival fills in the gaps for refugees
The One Journey Festival highlights the stories and contributions of refugees in the D.C. area.
NewsBy Jessica Rich July 12, 2023
A new shelter is opening in an affluent DC neighborhood. Some residents are debating whether it’s the right move.
An advisory neighborhood commission passed a resolution in favor of turning the building into a shelter last month.
NewsBy Jessica Rich July 5, 2023
Ribbon cutting for Sharon’s Place marks addition to D.C.’s N Street Village
N St Village opened a new transitional housing facility for women, named after homeless rights advocate Sharon Hart.
NewsBy Annemarie Cuccia June 28, 2023
DC will not reopen rental assistance applications this year despite new funding
D.C.’s Emergency Rental Assistance Program will not reopen applications this year despite $33 million in new federal funding.
NewsBy Annemarie Cuccia June 21, 2023
How a lack of information is influencing DC’s rent control debates
A database that is supposed to inform the state of rent control in D.C. has been delayed for years.
NewsBy Kaela Roeder June 21, 2023
A new guaranteed income pilot launches in DC
A new guaranteed income pilot has come to the District to assist Black mothers with children involved in the child welfare system.
NewsBy Cole Kindiger June 14, 2023
Q&A: What’s next for Juneteenth in DC — A conversation with Chuck Hicks
As D.C. residents prepare for a week of celebration, a community leader looks ahead to the pending activation of the Juneteenth Commission.
OpinionBy Max Broad June 14, 2023
Smoky skies show that climate action is social justice
During poor air quality events, not everyone can stay inside. Our neighbors who are unhoused are more exposed to the smoky skies than others.
NewsBy Annemarie Cuccia / Athiyah Azeem June 7, 2023
DC is quietly closing more encampments, as residents have fewer places to go
D.C. is moving to close more encampments, sometimes with only 24 hours’ notice for the encampment residents.
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