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Maia Brown

Editorial Intern — Summer 2019
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I am a writer and graphic designer from Annapolis, MD. I’m currently a sophomore at Northwestern University studying journalism, sociology, and design. As a Black, queer woman, my dream is to write pieces that help marginalized communities. Outside of my communications work, I’m passionate about rollercoasters, 80s movies, and breakfast food.

Articles

Five service providers joined forces to give resources and life coaching to low-income families in Adams Morgan

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Photo of the first Platform of Hope cohort of families.

For more than a year, DC has experimented with giving rental subsidy recipients control over their spending. It’s working.

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Photo of Capital Area Asset Builders's Martin Booker

Finding gainful employment remains a large hurdle for homeless DC residents. A new Georgetown cafe aims to help overcome it.

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A customer stands at a coffee counter.

Problems with DC’s rapid rehousing program remain after years of concerted reform efforts

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Illustration of a giant walking up a hill carrying a sack over his shoulder. The sack is overflowing with housing at the top, but many people are falling out and being left behind through a hole in the bottom of the sack. There is a Washington, DC, skyline in the background, identifiable by the US Capitol building.