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Developers and activists consider change to the Comprehensive Plan

Activists want the Comprehensive Plan to create opportunities for more affordable housing. Developers want the plan to allow them to build without having to worry about lengthy appeals.

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Early perspectives from Dems for D.C. Council

Six democratic candidates running for D.C. Council said they want to help make housing more affordable by using rent control and reevaluating the definition of affordability among other tactics.

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By writing grants to include move-in costs, Pathways to Housing D.C. is moving people off the street in record time

Increased funding for housing vouchers are helping people move off of the street and furnish their new homes.

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Candidates debate tenants’ rights issues for Ward 5, Ward 6 and the D.C. Shadow delegation

The Tenants Advocacy Coalition held the second half of its Candidate’s Forum at the end of May. Attendees discussed affordable housing and development in D.C.

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As living with HIV becomes more common, affordable housing remains out of reach for many seniors

As treatment for HIV has improved over the years, federal funding dedicated to housing for HIV-positive people has not. Service providers are struggling to help new people in need as others continue to age and housing costs skyrocket.

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D.C. Council passes FY2019 unanimously, adds $1 million for rapid re-housing services

The D.C. Council added funding for several programs before unanimously passing the fiscal year 2019 budget on May 29.

A panel of mayors, CEOs, and homelessness experts convened at the Kaiser Permanente Capitol Hill Medical Center for a May 18 press conference.

Kaiser Permanente just joined the U.S. Mayors and CEOs coalition and pledged $200 million for housing security

An article on Kaiser Permanente’s actions to promote affordable housing and its affects on homelessness across the country.

2018 Primary Voters Guide: 5 Questions on Homelessness

Candidates for the June 19, 2018 primary election discuss issues affecting the homeless community in Washington, D.C.

Community launches locally organized recovery rally

May 12 marked the inaugural “Walk 4 Recovery,” organized by D.C. residents to celebrate recovery from substance abuse and bring hope to those struggling with it.

Patty Mullahy Fugere, of the Washington Legal Clinic for the homeless (left), moderated the forum within the sanctuary of the Church of the Epiphany.

D.C. mayoral and council chairperson candidates talk homelessness

A group of individuals formerly or currently experiencing homelessness held a forum May 4 for D.C. mayor and council chair candidates at the Church of the Epiphany, in downtown D.C.. The questions centered… Read more »

Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton address the crowd in a packed room at the Charles Summer School, on 17th Street NW.

Tenants’ rights group invites candidates to debate housing at the local and national levels

On May 2, the D.C. Tenants’ Advocacy Coalition held a forum for candidates in the races for the D.C. delegate to Congress, attorney general and D.C. Council.

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Coordinated nonviolent protests sweep the nation

The Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival launched its “40 days of nonviolent action” campaign on Monday, May 14. Protests and arrests took place in D.C. and surrounding cities. Artist/Vendor Henrieese Roberts has the story from Annapolis, Maryland.

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The latest homeless census data was released ahead of D.C. Council’s first vote on the FY2019 budget

Housing and homeless services factored heavily into changes considered during a first vote on the city’s budget for fiscal year 2019, held May 15.

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A $1 million donation from Amazon is keeping D.C. families out of homelessness

With the help of a $1 million donation from Amazon, the D.C.-based nonprofit Friendship Place recently launched Family Connect, a privately funded homelessness prevention and diversion program. The 115-day program focuses on getting participants into stable housing and helping them gain employment as quickly as possible.

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Health clinic expands to keep pace with poverty

D.C. nonprofit Community of Hope reopened its redesigned health clinic in Adams Morgan after two years of renovation. The new clinic has more facilities and specialized resources to serve the immigrant and asylee communities in Ward 1.

HUD’s proposed legislation could severely hurt the nation’s poor and housing unstable

New legislation proposed by HUD could triple the cost of rent for tenants in federally subsidized housing as well as increase rents for both the elderly and disabled.

Private companies have failed to hire D.C.’s unemployed residents, according to audit

The District government has failed to enforce its “First Source” program that requires private companies with city contracts to hire unemployed city residents, according to a recent report from the D.C. Auditor.

DeRay McKesson: ‘It doesn’t have to be this way’

Street Roots vendor “Netty” Johnson interviewed organizer, activist and podcaster DeRay McKesson about the Black Lives Matter movement before his 15 March speech at the First Congregational United Church of Christ in Portland. DeRay McKesson, who is a Black Lives Matter pioneer, talked to Johnson about the movement that he helped to launch and the issues that it is fighting for.

Two years after being sued for its derelict housing conditions, landlord Sanford Capital agrees to leave D.C.

Embattled landlord Sanford Capital, sued two years ago by the District for the horrific living conditions at some of its properties, came to an agreement with D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine which requires the company to relinquish all ownership of its residential properties throughout the city.

D.C. implements ‘Right Care, Right Now’ line to free up emergency rooms and better patient outcomes

On April 19, Mayor Muriel Bowser launched ‘Right Care, Right Now,’ an initiative by D.C. Fire and Emergency Services that transfers non-emergency 911 calls to nurses at clinics around the city. The program was launched to preserve the resources of District hospitals for medical emergencies, and connect patients in non-emergency situations with more effective care.

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