Author Matthew Desmond and policy experts talked about the state of affordable housing in the U.S. at Georgetown Law
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Georgetown Law Housing, Poverty and Policy Forum
Developments on the Closing of the Martin Luther King Jr. Library
Developments emerge regarding the closing of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library for renovations.
D.C. Promise Neighborhood Initiative Holds Health and Wellness Fair in Ward 7
The D.C. Promise Neighborhood Initiative held a health and wellness fair for neighbors at a Ward 7 community center last month. Exhibits discussed how to cope with asthma attacks, how to cook fresh produce, job training and more.
Journalism’s Role in the Fight to End Homelessness
Recipients of the David Pike Excellence in Journalism Award gather on June 9 for a panel discussion on the role journalism can play in starting a productive conversation about homelessness.
ESSA Community Meeting Becomes Larger Discussion About Achievement Gap
The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) requires that states create a system to identify low-performing schools and schools with large achievement gaps between various subgroups and and create a new and improved accountability framework for the D.C. school system, which will be in place for the 2017-18 school year. The D.C. State Board of Education is holding community meetings in every ward to discuss ESSA and get community input.
Longer, Hotter 2016 Ramadan Challenges Impoverished Muslim Washingtonians
Monday, June 6 marked the start to the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, which will bring its own set of challenges to impoverished and homeless members of the… Read more »
Remembering David Gilkey, Street Sense Award Winner
On Sunday, June 5 NPR photojournalist, David Gilkey, and his colleague were killed in an ambush in Afghanistan. Our condolences got out to their friends and family.
Federal Court Postponed Homeless Man’s Hearing to Allow Time to Obtain Housing
“Preacherman” Lance faced charges from the National Park police at May 18 hearing in U.S. District Court. His friend Jane Zara helped him navigate some of the legal process, but could not represent him.
CCNV Mural Makes Faces of Homelessness Visible
Rose Jaffe portrays residents and staffers of the historic Community for Creative Nonviolence in a new mural outside the shelter.
TENAC Candidates Forum Prioritizes Sick and Elderly Residents
Tuesday, May 17 the Tenant Advocacy Coalition held a Candidates Forum at Sumner School on the subject of rent control and other tenant-related issues.
New Legislation Welcomed by Public Housing Advocates
Members of the Empower D.C. housing campaign and residents of public housing took a walk around the Wilson Building weeks before the first FY2017 budget… Read more »
Voter’s Guide: 2016 D.C. Primary Elections
See where the candidates for D.C.’s 2016 Primaries stand on issues affecting the District’s un-housed community
Still Feeling Left Out of Planning, New Shelter Location an Improvement for Ward 5
The site of a new family shelter in Ward 5 will almost certainly be at 1700 Rhode Island Avenue N.E., the councilman who represents those… Read more »
“Excessive Force:” Metro Transit Police pull Street Sense vendor from wheelchair
The scene captured by a passerby on grainy video, has been watched by thousands on YouTube and local news channels. A man riding in a…
In Italy, It is Sometimes O.K. to Steal Food
Italy’s highest court, the Supreme Court of Cassation, recently ruled in favor of a homeless man who was appealing his conviction for stealing cheese and… Read more »
News On Homelessness to Saturate San Franscisco
The New York Times reports that on Wednesday, June 29, many news outlets in San Francisco will do something that is highly unusual for journalists… Read more »
Cashing in on Housing the Poor
A recent report published in the Chicago Sun-Times and produced in collaboration with the Better Government Association (BGA), details some of the problems bedeviling Chicago’s… Read more »
“Hiding the Homeless” — Shelter Residents’ Discrimination Lawsuit Appeal is Heard After 6 Years
A group of men experiencing homelessness, who sued the city government of Washington, D.C. six years ago over housing discrimination, await the decision of a…
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