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New Shelter for Women to Open in Chinatown

The Patricia Handy Place shelter for women held its ribbon cutting ceremony on February 10. The new facility, located in Chinatown at 810 Fifth Street… Read more »

Communities Feel Left Out of Planning Optimal DC General Closure

Ward 5 residents shuffled into New Canaan Baptist Church on February 11 to hear details about the proposed location and amenities of yet another shelter… Read more »

Gallery Exhibition Spotlights Homeless Photographers

District Displaced held an exhibition of photographs taken by homeless photographers Lance, Glenn and Robin on January 29 at the White Room DC. Robin, who… Read more »

Public Housing Development Fears Recognized by D.C. Council

The New Communities Initiative (NCI), based in the mayor’s office, oversees conversion of deteriorating public housing sites into mixed-income developments. It was created during the administration… Read more »

Bowser Earmarks $80 Million for Affordable Housing

Mayor Muriel Bowser, in collaboration with the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD), announced 12 housing development projects at a January 29 press conference…. Read more »

Hearing Presumes More Programming and Staff Protection Needed from DBH

The Department of Behavioral Health (DBH) received mixed reviews at a February 4 performance oversight hearing. DBH provides prevention and treatment services for 22,000 youth… Read more »

Lack of Community Input Sparks Tension Over #dcgeneral Plan in All Eight Wards

On February 11, each ward held meetings to discuss the D.C. City Council’s recent proposal to close the DC General shelter and open smaller family-oriented… Read more »

United Nations Stands Against Gentrification

Black culture in the District of Columbia has faced issues such as police violence, displacement and high unemployment for years. This January, the United Nations… Read more »

Minimum Wage Vote Stalled

Efforts to increase the District’s minimum wage to $15 were stifled late in January, according to a report by WAMU. Superior Court Judge Maurice A…. Read more »

Franklin Square Park Redevelopment Threatens Displacement

Franklin Square Park is the second-largest green space in the capital’s urban fabric. The location of this 4.79 acre plot, between K and I Streets… Read more »

“Super Bowl City” Bans Homeless

In preparation for Super Bowl 50, San Francisco created a pedestrian-only area geared toward tourists known as “Super Bowl City,” reported the Huffington Post. The… Read more »

Remembering the Life of Concepcion Picciotto

Three days after her death, Concepcion Piccioto’s protest display still stands. Directly across from the White House, a quiet man named Neil Cousins guards the… Read more »

Annual Poverty Radio Broadcast Comes to Washington

Since 1999 Jeremy Alderson has produced a yearly “marathon” radio broadcast intended to inform listeners about the widespread homelessness problem in the United States. The… Read more »

District Youth Say #OurLivesMatter!

When Michael Brown was shot in 2014, Ferguson, Missouri and communities across the United States searched for answers to complex and divisive tensions. On January… Read more »

Transgender Job Applicants Face Discrimination in the District

Consuella Lopez, business owner and hairstylist, loves her work. She loves the freedom to be herself, unapologetically. “If you don’t like it, fine. I’m tired… Read more »

Washington Libraries to Provide “Books from Birth” for Kids Five and Under

On Thursday February 4, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced an addition to the D.C. Public Library’s Sing Talk and Read Program (STAR). The new component, Books… Read more »

Activists Say Bowser’s Crime Bill Must “Go-Go”

In advance of Martin Luther King Day, a crowd of Black Lives Matter activists protested Mayor Bowser’s “Safer, Stronger D.C.” crime agenda on Saturday, January… Read more »

New York Governor Struggles to Move People Indoors

Governor Andrew Cuomo of New York State spent the early part of January making several promises to the homeless community, in light of the plummeting… Read more »

District Board of Education Approves State Diplomas

At a January 20 public meeting, the Washington, D.C. State Board of Education (SBOE) voted to award State Diplomas to adult students. This decision permits… Read more »

D.C. Attorney General Supports Supreme Court Immigration Review

On Tuesday, January 19, District Attorney General Karl A. Racine announced his public support of the Supreme Court case United States v. Texas. The case… Read more »