Content categorized as Housing Vouchers

Barry Farm residents fear displacement as housing authority reconfigures plans for decade-old redevelopment

A handful of residents of Barry Farm, a public housing complex in Anacostia, breathed a sigh of relief earlier this year when plans to demolish and redevelop the neighborhood were sent back for revision.

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.

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.

Ben Carson’s False Promises on Homelessness

Maria Foscarinis, the founder and executive director of the National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty, explains why Ben Carson’s plans to end homelessness do not consider the actual needs of those experiencing homelessness.

Is D.C. really curbing homelessness?

The number of homeless people in Washington, D.C., dropped about 10 percent, from 8,350 in January 2016 to 7,473 last year. But I wouldn’t get… Read more »

An expert talks proven solutions to ending homelessness

Dr. Dennis Culhane’s (above, right) work as a University of Pennsylvania professor of social policy has been instrumental in housing policy. His research led to a federal… Read more »

Private Landlords Join With D.C. Government to House Homeless People

Private landlords are meeting up to join with the D.C. Government to house homeless people. They are finding ways to help house DC’s 7,473 homeless population using vouchers along with other tactics.

Sequester Cuts Draw Protesters to Capitol Hill

Rally demonstrators called on Congress to repeal the sequester and approve a Senate bill that would increase funding to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

One by One

Reporting on the efforts of Geoffrey Millard, a formerly homeless veteran, to harness local and federal housing resources for others in need.

Census’ Success in Preventing Veteran Homelessness

A report detailing the effectiveness in programs seeking to prevent veteran homelessness.

D.C. Dept. of Mental Health Revamps Housing Program

The DC Department of Mental Health (DMH) is currently revamping guidelines for what its clients pay in housing costs in an effort to serve as many as effectively possible.

Pathways Makes Mark with Housing First

Since its inception last April, Pathways to Housing has worked with the Community Partnership for the Prevention of Homelessness, The D.C. Department of Mental Health and the D.C. Housing Authority to place 40 chronically homeless, mentally ill individuals in their own apartments – rather than in shelters or hospitals.