A man marches in a crowd on a street in DC holding a large black, red, and green Afghanistan flag.

The US doesn’t settle refugees in DC because the cost of housing is too high

Refugees coming into the Washington region will contend with more than just acclimating themselves to a new culture and environment. They will need to learn how to overcome barriers to employment and reckon with the soaring cost of housing. Refugees, nonprofits, and others hope the public will stay focused on welcoming newcomers into the region. // خلاصه: پناهجویان که به منطقه واشنگتن می آیند نه تنها خود را با فرهنگ و محیط جدید عادت میدهند. آنها می آموزند که چگونه بر موانع اشتغال زایی را فائق آیند و هزینه های مسکن را در نظر بگیرند. پناهجویان، سازمان های غیرانتفاعی و دیگران امیدوارند عموم مردم روی استقبال از تازه واردان در منطقه تمرکز کنند

An areal view of thousands of Central Americans filling the Guatemala Border Bridge.

Homelessness must end first 

Street Sense Media vendor Gwynette Smith sympathizes with members of the migrant caravan but worries there are not enough resources for people already suffering in the U.S.

Image of two Equal Rights Center employees in front of an initiative launch poster.

ERC Promotes Equal Housing Rights

This article presents an overview of the Equal Rights Center’s launch of a Fair Housing “Know Your Rights” Campaign to educate survivors of domestic violence about their fair housing rights.