Photo of the outside of D.C. General Family Shelter

A candidate’s plan to end homelessness

James Butler, who is running for mayor of D.C., outlines his plan to end homeless in the District using a three-part process that focuses on community engagement, replacing D.C. General, and redistribution of tax money.

Photo of the outside of the new Transitional Residential Program apartments

Pilot program houses D.C. residents while they find work

After one month, a new Transitional Housing Program that works with employment services has been a success, according to residents and city officials. The program houses seven individuals and is helping them find permanent employment and housing.

Mayor Bowser stands on a stage addresses a room full of people.

Volunteers canvass D.C. for annual count of the homeless population

The annual PIT Count took place Jan. 25. The count is a census of the District’s homeless population that includes people outdoors, people in shelters and people in transitional housing programs. The PIT Count does not provide an accurate census of DC’s homeless youth, so a separate count called the Homeless Youth Census is conducted by Solid Foundations DC, an initiative of Mayor Bowser.

A picture of a man experiencing homelessness

C=MB^2: MARTA BERESIN

I recently sat down to talk with Marta Beresin, a staff attorney for the Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless. During our wide-ranging conversation, I had the chance to get Beresin’s thoughts on many aspects of the challenge of homelessness.

“The first day I got my place I went shopping to get towels, sheets and pillows. I took a nice long, hot shower. Stayed in and relaxed with the air conditioner.”

A Place to Call Home

For nearly 24 years Anthony Crawford called the streets of Washington, D.C., home. That all changed on July 15 when he signed a lease and was handed the keys to his own room at a men’s transitional living center.

Deborah Wade is keeping her life on track staying at Carpenters Shelter in Alexandria for a while

Keeping a Life on Track in Alexandria

Last Christmas Eve, Deborah Wade, 58, was left broken-hearted by her husband. She was also left with rent and bills she could not pay. By January 12, the new life she had worked so hard to build had crumbled away.