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Homeless Youth Accepts MTV Video Music Award

At this year’s Video Music Award (VMA) show, Miley Cyrus’s “Wrecking Ball” won video of the year. However, instead of accepting the award onstage, the… Read more »

Life Lessons

I have learned more within the past year than I have in my whole life. Even though that is an exaggeration, I still have learned… Read more »

Children Are Our Gift

Every day, there is a child suffering from abuse at the hands of parents or foster or adoptive parents. Child abuse is the physical, sexual… Read more »

Helping Homeless Youth Find Their Way Home

Homeless youth hide themselves in plain sight. They are constantly mobile, riding on the subway or the bus, walking, trying to make it to school… Read more »

Playground at DC General a “Victory for Children”

At the District’s family shelter at the former DC General Hospital, a new playground is beginning to take shape, offering the promise of much-needed fun… Read more »

Last Word: What DC Can Learn About Family

Could DC be a family? I don’t think so because I don’t see enough love. I don’t see the intangible bond between the rich and… Read more »

Sixth Graders Come Face to Face with Homelessness

“Are you ready?” Ressurrection Graves asked an audience of about fifty sixth-graders. “YES!” the students cheered. Then they settled down and listened to Graves and… Read more »

Rally Calls for More Assistance for Homeless LGBTQ Youth

On Monday June 2, dozens of New Yorkers gathered in Washington Square Park to rally for more beds for the homeless youth, especially for those… Read more »

a photo of the President Obama

From One Black Man to Another

When Street Sense vendor David Denny wrote his poem “Commentary to a Black Man” in 1999, he never imagined the first African-American President of the… Read more »

A Voice Against Oppression in Africa

There are many advocates who focus on the mistreatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in the U.S., but never give it any… Read more »

Dresses for Dreams

The gowns, in every color of the rainbow, were carefully arranged on a  rack.  The sequined party shoes and evening bags were set out on… Read more »

The Increasing Rate of Teen Pregnancy

Each year teen pregnancy increases, and every day a teenager is having a baby. Most teen pregnancies are not planned. Prenatal care may be delayed… Read more »

Homeless Child Missing

Candlelight flickered in the night at a vigil for 8 year-old Relisha Rudd, who vanished while in the care of a man who has been… Read more »

Pickin’ for Sasha Bruce Youthwork

Indie Bands With a Mission started with a healthy dose of youthful idealism – and a cookbook. Clarissa Villondo and Maria Deloso first took on… Read more »

People rally for housing in San Francisco

Don’t Depend on the System

It’s time to stop acting like we’re satisfied with the conflictions we’re subjected to. Instead of allowing ourselves to be treated like nobodies, we must… Read more »

Homeless Youth Vigil

After his relationship with his mom became tense, Dante Davis left home. He spent a year and a half couch surfing and living on the… Read more »

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Advocates Ask: Does Winter Plan do Enough to Protect Homeless Youth?

Rikea Richardson knew she was truly on her own when she had stayed the maximum allowed time at a shelter and her family did not… Read more »

Yoga in the Park

When a child is homeless, finding a safe and cheerful place to stretch and play can be a challenge. But a local nonprofit called the… Read more »

Kids, Advocates Stage Head Start Rally

Teachers, lawmakers and children rallied on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol Oct. 2 to protest the closing of Head Start programs they credited with… Read more »

19 year old James Ward displays his progress and a big thank you to his supporters on the last day of his crowdfunding campaign to go from “Homeless to Howard.”

LA Teen Crowdfunds Way to College

Thanks to an online campaign called “Homeless To Howard,” it took James Ward just seven days to raise the $14,000 he needed to cover the cost of this year’s tuition after grants and loans. He started classes on Aug 26.

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