More than 800 people from across the nation gathered at the Washington Convention Center on March 28 for the fourth annual National Conference on Ending… Read more »
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Poverty Conference Receives Mixed Reviews
Developmental Disability Month: My Daughter
It’s National Developmental Disability Month. One disability not only hidden but most frequently overlooked is Selective Mutism. According to the SMart Center: “Selective Mutism is a… Read more »
Bowser Signs Action Plan at Regional Summit on Homelessness
On March 17, District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser joined regional executives Ike Leggett from Montgomery County, Maryland, and Rushern L. Baker III from Prince… Read more »
Public School Meets Staging Hope!
On January 29, 2015, “Staging Hope”–a Street Sense Theatre Group Workshop directed by George Washington University professor Leslie Jacobson, Roy Barber and Rachel Buck–made its… Read more »
Southeast: The Final Frontier
In a recent article published by Al Jazeera America, the question was asked: who can afford to live where? The story described some middle-class homeowners’… Read more »
U.S. Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Housing Segregation
On January 21, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case involving a dispute between the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs and… Read more »
Maryland Gallery Proudly Displays Elderly and Homeless Artists
Mozel Bright wanted to show how vibrant her Takoma park community is. A framed print by the elderly photographer now hangs in the Himmelfarb Gallery… Read more »
Seniors Tread Hard Line Between Fixed Incomes and Rising Costs of Living
In and around Washington, D.C., seniors are the most vulnerable to hunger. According to a report by Feeding America, which oversees hundreds of food banks… Read more »
Transportation Barriers Increase with Fares
Effective June 29th Metro Fare prices increased slightly making cost of transportation an even greater problem for D.C.’s low income population. Programs around the city… Read more »
Primary Race Raises Questions About Future Direction of Homeless Programs
The results of the District’s April 1 election leave District residents with plenty of questions about who the city’s next leaders will be, and how… 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 »
Unseen Beauty
The project started with 22 disposable cameras and a request; bring back the beauty you find in your world. When the pictures came back, Sue… Read more »
The Straight Dope
The Dopamine Clinic, a DC-based artists’ collective, has recently published the first issue of its new magazine, Dopazine. This underground art magazine is unique in… Read more »
Requiem for a Soul Snowman
After the down blast, The sun reappears. Promptly, the features on the snowman’s face Wash away like useless tears. What Valhalla exists above For an… Read more »
Annual Census Gathers Stories, Data
Tom Goss approached a blue tarp-covered mound near Dupont Circle expecting to know who he would find within. Goss, development director of a local homeless… Read more »
Minimum Wage: Useful Idiots
Back in the 1970’s there was a television commercial that has remained imprinted in my memory. It showed a Native American male who saw his… Read more »
The American Dream, Deferred
The American Dream remains elusive for many millions of adults of all ages. And those who struggle with near-poverty, with economic insecurity, those who are… Read more »
The Ginn, pt 1
Ginn: You won’t ever amount to nothin’! Look at you. You can’t even get to your kids for the holidays. Nor even give them gifts…. Read more »
Keeping Pace with the Economy
How much did you contribute to your vendor when purchasing this paper? A year ago, on January 2, 2013, the suggested contribution for a copy… Read more »
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