Content categorized as Prince George's County

Three Tenants Were Facing Eviction Threats. Amid A Summer Of Protest, Dozens Of Activists Mobilized

Dozens of people turned out to protest a landlord threatening to evict three tenants.

Capital Region Housing Challenge looks to raise $1 billion for affordable housing by 2020

The Capital Region Housing Challenge was announced by the Housing Leaders Group of Greater Washington March 20. The challenge aims to encourage $1 billion in commitments to fund affordable housing projects in the D.C. metro area.

Vendor Memorial: Charles Davis

Charles Martin Davis died of natural causes and was found in his bedroom on Oct. 21, according to a police report. Davis, a Street Sense Media vendor, writer and illustrator, was 55 years young. He often sold newspapers in the Tenleytown neighborhood. 

Them is Us

An poem about the inequality that effects low income people living in the D.C area.

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 »

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 »

VA Announces Grants to Help End Veteran Homelessness

Through the national SSVF program, VA is able to award grants to organizations that help transition low-income Veterans and their families into permanent housing and more stable conditions.

Vendor Profile: Phillip Black

“I’m a strong person, and Street Sense helped me so much. I believe in Street Sense.”