Legal, financial and social service experts agree that financial abuse is an integral component of most abusive relationships and can prevent victims from seeking help.
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Financial abuse is more stealthy and just as sinister as physical violence
Product of Progression: Life after rapid rehousing is not easy
A Street Sense vendor talks about his struggles after rapid rehousing.
Getting homeless services effectively
A Street Sense artist and vendor shares her ideas on a more effective way to provide services to those experiencing homelessness.
Love, always, for Elizabeth Kitsos-Kang
A memorial for Street Sense Media Artist-in-Residence Elizabeth Kitsos-Kang.
I am the DMV
A poem by a Kimball Elementary School student about her identity as a member of the DMV community
A $1 million donation from Amazon is keeping D.C. families out of homelessness
With the help of a $1 million donation from Amazon, the D.C.-based nonprofit Friendship Place recently launched Family Connect, a privately funded homelessness prevention and diversion program. The 115-day program focuses on getting participants into stable housing and helping them gain employment as quickly as possible.
Discrepancy in City’s Median Income
Funding for housing programs is based on the area median income as determined by the Department of Housing and Urban Development. The District is at a disadvantage because HUD defines the AMI to include all of the D.C. Metro Region, which means more affluent parts of Maryland and Virginia affect the data.
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Demonstrators share their ties to Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day
Emmalyn Sharf told a crowd of activists huddled in a heated tent at Freedom Plaza about the life and death of her friend of more than 10 years, Michael Dunne.
Danica Roem and the politics of bread and butter
Street Sense Media vendor talks about activist Danica Roem and makes critics about the Democratic Party.
Random acts of kindness, Band-Aids
Wendell Williams discusses a moment in his life that meant a lot to him.
Remembering Fred Anderson, a big personality
An obituary for Fred Anderson, one of the first vendors of Street Sense.
The agony and the ecstasy of Wendell Williams
Vendor Wendell Williams shares his personal journey, rising through the ranks in the radio broadcast industry and finding his way to personally overcome addiction and chronic homelessness.
D.C. Responds to Racial Violence in Charlottesville
The capital’s response to the horrific events that took place in Charlottesville.
The Myth of ‘Stolen’ Jobs
The jobs immigrants have are undocumented and they are paid below minimum wage.
Can You Go Home Again?
An opinion piece that details how modern liberalism as become a plague of narccissm.
Urban Centers are Contested Territory in Fight to End Veteran Homelessness
D.C. is still on track to end veteran homelessness but housing affordability and availability remains a big issue.
Beauregard Apartment Redevelopment Goes Back on Market
JBG Companies, owner of the Beauregard apartment complex in Alexandria approved for renovation years ago, announced in late February that it has put the project up… Read more »
D.C. Homelessness on the Rise, According to HUD Report
In a new HUD report, D.C. tied with Idaho for the highest percentage increase in homelessness.
What does the Non-Profit of the Year do for Thanksgiving?
Carpenter’s Shelter, an Alexandria nonprofit, celebrated Thanksgiving with current and former residents.
Rising Costs Complicate Options for Voucher Holders
Despite ongoing efforts to streamline the housing voucher system, the way the vouchers are structured and calculated often causes confusion and limits choices available to recipients.
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