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NewsBy Annemarie Cuccia December 6, 2023
Pandemic shelters for medically vulnerable will close this month
Pandemic Emergency Program for Medically Vulnerable Residents (PEP-V), a pandemic hotel shelter program, is ending.
NewsBy Taylor Nichols December 6, 2023
People struggle to stay safe while homeless as violent crime rates rise
A Street Sense analysis found that in 2022, people experiencing homelessness were over twice as likely to be the victim of a homicide.
NewsBy Eliza DuBose November 22, 2023
Remembering Carl Turner
Carl Turner, a former Street Sense artist and vendor, died in September. He was 71.
NewsBy Taylor Nichols / April Quevedo November 22, 2023
Covenant House Sleep Out raises funds, awareness for youth homelessness
Covenant House Greater Washington hosted its annual Sleep Out event on Nov. 16 to raise funds and awareness to combat youth homelessness.
NewsBy Angie Whitehurst November 22, 2023
Behind the story: A Q & A with Lisa Blackburn Ullven
Street Sense vendor Angie Whitehurst interviews author Lisa Blackburn Ullven about writing about homelessness.
NewsBy Annemarie Cuccia November 8, 2023
If you need overnight shelter this winter, here’s where you can find it
For the first time in years, recreation centers in D.C. will not host winter shelters.
NewsBy Eliza DuBose November 8, 2023
Where do people who live outside go during extreme weather events?
The city lacks plans unhoused people for extreme weather events like hurricanes, thunderstorms, tornados and flooding.
NewsBy Taylor Nichols November 8, 2023
Coffee with a purpose: How this business owner is making a difference for LGBTQ+ youth
Skyler Kelley opened Brij Coffee with one goal in mind — to use profits to help folks without stable housing.
NewsBy Eliza DuBose October 25, 2023
More than a mobile shower: The Neighborhood Well offers community to its neighbors
A community organization in Maryland, The Neighborhood Well, offers free showers and community to unhoused neighbors.
NewsBy Annemarie Cuccia October 25, 2023
Local youth housing providers increase services for Spanish speakers
Three local housing and service providers for young people are expanding their programs for Spanish-speaking youth, thanks to a new grant.
A new program is coming to family shelters in 2024. Here’s the woman behind it.
Starting in 2024, people living in family shelters will be able to participate in a two-generational education, health and support program.
NewsBy Annemarie Cuccia October 11, 2023
DC’s rental assistance program closes after being open for just 10 days
D.C. residents behind on rent only had a few days to apply for rental assistance this month.
NewsBy Eliza DuBose October 11, 2023
DC residents will receive more SNAP benefits in 2024
Low-income Washingtonians who rely on food assistance will have their benefits boosted in 2024 through local SNAP funding.
NewsBy Jessica Rich October 11, 2023
DC Public Schools are failing to provide seamless food service delivery for their students, students and advocates say
D.C. students remain unhappy with school food, according to testimony at a Sept. 6 hearing, and reports in prior years.
NewsBy Eliza DuBose September 27, 2023
After months of conflict over the new Foggy Bottom shelter, vendors share their vision for the facility
D.C. is converting a former George Washington University dorm into a homeless shelter after purchasing the building in mid-August.
NewsBy Annemarie Cuccia September 13, 2023
Aging out of foster care is hard. DC hopes these reforms will make it easier
Since an initial Street Sense/DC Line investigation published this spring, D.C. has helped 17 young people in foster care get vouchers.
NewsBy Cole Kindiger August 30, 2023
New Arlington art installation commemorates uprooted Black neighborhood
Nekisha Durret’s ‘Queen City,’ a sculpture in an Arlington park, memorializes a Black community displaced by the Pentagon.
NewsBy Gabriela Ferreira Reitz August 30, 2023
HIV advocate, Dominique Anthony, found support through community organizations. Now she’s giving back
Vendor and advocate Dominique Anthony works with local organizations to advocate for HIV awareness and prevention.
Councilmember Matt Frumin on affordable housing in DC
Street Sense sat down with Councilmember Matt Frumin to talk about his new bill reforming rent stabilization.
NewsBy Annemarie Cuccia August 16, 2023
DC funded a record number of housing vouchers. Here’s how the process is working
D.C. distributed a record number of housing vouchers over the last year, but some people are left behind in a slow process.
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