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NewsBy Sam Krizek November 27, 2019
Notorious Sanford Capital to pay $1.1 Million to former tenants.
The Office of the Attorney General is to force Sanford Capitol, a known slumlord, to pay $1.1 million in restitution to its former residents.
Brookland Manor residents keep battling possible displacement
Brookland Manor residents keep on fighting the possible displacement they face with upcoming redevelopment.
NewsBy Clifford Samuels November 14, 2019
Housing Authority and former Barry Farm tenants receive second chance to resolve historic preservation debate
The challenging balance to designate parts of Barry Farm and to provide affordable housing compelled the Historic Preservation Review Board to defer until Dec. 5th
NewsBy Sam Krizek November 13, 2019
The only halfway house for men in DC is staying open, for now
Hope Village was granted an extension on its contract by the Federal Bureau of Prisons until Apr. 30, 2020.
NewsBy Victoria Ebner November 13, 2019
Veterans and volunteers embarked on a “search and rescue” to help homeless vets in the District
Volunteers distributed more than 300 personal care kits to veterans and civilians experiencing homelessness during this “Search and Rescue” effort.
The number of children in DC foster care is going down. This is how one unique organization helps that trend.
A program called Communities for Families helps families stay together and children out of the D.C. foster care system.
NewsBy Cassidy Jensen November 13, 2019
DC is closer than ever to ending veteran homelessness
D.C. is close to its goal to end veteran homelessness. It may pave the way for ending other types of homelessness as well.
NewsBy Sean McBride November 13, 2019
Illicit activities provoke bench removal and National Park Service renovations
On Aug. 20, benches adjacent to and across from New York Avenue Presbyterian Church were removed due to illicit activities.
NewsBy Bonnibelle Bishop November 11, 2019
77 formerly homeless veterans will be the first residents of The Parks at Walter Reed, followed by 134 low-income seniors
Abrams Hall is the first completed part of the Walter Reed Medical campus redevelopment in Northwest D.C.
NewsBy Bonnibelle Bishop November 1, 2019
After 14 years of not being heard, this formerly homeless veteran is a board-certified counselor trained to help others
Xavier Justice shares his road to recovery from addiction with the help of Veterans on the Rise’s flexible program.
NewsBy Bonnibelle Bishop October 31, 2019
Synthetic drug alert activated on Oct 11 after a series of ‘K2’ overdoses
‘K2’ or synthetic marijuana is ravaging D.C. with a series of overdoses.
NewsBy Sean McBride October 30, 2019
Volunteers sign up to observe encampment cleanups
The Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless has been recruiting volunteers to observe homeless encampment cleanups, and advocate on behalf of homeless individuals who live in the encampments located throughout the city and may not know their rights. The presence of an advocate or official observer at these city-led “cleanups” can help to ensure that homeless occupants are treated with respect and adhere to the city’s protocol.
A quantitative sample of NoMa’s homeless population
On Sept. 20 and Sept. 25, Street Sense Media surveyed 25 homeless residents encamped in the K, L, and M street underpasses within the NoMa Business Improvement District.
NewsBy Brianna Bilter October 30, 2019
Report maps out the experience of poverty based on the voices of those who have lived it
ATD Fourth World and Oxford University merged the insights of academics, practitioners, and activists to map out the experience of poverty in the US.
NewsBy Nick Shedd October 30, 2019
Foggy Bottom residents press Mayor Bowser to tighten restrictions on homeless encampments
Mayor Bowser faced residents who were pushing for tighter restrictions on encampments in their neighborhood.
NewsBy Clifford Samuels October 30, 2019
Citing ‘very, very dirty’ shelters, many settle for encampments
It is 10:30 a.m. on a Thursday at the NoMa encampments, several communities of people living in tents at the…
NewsBy Will Schick October 16, 2019
REVIEW: Josh Hayes’s “The Invisible Class” is a film meant to inform, not entertain
Josh Hayes spent the past 11 years making this documentary about homelessness.
NewsBy Victoria Ebner October 16, 2019
This pilot program is multiplying Ward 8 parents’ savings for education by a factor of 5
The EduSaveDC program incentivizes families to create and grow savings accounts for young students’ futures.
NewsBy Sam Krizek October 16, 2019
D.C. Council passed new framework for the Comp Plan with focus on equity
The D.C. council met to vote on amendments that change the framework for the comprehensive plan to focus on equity and the affordable housing crisis affecting the city.
What’s next for Hope Village and its residents? The only halfway house for men in DC will close its doors on Oct. 31
With Hope Village set to close at the end of October and no plan in place to replace it, men returning home from federal incarceration are losing a critical piece of the reintegration process. The barrier this adds to the reintegration process only lengthens the list of challenges these men already face when they come home.
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