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NewsBy Rachel Cain July 2, 2014
D.C. Congregations Called Upon to Serve Homeless Community
One of Kamisha Nelson’s greatest wishes has finally come true: she now has a home. This previously homeless 24-year-old woman,…
NewsBy Jack Crenca July 2, 2014
National Allies Support Seattle HUD Tenants in Arlington Protest
A band of elderly and disabled tenants fighting to save their Seattle, WA, apartment building brought their battle to Alexandria,…
Susan Sarandon: Homeless Advocate
Oscar award-winner Susan Sarandon may be most famous for her roles in Thelma & Louise, Dead Man Walking, and, of…
NewsBy Eilidh Jenness July 2, 2014
Project Gives Poor a Voice in Civil Court
In 2008, 98 percent of the domestic violence cases before the DC Superior Court lacked legal representation. Seventy-seven percent of…
NewsBy Aldo Sainati June 18, 2014
Gifts From a Rooftop Garden
On one side of 7th St NW, new apartments are being built. Construction workers are adding story after story to…
NewsBy Rachel Cain June 18, 2014
A Community’s Fight to “Stop” Hunger
Across the world, doctrines have affirmed the basic human right to food and sustenance. In a new book The Stop:…
Task Force Charts Future for CCNV Shelter
Any new facility that is built to replace the historic 1,350-bed Federal City Shelter should include a mix of accommodations…
NewsBy Eilidh Jenness June 18, 2014
Arcadia Farm Mobile Market Feeds and Educates the Underserved
Parkside-Kenilworth neighborhood residents can now buy fresh rainbow chard, lacinato kale, cabbage, strawberries, scallions and mushrooms without having to travel…
NewsBy Patricia Jefferson June 18, 2014
Back in the Kitchen
To return to the kitchen again has been a serene and a joyful feeling after living in a homeless shelter…
NewsBy Rachel Cain June 17, 2014
Are You Up to the Challenge?
With trash bags slung over their shoulders, a handful of adults shuffled back into the kitchen at the office of…
NewsBy Mark Rose June 10, 2014
New Life at Central Mission
Jeff Tooles turned his back on the crackhouse in Annapolis on a cold, wet night in 1991. He knew he…
NewsBy Reginald Black June 4, 2014
CCNV Task Force Begins to Wind Down
The future of the historic Federal City Shelter at Second and D Streets NW remains uncertain as a specially-appointed task…
NewsBy Mary Otto June 4, 2014
Advocates Say City Budget Falls Short
A fiscal year 2015 budget that won preliminary approval May 28 from the DC City Council funds initiatives to address…
News June 2, 2014
Sixth Graders Come Face to Face with Homelessness
“Are you ready?” Ressurrection Graves asked an audience of about fifty sixth-graders. “YES!” the students cheered. Then they settled down…
NewsBy Rachel Cain June 2, 2014
Rally Calls for More Assistance for Homeless LGBTQ Youth
On Monday June 2, dozens of New Yorkers gathered in Washington Square Park to rally for more beds for the…
NewsBy Scott Lovell June 1, 2014
Street Sense and Funk
It was a great weekend on U Street. The DC Department of Funk allowed me to sell papers along the…
NewsBy Eilidh Jenness May 28, 2014
60 Years After Brown vs. Board of Education, Inequity Persists, Advocates Say
On May 17, public schools across the nation celebrated the 60th anniversary of Brown vs. Board of Education, the historic…
Over 300 Los Angeles Tenants Protest Housing Crisis
In the city of Los Angeles, where 65 percent of residents rent their housing, only 17 percent of rentable units…
NewsBy Rachel Cain May 26, 2014
United Nations Calls on the United States to End Criminalization of Homelessness
The United Nations Human Rights Committee announced that the United States needs to make serious improvements its response to homelessness….
NewsBy Eric Falquero May 25, 2014
In Spite of Court Setback, Ivy City Residents Fight On
At a May 16 hearing, D.C. Superior Court Judge Herbert B. Dixon lifted an injunction that, since 2012, has prohibited…
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