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An image of tents in front of a large plaza.

Advocates highlight major gaps in proposed budget for affordable housing and reducing homelessness

The Way Home campaign and the Fair Budget Coalition are calling on the D.C. Council to allocate an additional $66 million to build more permanent supportive housing and fund critical homelessness prevention programs.

Poor People’s Campaign organizers call on DC to turn out for Moral March on Washington

Residents of the DC metro area tend to disproportionately stay home during national marches in the District. Local organizers for the Poor People’s Campaign say it’s imperative not to sit this one out.

A crowded church looks at the altar. Hanging on the back wall is a banner that says "June 2020 Revival"

Poor people stand up: National campaign to build community and spark change stops in DC

At a Jan. 29 meeting, the Poor People’s Campaign prepared for a large-scale rally and march on Washington scheduled for June 2020.

People get food in Franklin Square Park

Franklin Square Park will close for renovations this fall

Street Sense Media artist and vendor Reginald Black writes about a D.C. park closing.

A customer stands at a coffee counter.

Finding gainful employment remains a large hurdle for homeless DC residents. A new Georgetown cafe aims to help overcome it.

Spero Ministries, a new initiative through Veritas City Church, will provide D.C. residents with job training and temporary employment.

Illustration of a giant walking up a hill carrying a sack over his shoulder. The sack is overflowing with housing at the top, but many people are falling out and being left behind through a hole in the bottom of the sack. There is a Washington, DC, skyline in the background, identifiable by the US Capitol building.

Problems with DC’s rapid rehousing program remain after years of concerted reform efforts

Despite years of reform efforts, DHS is still working to fix the many issues with rapid rehousing.

This text-notification service for the DC homeless community is working to expand

The notification service is run entirely by volunteers.

Patty Mullahy Fugere, of the Washington Legal Clinic for the homeless (left), moderated the forum within the sanctuary of the Church of the Epiphany.

Candidates for mayor and DC Council chair discuss their platforms to reduce homelessness

A group of individuals formerly or currently experiencing homelessness held a forum May 4 for D.C. mayor and council chair candidates at the Church of… Read more »

DC Council examines city’s bathroom shortage

The D.C. Council Committee on Transportation and the Environment held a public hearing Jan. 10 to discuss Bill 22-0223, the Public Restroom Facilities Installation and Promotion Act of 2017. The bill seeks to increase access to restrooms in downtown neighborhoods where they are scarce. Community representatives testified to the benefit such an initiative would have for tourists, residents, and the homeless alike.  

sign outside of a church building, "stations of the cross"

Stations of the Cross:
A Pilgrimage for Art Lovers

A new D.C. art exhibition encourages people to travel the Stations of the Cross and reflect on new and familiar works of art to take a spiritual pilgrimage that resonates across different places, times and faiths. 

sign informing that MLK Library is closing for construction on March 4, 5:30pm

City Homeless Services Find MLK Library Hard to Replace

At ICH pre-meeting, DC Department of Human Services owns communication breakdown between officials and homeless community during last-minute interim service plan implementation for MLK Library renovation years in the making.

The exterior of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library

Library Closure Highlights Need for Downtown Daycenter

Downtown D.C.’s Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library is set to close on March 4 for a three-year renovation. Many of the library’s patrons are experiencing homelessness and use the library for its resources.

“Housing is a Human Right,” Panelists Agree

Panelists from D.C. working in law, government and outreach deliberate the UN’s declaration of the “universal human right to housing.”

Panel Analyzes District’s Criminalization of Homelessness

In an effort to curb the criminalization of homelessness in D.C., Street Sense hosted a panel discussion on Thursday, February 11 at the Church of… Read more »

Broken fountain in Franklin Square Park in front of new Washington Post building

Franklin Square Park Redevelopment Threatens Displacement

Franklin Square Park is the second-largest green space in the capital’s urban fabric. The location of this 4.79 acre plot, between K and I Streets… Read more »

Radio host Jeremy Alderson interviewing guests at the 2014 Homelessness Marathon

Annual Poverty Radio Broadcast Comes to Washington

Since 1999 Jeremy Alderson has produced a yearly “marathon” radio broadcast intended to inform listeners about the widespread homelessness problem in the United States. The… Read more »

Photo of Cardoza, Larson, Jones, Dukes, and Sanders discussing their experiences with child homelessness.

Forum Identifies Solutions to Child Homelessness

Street Sense hosted a Child Homelessness forum to shed light on child and youth homelessness in D.C. on Wednesday, September 16 at The Church of… Read more »

Homeless Families Need More than Just Affordable Housing, Panel Finds

Homelessness among families in the District has surged. Since 2010, family homelessness throughout the city has risen 50 percent. Nationally, homeless families comprise one-third of… Read more »

CEO Eric Weires sits on a bench and displays his sign. Sign reads: “3 Kids. Just wana get home. I’d Appreciate the help!”

A CEO’s Journey Into Homelessness

This is a story of compassion in unlikely places. Of men with very little and men with a lot, doing right by each other because… Read more »

Gospel Art! Expressing Art from the Soul of the City

The red doors of the historic Church of the Epiphany on G Street NW open wide, welcoming people of many faiths and walks of life…. Read more »

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