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NewsBy Aoife Maher-Ryan November 5, 2020
As the number of people in quarantine dwindles, DHS expands its use of hotel rooms to protect the most vulnerable
The D.C. Department of Human Services recently opened a third PEP-V site at the Fairfield Inn to accommodate individuals experiencing homelessness who are more vulnerable to COVID-19.
NewsBy George Guruli October 20, 2020
Patricia Handy Place for Women will close for renovations
The Patricia Handy Place for Women will close down for year-long renovations in November or December.
NewsBy Athiyah Azeem October 15, 2020
Low-barrier shelter residents say staff abuse them amid ‘terrible’ conditions during COVID-19
More than 100 women experiencing homelessness were cast out of the Harriet Tubman Women’s Shelter during a Sept. 22 deep clean of the building. While out on the lawn, some told stories of verbal abuse from staff and guards. They say the rules and conditions are pushing them to their breaking point.
NewsBy Maria Trovato July 22, 2020
Budget for public housing repairs is not enough to address ‘extremely urgent’ conditions
Mayor Bowser’s budget has allocated funding to public housing repairs in response to a decade-long federal disinvestment. However, advocates argue that more money needs to be shifted to establish a recurring amount of funding for these repairs.
NewsBy Asia Rollins July 1, 2020
At-risk youth hold peaceful demonstration in support of Black and brown lives
At least 100 formerly homeless youth took to the streets of Eastern Market on June 16 for a demonstration in support of their peers and the Black Lives Matter movement. They were all members of Sasha Bruce Youthwork, which houses approximately 150 runaway and homeless youth and provides counseling, education, and life- skill services.
NewsBy Leah Potter June 15, 2020
Hundreds gather for #FundCareNotCops rally near Capitol building Friday evening
More than 100 activists gathered in John Marshall Park on Friday evening, just south of MPD headquarters and Judiciary Square, to urge D.C. officials to defund the city’s police force.
NewsBy Joseph Young April 17, 2020
A fire displaced 4 people from a homeless encampment last week. Residents believe it was intentional.
Several people living at an encampment in the NoMa neighborhood lost everything in an April 8 fire. They’ve been working to pick up the pieces with community support.
NewsBy Avi Bajpai February 19, 2020
Tenants on strike describe the financial, medical, and emotional toll of apartments in disrepair
Local tenants who have been withholding rent since December describe the myriad problems with their apartments, including mold, bedbugs, leaks and broken heaters.
NewsBy Victoria Ebner January 22, 2020
This DC childcare organization has grown a lot over the past few years. Now they’re helping others do the same
The NCC’s Early Learning Center and Early Intervention Center provides groundbreaking child care that emphasizes inclusion and health for all types of D.C. kids.
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 Will Schick August 29, 2019
What is so complicated about homeless encampments in the District?
The subject of homeless encampments can be difficult to understand, and even more difficult to talk about. Homeless encampments affect not just the people who live in them but those who live around them. This article explores how this topic affects everyone.
NewsBy Maia Brown July 24, 2019
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.
NewsBy Will Schick July 24, 2019
How cool indifference magnifies the summer heat
The summer can be an especially difficult time for homeless residents living in the District. Rising temperatures pose some unique challenges for people living without shelter. Here are some things readers can do to help relieve the heat.
NewsBy Will Schick July 10, 2019
When an encampment is a single person and their stuff
This is a story about how a person almost came to lose almost everything that he owned. What the word “encampment” means for people experiencing homelessness in D.C.
NewsBy Brianna Bilter June 28, 2019
Grosso makes a second bid to expand anti-discrimination protections to people experiencing homelessness
Though the Michael A. Stoops Anti-Discrimination Amendment Act did not gain traction in 2017, it was reintroduced to DC Council earlier this year.
NewsBy Meena Morar June 26, 2019
The Douglass Community Land Trust is making its first investment to support community control among new housing development in Ward 8
The Douglass Community Land Trust announced its first project in Ward 8, facilitating permanent affordability to 65-unit apartment complex in Anacostia.
NewsBy Steve Lilienthal June 4, 2019
Urban farming in a food desert
With only one full-service grocery store to serve more than 80,000 residents, urban farming and a community-supported agriculture program are meeting important nutrition needs.
NewsBy Reginald Black April 3, 2019
Residents in Ward 3 seek to understand homeless services
“We can be the government that ends homelessness,” said one councilmember.
NewsBy Reginald Black December 26, 2018
Activists visit DC Council to reiterate their Comprehensive Plan priorities
Members of the D.C. Grassroots Planning Coalition visited D.C. councilmembers on Nov. 30 to talk about the need for tougher protections against displacement and gentrification in the overhaul of the city’s comprehensive plan that began in 2016.
NewsBy Katie Bemb November 14, 2018
19 city agencies, Metro and the D.C. Council failed the ‘Domestic Violence Report Card’
There is a lack of services available to victims of domestic violence in Washington, D.C. A coalition of advocates assessed 22 District agencies and the D.C. Council to evaluate how they handle situations of domestic violence internally and externally.
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