The D.C. Department of Behavioral Health offers training sessions for individuals who suffer from substance abuse and other mental illness to become mental health peer counselors.
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Department of Behavioral Health trains people in recovery for careers helping their peers
Vendor Memorial: Leonard Hyater Jr.
Street Sense Media vendor and contributor Leonard Calvin Hyater Jr. died on July 13, 2018.
Pilot project will bring high-tech health service to homeless patients
Behavioral health specialist Richard Bebout is piloting a comprehensive high-tech project to provide care services to homeless patients with a complicated physical or mental health history.
Traveling exhibit visualizes redlining and systemic inequality
“Undesign the Redline” is an interactive look at how the effects of discriminatory selling practices present in the 1930s housing market still affect low-income neighborhoods today. The Housing Association of Nonprofit Developers (HAND) featured the exhibit as the centerpiece of its annual meeting and housing expo this year and in its downtown D.C. office throughout June.
Kaiser Permanente just joined the U.S. Mayors and CEOs coalition and pledged $200 million for housing security
An article on Kaiser Permanente’s actions to promote affordable housing and its affects on homelessness across the country.
2018 Primary Voters Guide: 5 Questions on Homelessness
Candidates for the June 19, 2018 primary election discuss issues affecting the homeless community in Washington, D.C.
Advocates to DC Council: Bowser’s budget is a step in the right direction but does not meet 75% of the need for homeless services
At a budget briefing hosted by the Way Home Campaign on April 25, campaign members along with several D.C. residents called on the D.C. Council to increase investments for homeless services. Representatives from Wards 1, 6 and 8 were present, along with three of four at-large council members.
New affordable housing units aim to keep low-income residents from being priced out of Columbia Heights
Nonprofit developer Jubilee Housing is building affordable housing in Columbia Heights that will allow low-income families to stay in their neighborhood.
Subsidies are important to afford housing
Reginald Black explains how important housing subsidies are for the homeless.
This website will help D.C. homeless youth connect to resources
A website by Excella Consulting, intended to help homeless youth in Washington, D.C., connect to available support services was presented at the United States Census Bureau on Nov. 29.
In the face of fear and xenophobia, D.C. agencies and nonprofits reach out to homeless immigrants
In the wake of concern after an ICE raid on a church-run hypothermia shelter in Fairfax County, DHS is reaching out to immigrant communities and preparing for encounters with federal agents while Legal Aid works to help homeless immigrants gain access to essential benefits.
Overflow shelter guests feel unwelcomed by hotel staff and city services
A shelter resident, advocates and the Department of Human Services explain the tense situation homeless families face.
A Morning at Charlie’s Place Means Much More Than a Meal
A breakfast program on Connecticut Avenue has been feeding 60-70 people every Tuesday-Saturday morning for nearly 30 years. While people are there for a meal, they are also offered clothing, health care, haircuts and art therapy. The warm and welcoming atmosphere is what makes this program noteworthy.
D.C. Startup Business to Bring Telemedicine Care Inside Shelters, Housing Projects
A D.C.-based startup Urgent Wellness aims to put medical centers in homeless shelters and housing projects to provide care for vulnerable populations.
D.C. May Remove Civil Commitment Requirement for People with Intellectual Disabilities
The D.C. Council may change the city’s status as the only jurisdiction in the country that requires those with intellectual disabilities to be civilly committed in order to receive city services.
Activists Say D.C.’s Development Plan Should Better Protect Affordable Housing
The public comment period for the revision of D.C.’s Comprehensive Plan closed on June 23. This document is the District’s legislative framework for long-term growth… Read more »
Council Cuts $2 Million From Already Underfunded Emergency Rental Assistance
The approved budget for fiscal year 2018 will decrease funding for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program by 21 percent from last year. Although ERAP has been difficult to navigate, many say it is crucial for low-income housing.
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.
The Mayor of 19th and M Tells His “Second Story” Through Handcrafted Cards
Street Sense Vendor Anthony Crawford has been getting his customers ready for Valentine’s Day. With the help of Second Story Cards, a startup project run… Read more »
Ralliers Call for More Affordable Housing Funds and Budget Input
Washingtonians rallied outside D.C. General Family Shelter to demand that Mayor Muriel Bowser prioritize spending for affordable housing over policing and jails in next year’s budget.
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