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NewsBy Ellida Parker February 8, 2017
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…
NewsBy Robyn Di Giacinto October 21, 2016
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.
NewsBy Cassidy Jensen October 5, 2016
Buzzard Point Residents Air Environmental Concerns
Empower D.C. hosted an environmental brunch on Sept. 17 where activists and Southwest D.C. residents met to discuss the challenges facing Buzzard Point. Among these issues were fears about the environmental impact of redevelopment in the area and displacement. A new D.C. United Stadium is to be built in the Buzzard Point neighborhood.
NewsBy Nora Scully April 10, 2024
Health care workers at DC homeless shelters begin contract negotiations 5 months after voting to unionize
Unity Health Care workers are advocating for better conditions, more time with patients, and lower workloads.
NewsBy Margaret Hartigan / Andrea Ho February 28, 2024
DC, National Park Service conduct encampment clearings in Foggy Bottom ahead of May closure
The National Park Service will close park area in Foggy Bottom on May 15, displacing part of a 28-tent encampment.
NewsBy Frederic John February 28, 2024
Pages from the life book of Big Dan
Vendor Frederic John talks to Dan Kingery, the last man living in McPherson Square after an encampment closure last year.
NewsBy Alexia Partouche March 29, 2023
DC Fiscal Policy Institute explores how statehood can affect homeless crisis
D.C. is missing out on over $3 billion in annual tax revenue due to its continual classification as a federal district, according to a recent report released by the D.C. Fiscal Policy Institute.
NewsBy Jasper Smith June 29, 2022
Anti-discrimination bill returns to the council for a third time
On June 28, the D.C. Council passed the Human Rights Enhancement Amendment Act to amend the Human Rights Act of 1977, adding homelessness as a protected class.
NewsBy Jasper Smith June 16, 2022
DC misreports number of hypothermia-caused deaths
The Emergency Response and Shelter Operations Committee of the Interagency Council on Homelessness revealed there had been an error in the number reported of unhoused individuals whose main cause of death was hypothermia in 2021.
NewsBy Editorial Staff June 9, 2022
2022 Primary Voter Guide
Read our 2022 Voter Guide for candidates seeking seats in the June 21 ballot.
Vendor ProfileBy Will Schick June 8, 2022
How a street paper can change a person’s life
Gerald Anderson will never forget the first time he ever stole something. It was sometime in the late 1970s in…
ArtBy Justin Blakey May 18, 2022
“To be institutionalized”: An in-depth take on just what it means to be “institutional”
Justin Blakey reflects on the concept of institutionalization.
OpinionBy Donté Turner April 7, 2022
Shelters or Prison?
Shelters and detention centers are very much alike. You’ll have to fight to survive, or like they say, “survival of…
NewsBy Abigail Williams April 6, 2022
DC’s public housing authority renews promise to ‘build first’
The D.C. Housing Authority is redeveloping Greenleaf Public Housing in Southwest D.C. and has promised residents their right to remain in the neighborhood. Residents impacted by redevelopment call for greater accountability from the agency to make sure their promise is upheld.
NewsBy Annemarie Cuccia March 30, 2022
Bowser kicks off budget season with a proposal focusing on housing and public safety
Mayor Bowser’s proposed budget includes increases for police, emergency rental assistance, and permanent supportive housing vouchers.
ArtBy Gerald Anderson December 15, 2021
Treading the Waters, Part 42
Gerald Anderson shares a time he had to decide between staying in jail or going to boot camp.
NewsBy Will Schick September 15, 2021
Families in rapid rehousing still unsure of their future in the program
Some families who were notified last month that their rapid rehousing subsidies will be terminated by Oct. 31 still have…
NewsBy Athiyah Azeem February 12, 2021
DC task force recommends major investments in affordable housing to prevent crime
The District Task Force on Jails and Justice made 80 recommendations to the Mayor to invest in more affordable housing, to help communities and prevent crime.
OpinionBy Steve Lilienthal December 2, 2020
Prison libraries are critically important
Steve Lilienthal on the importance of prison libraries for the education of incarcerated persons.
NewsBy Robert Nordahl / Kristian Berhost September 25, 2020
Homeless disenfranchisement in the United States: State election barriers, analysis, and best practices
Two researchers studied common barriers homeless citizens experience while voting and uncovered best practices to overcome them.
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