Maryland

Marvin Hammerman, Season II Part III

It is late afternoon in Baltimore, and workers around the city step to and fro and wait on Maryland Transit Administration buses to go here and there.

Focus on Baltimore

Today, I want to call attention to one of the men’s shelters in Baltimore, and that’s the infamous Baltimore Rescue Mission, in downtown Baltimore. I… Read more »

Maryland Considers Raising Minimum Wage

 Minimum-wage workers in Maryland, who have seen their earnings eroded by the rising cost of living, may be in line for a pay raise. 

Street Success: Leonard Cannady

“People. Places. Things.” That’s Brother LC’s mantra. It’s how he explains both his journey into the streets and his journey out of them. 

Two GWU Professors, Authors Highlight the Impact of Predatory Lending

Gregory Squires: Predatory lending is a subset of sub-prime lending that unfairly extracts resources from usually poor and marginalized people. It can have tremendous negative effects on people’s lives and on neighborhoods.

HUD’s Funding To Its Programs Increases

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) recently announced that it would funnel more than $1.4 billion to more than 4,400 homeless programs in 2005, marking the largest amount it has ever committed to combat homelessness in one year. 

Provider Profile: The Saturday Lunch Program

Walk by Bethesda Presbyterian Church too quickly on a Saturday morning and you might miss the three small signs that provide the only hint of the small miracle happening inside.

Proposed Budget Cuts Would Leave Little for Poor People

President Bush’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2006 was marked by deep cuts to domestic programs.

Focus on Baltimore

In this commentary on Baltimore, I want to bring attention to the barbaric murder of a homeless man who many people may have known but very few liked.

Marvin Hammerman, Season II, Part II

A Novel by Street Sense Vendor August Mallory

Homelessness Sprawls into the Suburbs

News on the movement of homeless people, from the city to the suburbs.

Vendor Profile: August Mallory

August Mallory is 47 years old and originally from Indianapolis. He currently lives in Baltimore and sells Street Sense both in Baltimore and in Washington,… Read more »