Annemarie Cuccia

Accountability Reporter

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Annemarie first joined Street Sense as an editorial intern in 2020 and returned in early 2022 as the accountability reporter for both Street Sense and The DC Line. She graduated from Georgetown University in 2022 with a B.S.F.S in International Politics, and minors in Spanish and Journalism. Before she joined Street Sense, she served as an intern at The Hill and at NonDoc in her home state of Oklahoma.

Articles by Annemarie

• New year, new agency? DCHA reform efforts continue into 2023

• At least 77 people died without a home last year in DC. How can those deaths be prevented?

• NPS clears Scott Circle encampment in freezing weather

• DC Council set to make some pandemic-era benefits permanent

• What will DCHA’s turnaround plan mean for residents?

• After four years of fighting for their rights, domestic workers are on the cusp of victory

• How to find shelter this winter

• How to vote in next week’s election

• DC companies will pay historic fine for discriminating against people with vouchers

• DC ends fiscal year with hundreds of vouchers left

• Inside the confusing world of housing choice vouchers

• Sybil Taylor’s been at Street Sense for 14 years, and she’s still learning new things

• DC conducts at least 70 encampment engagements each year. Are they effective?

• DC announces expansion of first-time homebuyer program

• How DC’s eviction prevention hotline can help tenants

• National Alliance to End Homelessness lays out new priorities

• Is DC's heat plan working for people experiencing homelessness?

• D.C. funded 2400 vouchers. Less than 600 people have moved into housing

• D.C. raises minimum wage to $16.10

• D.C.’s domestic workers can’t take the abuse any longer. They might not have to.

• Pride celebrations are over, but queer youth still need help

• After six months, DCHA is now fully implementing self-certification

• Following the money: Council implements new accountability measures

• DC might create a Juneteenth Commission. Here’s what it will look like

• There are 40,000 people on DC’s housing waitlist

• Tossed in the trash: Residents at Union Station stripped of their belongings

• Housing demands unmet in final Council budget vote

• Council adds 400 housing vouchers to budget in first vote

• How to get a job in 90 days

• Budget mark-ups feature small wins for housing advocates

• Residents elect Kenneth Council and Denise Blackson to DCHA board

• Despite rule change, DCHA is not allowing identity self-certification

• What kind of support do youth experiencing homelessness need to find stable employment?

• What housing advocates want from the budget

• Bowser kicks off budget season with a proposal focusing on housing and public safety

• Two years, no change: Workers say DOES is “failing DC”

• DC expanded access to caregiving subsidies. Is that enough for caregivers?

• DC passes new protections for voucher holders

• DC releases benefits portal without full translation options

• Meet new DCHA Commissioner Janet Parker

• Here's what members of the DC Council think the city's $900 million in unallocated money should go toward

• DCHA allows self-certification for housing vouchers amidst series of demands from homeless service providers

• December relief bill keeps DC afloat, but the District and its workers look towards a Biden stimulus package

• Workers report new problems claiming unemployment in the District

• Advocates say new “Bridge Fund” shows DC can find money for businesses but not for poor people

• Anti-discrimination law to protect people experiencing homelessness dies in Council, again

• The Black & Indigenous Transgender Safehaus shows the need for inclusive housing programs

• DC to provide one-time check to residents on COVID-19 unemployment programs

• 500 DC families received $1,100 a week. Here’s how it helped them

• DC uses remaining CARES Act funds to help some landlords cancel back rent

• Here’s how to claim unemployment in the District

• DC Central Kitchen to run new cafe in MLK Library

• At SMYAL’s Youth House, LGBTQ+ youth are provided with housing and affirmation

• DOES faces criticism by workers and councilmembers over long wait times and late pay

• Solar Works DC program creates jobs and can reduce expenses for low-income households

• Unemployment benefits extended amid criticisms of DOES

• A national group of mayors is pushing for a guaranteed income, but without leadership from DC

• Council acts to seal eviction records and tamp down on serial eviction filing

• Council paves way for reconsidering rent control

• For District residents who can’t make rent, aid is still available

• DC landlords can no longer provide eviction notices during the pandemic