Avi Bajpai

General Assignment Reporter

Editorial Intern — Spring 2020/Summer 2020
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Avi Bajpai is a junior at George Washington University, where he is majoring in Political Science and minoring in Journalism. At GW, he reports for his campus newspaper, The GW Hatchet, and writes about political journalism for MediaFile, a student-run media criticism website. He is passionate about covering political systems and how they impact people on a daily basis.

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• Annual survey reveals a continued decrease in family homelessness, no change for youth, and an increase for single individuals

• Advocates highlight major gaps in proposed budget for affordable housing and reducing homelessness

• DHS waives case management billing requirements for service providers facing higher costs and staff shortages

• While DHS works to shelter and quarantine homeless residents, housing referrals have been put on hold

• Five shelter residents have tested positive for COVID-19, DHS says

• Despite COVID-19 closures, restaurants and other nontraditional sources are feeding people in need

• A text-alert service for DC’s homeless community is tracking which services are still open during the COVID-19 outbreak

• DC service organizations to stay open amid coronavirus-related closures

• Alice Carter, poet and performer, dies at 35

• Tenants on strike describe the financial, medical, and emotional toll of apartments in disrepair

• Rent Strike: Facing eviction, tenants rally outside courthouse demanding repairs