Colleen Cosgriff

Case Manager
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202-347-2006 x 14
Colleen began her time at Street Sense as an Editorial intern during the summer of 2015. She then returned to Street Sense as a volunteer reporter and a case management intern during the summer of 2016. Colleen graduated from the University of Mary Washington in 2017 with a bachelor’s degree in English. During her time at Mary Washington, Colleen completed a year-long research project on the criminalization of homelessness in Virginia with the university’s Sociology Department.
Articles by Colleen
LIVE: Homeless Persons' Memorial Day 2018
Bathroom bill passes first full-Council vote
LIVE: National Homeless Persons' Memorial Day 2017
People in the Park: Love, Roots, Routine and The Hot Dog Stand Man
The Ask: Grieving Advocates Demand Investments in Housing
Community Unity: Demonstrators Distribute Warm Clothing Downtown
48* Dead: Homeless advocates question city budget priorities, morals
LIVE: Homeless Persons' Memorial Day 2016
Your Address Could Determine Your Right to Vote. What if you don't have one?
Boots on the Ground: Through the Eyes of Election Officials
Youth Lead Ivy City Civic Engagement, Call for Crummell Rec Center
Murrow Park Photography Exhibit Connects Community
Federal Court Postponed Homeless Man's Hearing to Allow Time to Obtain Housing
Gallery Exhibition Spotlights Homeless Photographers
Fighting for Homeless Rights, No Matter What
Photographers Document Life During Displacement
Friday, December 18: Demonstrators Take The Wilson Building
Thursday, December 17: Community Sleeps Out to End Homeless Deaths
LIVE: National Homeless Persons' Memorial Day 2015
Ivy City Continues to Call for Community Center
Synthetic "Marijuana": Easy to Find, Hard to Prosecute, Incredibly Dangerous
City Adds Energy to the District's Environment
District Revisits Contentious Ivy City School Development with Inclusive "Our RFP" Program
Georgetown Man Remembered for Quiet Integrity
Developers Prepare to Break Ground at Long-Neglected Park
Teens Prepare Care Kits for Veterans and Questions for Congress
Letting Nothing Get in the Way of Family
Ivy City Community Center Dreams Put on Hold, Again
Continued Overdoses Drag Synthetic Marijuana Into Spotlight
New "Clark Inn" Only Substance Abuse Treatment in District to Keep Families Together
Four Years Later, District Waits for Army to Turn Over Walter Reed
2016 Budget Promises Unprecedented Amount of Funding to Help Homeless People
D.C. City Council Budget Passes Unanimously