A year after SCOTUS ruling, advocates say criminalizing homelessness worsens housing crisis and cuts key support programs.

D.C. launches new planning efforts to fight displacement and expand access to affordable housing across the District.

Language barriers in D.C. shelters endanger non-English speakers despite legal mandates and available translation services.

In 2023, for the first time, more than half of those who died while experiencing homelessness in Washington, D.C., died of an opioid overdose. The percentage of homeless residents dying of opioid ...

Potential cuts to Medicaid threaten D.C.’s homeless and formerly homeless populations Proposed Medicaid cuts could increase homelessness and harm health care access for D.C.’s most vulnerable ...

Aiden Eisenschenk is a weekly volunteer with Street Sense Media’s Vendor Employment Program. He works with vendors in the main office and over the phone, where he processes their payments, collects ...

Cynthia Herrion is an artist and vendor with Street Sense Media.

Apollos Robinson is an artist and vendor with Street Sense Media.

It took a second For half of my life’s dreams to disappear I can’t believe my ears The pain wasn’t minute Better covered by shock A second sucked my hugs, my hand holds, face rubs, and foot rubs A ...