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Homeless advocates memorialize the dead — and rally for those who remain in need of housing

Katherine Saltzman Jan 23, 2019 766

Mayor Muriel Bowser will join volunteers tonight in the cafeteria at Columbia Heights Educational Campus as they prepare to deploy around the city to conduct a yearly census of people experiencing homelessness in the District. The city’s…

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Ward 3 residents, District government end homeless shelter dispute with new settlement

James Marshall Jan 11, 2019 3,575

Ward 3 residents and the District government struck a deal Wednesday to alter final details for the area’s family homeless shelter, one of six such facilities now open or under construction as replacements for the now-closed DC General…

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DC Council responds to yearslong advocacy campaign with pilot program to improve public access to bathrooms

Katherine Saltzman Dec 20, 2018 447

The DC Council handed a victory this week to the advocates who have worked for years to spotlight the limited availability of public restrooms in the District and to ensure that those in need have a place to go. “It is shocking that our…

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New day center set to bolster homeless services downtown before onset of winter

Katherine Saltzman Sep 7, 2018 575

A new downtown center will open later this year at the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church to provide daytime services for homeless men and women prior to the onset of winter weather, thanks to a $1.7 million grant announced last month by…

Homelessness

Amid DC’s unemployment problems, training offers ‘Digital Hope’ for homeless

Zoe Poindexter Sep 5, 2018 1,751

The Church of the Epiphany looks different on a Saturday afternoon. There are no robed choir members singing hymns. The black iron gate, usually wide open, is padlocked shut, and the only way in is through a back door in the alley, propped…

Homelessness

With DC General shelter set to close, Playtime Project opens new doors

Naomi Harris Jul 25, 2018 890

Twenty-four-year-old Sherrice Evans first discovered the room full of toys and children after her daughter ran off to give a stranger a hug. The stranger, who was a volunteer, and the Quality Inn ballroom full of toys were both part of a…

Jim Knight: Justice Housing Partners Fund will increase equity for families

Commentary Jul 9, 2018 502

Jubilee Housing launched in 1973 when members of Church of the Saviour saw a need to provide clean, safe and affordable housing in their neighborhood of Adams Morgan. Working together, justice-minded community members pooled their resources…

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Gunther Stern: Homelessness is often a symptom of untreated mental illness

Commentary Jul 2, 2018 1,080

More than 3 million Americans — 1.1 percent of the U.S. population — have schizophrenia, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. But within the homeless population, between a fifth and a third are believed to suffer from…

Homelessness

Council honors DC youth soccer team that represented U.S. at Street Child World Cup

Kate Oczypok Jul 2, 2018 477

The U.S. may not have made it to the World Cup this year, but nine DC high schoolers did. The students — all of whom have experienced or been at risk for homelessness — were honored by the DC Council last week for their participation in the…

jonetta rose barras: On the border of homelessness

jonetta rose barras Jun 28, 2018 247

She stood at the pay phone booth, near the corner of Missouri Avenue and Georgia Avenue NW. She had been there for more than 20 minutes, negotiating with the telephone company over restoration of services. That morning when she left her…

Homelessness

DC Central Kitchen serves up opportunity even amid search for a new home

Kate Oczypok Jun 27, 2018 716

Founded in 1989 as the nation’s first “community kitchen,” DC Central Kitchen uses food as a tool to build better communities. Each year it serves millions of meals to those in need and trains for culinary careers men and women who have had…

Homelessness

Brian Hart: ‘Don’t just see the light, be the light’

Commentary Jun 27, 2018 601

Imagine if you or your children had to sleep on a bare floor because you lacked beds, or you always ate standing up because you had no table or chairs. It’s not so easy to work or study at night when you have to do everything in your lap.…

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Shelter construction delays bring questions over vetting of subcontractor

Cuneyt Dil Jun 26, 2018 1,110

DC Council members this week grilled District officials over delays in constructing planned family homeless shelters in wards 7 and 8, while officials maintained both shelters will still open on schedule in the fall. The two shelters…

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District Links: Councilmember Robert White enters race for House seat held by Norton since 1991; Senate approves DC…

Sep 19, 2025 9

As questions swirl over whether DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton will indeed seek another term, at-large DC Councilmember Robert White — who previously served as legislative counsel in Norton's office —…

jonetta rose barras: President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans engage in political violence against DC’s…

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Most Americans, even those who vehemently oppose President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans, will admit that the murder of Charlie Kirk is the most recent evidence of a frightening…

District Links: Council OKs $3.7B deal with Commanders to remake RFK campus; Bowser, Mendelson and Schwalb face…

Sep 18, 2025 5

Today's congressional oversight hearing on DC with testimony from Mayor Muriel Bowser, DC Council Chair Phil Mendelson and Attorney General Brian Schwalb caps a hectic few days — with the House…

District Links: House passes changes to DC juvenile justice with limited Democratic support; council set to vote today…

Sep 17, 2025 8

With limited but notable Democratic support, the House yesterday approved two GOP bills that would alter the District's juvenile justice laws — with consideration of two other proposals to overturn…

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