Housing advocates are condemning Mayor Muriel Bowser’s proposed budget cuts to social safety net and housing programs in her ...

Housing as both a tradeable commodity and a fundamental human right, challenging government roles and systemic inequities.

Vendor Andrew Anderson looks back on the history of the Pride movement and those who sacrificed so others could have rights.

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Wendell Williams reflects on missed buses, quiet cities, and unexpected joy in Linz, Austria, on a memorable Christmas Day.

Street Sense was honored to receive five awards from the D.C. chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists.

Our mission is to end homelessness in the Washington, D.C. area by empowering people in need with the skills, tools, and confidence to succeed. Together we use a range of media platforms to raise ...

Repeated encampment closures at MLK Library displaced at least a dozen people and closed one of the last places to sleep ...

When Ronnie Harris first entered foster care at 12 years old, she was certain she would be adopted. But, in what felt like no time at all, foster care swallowed her teenage years. The system jerked ...

After years of having to pay for transportation to cross the Anacostia River to receive health care, residents of Wards 7 and 8, largely disconnected by the Anacostia River from D.C.’s high-quality ...