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In 2025, fully fund homeless services and housing for all
Jan 1, 2025 · We are getting very disturbing reports from D.C.’s Department of Health as we prepare to remember those who have died without the dignity of a home and a proper burial …
Hoping the Aston helps - Street Sense Media
Dec 4, 2024 · On Nov. 25, I attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new non-congregate shelter in the District of Columbia called The Aston. It is situated in a highly affluent …
How the benefits cliff traps people in poverty
Oct 8, 2024 · Imagine two single parents raising toddlers in D.C. One makes an annual salary of $65,000, while the other earns $11,000 a year by working part-time.
Homeless Crisis Reporting Project - Street Sense Media
D.C. has increased its efforts against homeless encampments this year. Why it matters: Homelessness has risen two years in a row, drawing questions around whether the city is …
MLK Library bans sleeping outside building, threatening a refuge …
Aug 28, 2024 · One of D.C.’s largest public libraries has begun enforcing rules against sleeping and lying down on library property, a move that will further limit spaces in the city available for …
Chinese elders mobilize to save Chinatown
Apr 10, 2024 · The last Chinese residents of Chinatown have long been mobilizing in an effort to preserve what remains of their neighborhood. However, a new proposal to build a nine-story …
Street Sense recognized by INSP
Sep 25, 2024 · The International Network of Street Papers recognized Street Sense at its annual conference. Photo by Annemarie Cuccia
Street Sense - Street Sense Media
Art By Jackie Turner August 16, 2023. Street Sense. Street Sense Media is a nonprofit business. Like many others, it goes up and down. Yet, through it all, we remain the only street paper in …
Read our latest digital-only edition - Street Sense Media
Read our latest digital-only edition. Street Sense Media resumed print distribution of our publication on July 1. Please find a vendor to buy a copy today if you are out and about.