Domestic violence is the leading cause of homelessness in the District, but the mayor's proposed budget would cut funding for ...

The number of encampments and the number of people at each site have been dropping over the first half of 2026.

While the budget would fund a new non-congregate shelter, it offers few long-term housing options for people experiencing ...

D.C. knows him as “The Cowboy Poet.” Street Sense knows him as Frederic John. He shines in “BILLY LUCK” “BILLY LUCK,” a documentary about Street Sense vendor Frederic John, was screened for the first ...

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In a rare move, President Donald Trump federalized D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) and deployed the National Guard to D.C. on Aug. 11 in response to perceived high crime rates in the city.

Nestled between residential homes in D.C.’s Ward 8 lies a sanctuary for homeless LGBTQ+ youth. The Wanda Alston Foundation — founded in 2008 to honor queer rights activist Wanda Alston, who was the ...

A new effort seeks to secure official recognition for the historic significance of Barry Farm, a public housing complex in Southeast D.C. Street Sense has no online paywall to keep our articles ...

This article is part of Street Sense’s 2025 contribution to the D.C. Homeless Crisis Reporting Project in collaboration with other local newsrooms. The collective works will be published throughout ...

A move away from housing first solutions for homelessness. Further criminalization of sleeping outdoors. Cuts to housing programs. These are some of the changes advocates and people experiencing ...