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

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

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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 ...

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.

Three weeks into the federal government’s crackdown on visible homelessness and crime in D.C., an impromptu count of people experiencing homelessness found hundreds of people are still living outside ...

The lack of affordable housing is a national crisis for everyone: college students, the working poor, lower- and middle-class individuals experiencing unexpected catastrophes, and people on fixed ...

This article is part of our 2020 contribution to the DC Homeless Crisis Reporting Project in collaboration with other local newsrooms. The collective works will be published throughout the day at ...

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 ...