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Jan 27, 2022

D.C. Area Volunteers Conduct Annual Count Of People Experiencing Homelessness

The annual Point-in-Time count, mostly volunteer organized over the course of one to two days, can have a lasting impact in how housing policy is made.

Oct 07, 2021

D.C. Scrambled To Shelter Unhoused Residents In Hotels After COVID Hit. What Did We Learn From PEP-V?

The future of the program remains unclear. But advocates say its success is a lesson learned.

Oct 07, 2021

‘Trying To Chase A Train’: Fairfax’s Effort To Vaccinate Unhoused Residents

About 50% of the unhoused population that uses county services are vaccinated. But county public health workers aren’t quitting.

Oct 15, 2020

D.C. Continues Encampment Cleanups During The Pandemic Despite CDC Guidance

The District is one of many cities across the country that have continued carrying out full homeless encampment cleanups during the public health emergency.

Oct 15, 2020

How To Vote Without A Home Address? D.C. Groups Worked To Register People Experiencing Homelessness

Pathways to Housing spent two months registering people experiencing homelessness to vote, helping them navigate forms and offering them a mailing address where they could get their ballots.

Oct 15, 2020

Legal Evictions Are Banned, But ‘Invisible’ Evictions Are On The Rise

With many local tenants unable to pay rent, some landlords are using illegal tactics to force them out.

Oct 15, 2020

COVID-19 Made It Even Harder For Unhoused Washingtonians To Find Bathrooms

Unsheltered residents lose public restrooms when restaurants, coffee shops, museums, and libraries close.

Oct 15, 2020

Parents Experiencing Homelessness Get Creative Entertaining Their Kids During The Pandemic

For families experiencing homelessness, the pandemic has presented unique challenges to offering socialization and playtime for their children — especially as shelters and housing programs have imposed restrictions.

Oct 15, 2020

Homelessness Was Already Brutal. Washingtonians Explain How The Pandemic Made It Even Worse

We asked people experiencing homelessness how the pandemic has altered their lives. Here’s what they shared, in their own words.

Aug 30, 2019

For Many D.C. Residents Experiencing Homelessness, The Internet Is ‘An Absolute Necessity’

There are a number of government resources and nonprofits working to bridge the digital divide.

 
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