Some D.C. organizations address a need that often goes overlooked for people experiencing homelessness: beauty.

The D.C. Commission on Poverty has been left reeling, no budget and no Vice Chair. The city seems not to care about the commission.

A series of overdose spikes across D.C. this summer has prompted harm reduction advocates to call for expanded drug checking.

The District has closed 98 encampments through July, an increase from the same period in 2025, during which D.C. closed 50 encampments.

Kimberley Shattuck is an artist and vendor with Street Sense Media.

Michele Helies is an artist and vendor with Street Sense Media.

Marquis Savant is an artist and vendor with Street Sense Media.

Street Sense vendor Drake Brensul explains the ways the government needs to adjust the economy to make life more affordable.

D.C. adopts new plan to end homelessness after year-long delay The new plan to end homelessness in D.C., Homeward 3.0, has finally been drafted, but the jury is out on the effectiveness of the plan.

Streets sense vendor Jennifer McLaughlin explains the issues she finds with the new work requirements with SNAP.

D.C. is scaling back Rapid Rehousing. Advocates argue the program leaves families without stable housing or enough income to stay housed.

Though employment is viewed as a path out of homelessness, challenges like transportation barriers can still make it hard to find housing.