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Empowering those experiencing homelessness & informing the public since 2003. Donate to help us continue our work. Visit our website at streetsensemedia.org. Still getting set up here!
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In collaboration with @Slate.com we followed six people who were displaced during the takeover. Two of them have chosen to flee D.C. entirely for green space in Virginia. Four have stayed in D.C. Read the story now 🔗 https://bit.ly/3J2Y7SG
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Street Sense and our partners put out four stories yesterday for the second day of the Homeless Crisis Reporting Project, in honor of World Homeless Day this Friday. Read them all at bit.ly/DCHCRP.
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The Homeless Crisis Reporting Project started yesterday, and our partners published two stories which you can now read on the crisis page, https://bit.ly/4n3QWYE.

We'll be reporting throughout the week on homelessness in honor of World Homeless Day on Oct. 10.
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Tomorrow is the start of D.C.'s Homeless Crisis Reporting Project week! Follow Street Sense and other local outlets to stay updated and read everything throughout the week, or go to bit.ly/DCHCRP to see articles as they are posted.
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D.C. is failing to collect critical income data for participants in one of its key homelessness intervention programs, raising concerns about whether the program is meeting its goals, according to a new alert from the Office of the D.C. Auditor.

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D.C. auditor finds data is missing from singles homeless program - Street Sense Media
Rapid Rehousing for Individuals is missing key income data needed to gauge effectiveness, according to the Office of the D.C. Auditor.
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On Sept. 17, the D.C. Council approved a historic $3.7 billion deal to redevelop the RFK Stadium campus and invest in affordable housing and other projects in the surrounding area.

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D.C. Council passes RFK deal, rejecting housing amendments
The $3.7 billion RFK stadium deal passed, but not without controversy, as councilmembers fought for amendments on affordable housing.
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The Trump administration is threatening to audit the over 3,000 public housing authorities across the country, aiming to find people who are using public housing programs without citizenship or proper documentation.

Read more here: https://tinyurl.com/5fpbfdkr
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One morning in late summer, Eric Thompson-Bey sipped his daily Grande Pike Place coffee from a Starbucks in downtown D.C., just across from his regular spot, where he has sold Street Sense papers for the past three years. Read the full story online now at https://bit.ly/46CfAu6
Thompson-Bey shares his days selling papers
Eric Thompson-Bey tells his story as a longtime vendor. He has sold in all seasons, and shows up for his customers no matter what.
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RRH is a short-term subsidy that pays a portion of a family’s rent through the Family Rehousing Stabilization Program (FRSP) or an individual’s rent through Rapid Rehousing for Individuals (RRH-I).
As budget crisis looms, the Rapid Rehousing program scales back for the fiscal year
D.C.’s Rapid Rehousing (RRH) program for individuals hasn’t taken new referrals since April 2024 due to budget constraints.
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Tenants with disabilities who rely on D.C.’s public housing struggle to find units that meet their needs, a report from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) says.

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‘Woefully out of compliance:’ Letter says DCHA failed disabled tenants
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President Donald Trump issued a March 14 executive order calling for the elimination of all “non-statutory components and functions” of the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH).

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Trump executive order targets U.S. homelessness agency
USICH works with other agencies to coordinate the federal response to homelessness at the state and local levels and is the only federal agency tasked to address homelessness.
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Friendship Terrace, a medium-sized apartment complex in Ward 3, announced it would be opening up 125 “deeply affordable” housing units for independent seniors, making the retirement community open to low-income D.C. residents.

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This retirement complex is using housing vouchers to help senior residents afford to live there
With affordable senior living becoming a rarity in D.C, Friendship Terrace in Tenleytown is finding ways to help low-income seniors live in retirement communities.
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Follow Street Sense's new account! We'll be sharing our work here starting soon :)
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Street Sense is on here now! We'll be sharing our articles, breaking news, and tips about where to find our vendors to purchase your copy of the paper.

To start off, here's our piece on the city closing the E Street encampment following the president's social media posts.
D.C. closes Foggy Bottom encampment following Trump social post
Following a social media post by President Trump, D.C. closed a large encampment next to the E Street Expressway with only a day’s notice.
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Street Sense is on here now! We'll be sharing our articles, breaking news, and tips about where to find our vendors to purchase your copy of the paper.

To start off, here's our piece on the city closing the E Street encampment following the president's social media posts.
D.C. closes Foggy Bottom encampment following Trump social post
Following a social media post by President Trump, D.C. closed a large encampment next to the E Street Expressway with only a day’s notice.
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