21 residents of Ward 3 have banded together to file a lawsuit against Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) and D.C. Council about the pending development of a new homeless shelter. Twenty-one Ward 3 residents in ...

The number of homeless students in the US has rapidly increased since 2005. What fixes are needed to stabilize families?

Artist and author Patrisse Cullors, best known for her role in co-founding the Black Lives Matter movement more than a decade ago, says she has written a love letter to a younger version of herself ...

Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez Bezos have donated $11.25 million to fight homelessness in the Washington, DC, area through their Bezos Day 1 Fund, which earlier today announced the recipients of its ...

Guitarist Memphis Gold, a Vietnam veteran who served in the Navy for 14 years doesn’t just play the blues — he lived them, when he was homeless in the nation’s capital. Now, he’s helping others who ...

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Friendship Place, the premier housing service provider for people experiencing homelessness in the DC region, offering innovative, person-focused programs that ...

Devon Kurtz is right to care about homelessness but wrong in his presentation of the underlying research (“Trump Forces D.C. to Get Real About Homelessness,” op-ed, Aug. 21). The largest survey of ...

NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- The man accused of shooting homeless people in Washington, D.C., and suspected in similar incidents in New York City appeared before a judge Wednesday. Gerald Bravard, 30, was ...

WASHINGTON — Every night, Abdullah Ibrahim retreats from the streets into a wooded stretch along the Potomac River. As night falls and temperatures drop, he erects a tent and builds a fire beneath a ...

Nearly three months into the federal surge, homelessness remains an issue in the District, despite the clearing of encampments as part of the president's March executive order. “There is no disputing ...