Getting a housing voucher is just the first hurdle to exit homelessness. Moving in can take months as people face delays.

Summer 2025 sam.belmar@streetsensemedia.org Sam Belmar is a rising junior at William & Mary, studying sociology and ...

A new report aims to understand services for youth experiencing homelessness and to encourage a plan that works to end youth homelessness.

Summer 2025 mackenzie.konjoyan@streetsensemedia.org Mackenzie Konjoyan is a recent graduate of American University where she ...

Housing advocates worry the budget, which cuts welfare, Medicaid, and housing, seeks growth at the expense of the city’s most vulnerable.

Sarah Eccleston is a writer and editor working as an editorial assistant for The Postal Record—the monthly magazine for ...

Proposal for a secure, independent database tracking FBI and police activity to promote accountability and legislative oversight.

I was “puzzled by a look of perplexity” by a late adolescent teenage girl. The young lady had looked at me like she knew me in a way that made me feel admired and cared for.

Peggy Jackson Whitley shares a heartfelt farewell to her best friend Vennie in a poetic tribute of love and remembrance.

Rev. Donald Davis reflects on returning to Street Sense after a challenging trip to Texas. Grateful to be back home.