D.C. launches new planning efforts to fight displacement and expand access to affordable housing across the District.

Language barriers in D.C. shelters endanger non-English speakers despite legal mandates and available translation services.

A year after SCOTUS ruling, advocates say criminalizing homelessness worsens housing crisis and cuts key support programs.

Aiden Eisenschenk is a weekly volunteer with Street Sense Media’s Vendor Employment Program. He works with vendors in the main office and over the phone, where he processes their payments, collects ...

Cynthia Herrion is an artist and vendor with Street Sense Media.

Apollos Robinson is an artist and vendor with Street Sense Media.

Proposed Medicaid cuts could increase homelessness and harm health care access for D.C.’s most vulnerable residents, ...

As D.C. closes over 700 seasonal beds with the end of hypothermia season, year-round homeless shelters are reaching capacity.

Maurice Carter's latest drawing.

Shawn Fenwick's visual art.

An inspiring Authority Magazine interview explores how small steps and a new mindset can create lasting community change.

I called the shop at 7:38 I asked, “Are you open?” and they said, “Great!” Thirty dollars was what I had in all I said, “Sir, I have little funds, but my mustache you can see it’s way too long.” ...