Street Sense Media
Street Sense Media offers economic opportunities to people experiencing homelessness through media that elevates voices and encourages debate on poverty and ...
Welcome to the new Street Sense Media - Street Sense Media
Street Sense is now Street Sense Media. Our new name reflects an evolution in our programming that began in 2013. And our new name more accurately describes the organization as it exists today.
Our Mission and History - Street Sense Media
Our mission is to end homelessness in the Washington, D.C. area by empowering people in need with the skills, tools, and confidence to succeed.
With rates of homelessness on the rise, the death toll is rising too
Jan 1, 2025 · Between 2023 and 2024, the District saw rates of homelessness rise for the second year in a row, with older residents representing the fastest-growing group of unhoused people, according to this year’s Point-In-Time (PIT) Count results.Deaths for the unhoused are often due to a lack of access to health care, and with rising rates of people over 55 experiencing homelessness, those medical ...
Housing disparities widen as D.C.’s 2025 plan targets single adults
Dec 18, 2024 · As D.C. agencies plan for 2025, one is running into a few delays. Ahead of its last meeting of the year, the D.C. Interagency Council on Homelessness (ICH) delayed the approval of its 2025 Work Plan to March. The body, which is tasked with organizing the city’s response to homelessness, originally expected to pass the work plan at its final meeting on Dec. 10.
D.C. has everything it needs to fight homelessness – except the …
Jan 15, 2025 · Homelessness in the District of Columbia increased by 14% in the last year, according to the 2024 Point in Time (PIT) Count. But it’s not due to a lack of funding. In fact, D.C. gives millions of dollars aimed at ending homelessness back to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, because the District simply doesn’t have enough people to …
About - Street Sense Media
About. Since 2016, Street Sense Media has led a collaborative reporting project bringing together outlets from across D.C. to report on homelessness for one, 24-hour period.
Reporter's Guide - Street Sense Media
A journalist’s guide to reporting on homelessness. Be aware of the many clichés and tropes used to inaccurately describe homeless people. Clichés and stereotypes often define stories about homeless people.
Street Sense - Street Sense Media
Art By Jackie Turner August 16, 2023. Street Sense. Street Sense Media is a nonprofit business. Like many others, it goes up and down. Yet, through it all, we remain the only street paper in the District.
From the beginning, a short anthology of Street Sense Media
Nov 16, 2022 · James Davis shares the history of Street Sense Media for the organization's 20th anniversary.