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DATE	PUBLICATION	TITLE
05/29/2025	The Community Foundation	Medicaid: A Lifeline for People Experiencing Homelessness
05/22/2025	WTOP News	‘I found my calling’: DC program empowers formerly homeless individuals to support others in need
04/09/2025	Council Of Governments	Collaboration in Action: A regional approach to the prevention of homelessness
04/07/2025	The Community Foundation	Partnership to End Homelessness Announces Critical Investments in PSH Innovation Pilots
01/30/2025	The Washington Post	After two years of rising homelessness, D.C. again counts the unsheltered
07/24/2024	The Washington Post	Once homeless, these D.C. peer educators will go on to help pull others up
06/24/2024	The Washington Post	In sweltering D.C., an outreach worker hits the streets to offer help to the homeless
05/16/2024	The Washington Post	Homelessness numbers continues to rise in D.C. region, data shows
04/22/2024	The Hill	Will the Supreme Court allow cities to punish the homeless for being homeless?
04/17/2024	The Washington Informer	Hope Has a Home, First Medical Respite Program For Women, Opens in D.C.
04/05/2024	NBC Washington	‘Hope Has a Home’ helps DC women without housing get care they need
03/18/2024	The Washington Post	Want to fix the social worker shortage? Start with the licensing exam.
01/31/2024	Street Sense Media	What can the 2024 Point-in-Time Count tell us about homelessness in DC?
01/23/2024	WAMU	Listen: Will D.C’s homeless population continue to grow?
01/17/2024	Street Sense Media	2024 hopes and predictions, continued
08/23/2023	The DC Line	Can DC fix its housing voucher backlog any time soon?
06/08/2023	DCist	This Week’s Air Quality Was The Worst In Decades. For People Experiencing Homelessness, There Was No Escape
05/30/2023	Marketplace	Mental illness plays a complicated role in the homelessness crisis
05/10/2023	The Washington Post	Homelessness surges in D.C. suburbs, amid national crisis, study finds
02/28/2023	The DC Line	‘There’s just nothing else’: Why only one-third of displaced McPherson residents are in housing or shelters after encampment closure
02/28/2023	The Baltimore Sun	Standardized exams keep Black social workers out, activists say. These Marylanders want to change that.
02/15/2023	The Washington Post	D.C.’s largest homeless encampment is cleared, in shadow of White House
02/10/2023	The Washington Post	Cities like D.C. have funds to house the homeless. They need staff.
02/06/2023	Axios DC	D.C. prepares to clear McPherson Square encampment
01/30/2023	Pathways to Housing DC	Pathways to Housing DC Awarded Prestigious Grant from CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield to Strengthen Frontline Health Care Workforce in Effort to End Chronic Homelessness
01/26/2023	The Washington Post	Seeking a census count for the unhoused in D.C.
01/26/2023	WUSA9	DC counts the unhoused as encampments persist
01/25/2023	The DCist	The Annual Count Of The D.C. Region’s Homeless Population Is Tonight. Here’s Why It Matters
12/24/2022	The Washington Post	It’s cold out there! D.C. area bundles up as pipes freeze, power goes out
12/20/2022	WAMU	How America is grappling with homelessness
12/20/2022	The Washington Post	At least 77 people died homeless in nation’s capital this year
`10/17/2022	Axios DC	D.C.’s homeless encampment plan, 1 year later
09/15/2022	Community Solutions	WASHINGTON, D.C. BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT SUPPORTS SYSTEMIC HOMELESSNESS SOLUTIONS
07/22/2022	The DC Line	Why has DC used only one-fifth of this year’s new housing vouchers so far?
07/22/2022	Axios	D.C. Heats Up
06/01/2022	The DCist	National Park Service Clears Homeless Encampments
05/25/2022	The DC Line	DC’s pandemic-era emergency housing program offers lessons for homeless services
04/28/2022	Street Sense	DC’s 2022 PIT Count results reveal an overall decrease in homelessness
01/27/2022	NBC4	Volunteers Count Homeless Population Amid Efforts to Tackle Issue in DC
01/27/2022	The Washington Post	DC Conducts Annual Count of Homeless Residents
01/27/2022	The DCist	D.C. Area Volunteers Conduct Annual Count of People Experiencing Homelessness
01/27/2022	Axios	DC Conducts Its Annual Homelessness Count
01/26/2022	WTOP	Annual Count of DC Homeless Population Expected on Brutally Cold Night
01/21/2022	The Washington Post	D.C. is making progress on homelessness, but there’s more to do
12/24/2021	The Washington Post	Housed for the holidays: A fresh start — and new struggles — after D.C.’s streets
12/08/2021	The Washington Informer	Amerigroup DC Contributes Nearly $1 Million to Community Organizations in the District
11/10/2021	The Washington Post	He served in the Air Force, and now he sleeps on a D.C. park bench
10/07/2021	The DCist	In Fight Against Homelessness, Advocates Say Tax Hike On Wealthy Is ‘Gamechanger’
10/01/2021	The DCist	After Years Of Community And Controversy, D.C. Makes Final Push To Close Down NoMa Encampments
08/16/2021	The Washington Post	D.C.’s ‘Skid Row-type thing’: Homeless encampments grow amid pandemic
07/13/2021	The DCist	D.C. Just Released The Next Phase Of Its Plan To End Homelessness. Here’s What’s In It
07/04/2021	ABC 7 News	DC housing agency raises awareness on keeping homeless communities safe in hot weather
07/01/2021	Street Sense	Cooling options limited in DC during summer heat emergency
05/14/2021	The Washington Post	Opinion: D.C. has the resources and the know-how to ensure nobody else lives (or dies) without housing
04/26/2021	NBC4 Washington	Pedestrians Struck, Killed Had Overcome Obstacles to Become Advocates for Homeless Community
01/29/2021	DCist	How The Pandemic Changed This Year’s Homeless Point-In-Time Count
01/28/2021	NBC4 Washington	Volunteers Count DC Residents Experiencing Homelessness
01/20/2021	Reuters	D.C. homeless on high alert amid inauguration security concerns
12/19/2020	The Washington Post	Home for the holidays? An effort aims to get two dozen people into housing before Christmas.
11/27/2020	The Washington Post	Opinion: D.C.’s libraries remain safe spaces for people experiencing homelessness
10/15/2020	DCist	How To Vote Without A Home Address? D.C. Groups Worked To Register People Experiencing
10/15/2020	DCist	Homelessness Was Already Brutal. Washingtonians Explain How The Pandemic Made It Even
09/10/2020	The Washington Post	Voting is a challenge for the homeless. Advocates are trying to make it easier.
04/04/2020	The Washington Post	How coronavirus is affecting one of the nation’s most vulnerable populations
03/03/2020	Washington City Paper	For D.C.’s Street Medicine Practitioners, Health Care and Housing Are Linked
09/05/2019	The Washington Post	‘He should have died in a home of his own’: Curbside memorial honors homeless man in downtown D.C.
01/25/2019	WAMU	Inside D.C.’s Annual Homelessness Count, The City’s Biggest Night For Street Outreach
04/18/2019	The Washington Post	At Union Station, a daily struggle to help the homeless
01/06/2019	The Washington Post	In Maryland, a blind homeless man gets a second chance
02/04/2018	The Washington Post	A place where they can take their shoes off and say ‘I’m home’
06/29/2017	The DCist	D.C. Has Made Remarkable Progress Toward Ending Chronic Homelessness. Will It Continue?
01/22/2016	WAMU 88.5	Concerns For D.C. Area Homeless Population As Winter Storm Bears Down
11/2015	Street Sense	Libraries Fill The Gap for District Day Programs
10/2015	Caring Magazine	Housing first, care second
06/2015	Sojourners Magazine	‘They Saved My Life’
3/28/2015	The Huffington Post	How Giving Homes To The Homeless Reduces Homelessness
2/25/2015	Bisnow	6 Nonprofits Curing Homelessness
01/2015 – 02/2015	Aging Today	Elder homelessness is on the rise—but we have the tools to end this trend
01/04/2015	Gifts for the Homeless Blog	How a Pair of Socks From GFTH Was a Stepping Stone for a Homeless Man in DC
12/30/2014	The Washington Informer	Defining Our Generation’s Legacy: A New Vision of Health Care
12/22/2014	CityLab (from The Atlantic)	How the Cycle of Chronic Homelessness Begins—and Ends
12/22/2014	Comcast Newsmakers	Pathways to Housing DC
12/03/2014	NBC4 Washington	What Should You Do About Panhandlers? Experts Say It’s a Personal Decision
08/27/2014	NBC4 Washington	Helping the Homeless Rebuild Their Lives
02/07/2014	WAMU 88.5	Can D.C. End Homelessness For Veterans?
01/2014	Realtor Magazine	Extending a Lifeline to People in Need
12/07/2013	The Economist	Tales from the streets: Homelessness has fallen. But will it stay low?
11/14/2013	IntheCapital/DC Inno	Pathways to Housing DC Offers Hope and a Future for Washington’s Homeless
11/03/2013	ThinkProgress	How The Washington Nationals Helped One Fan Save His Life
09/10/2013	The Atlantic	Dying Not Under a Bridge, Nor Living in an E.R.
09/10/2013	Kaiser Health News	Nurse Practitioner’s Life Story Prepares Him To Work With Homeless
08/28/2013	ThinkProgress	This Town: What It’s Like Being Homeless With A Mental Illness In Washington DC
06/21/2013	PBS’s Religion and Ethics Newsweekly	Prisons and the Mentally Ill
12/03/2012	Moyers & Company	A Pathway to Ending Homelessness: A Home
11/12/2012	The Nation	This Week in Poverty: A Wake-Up Call on Housing and Homelessness
11/12/2012	WTOP	Group looks to break cycle of homelessness for D.C. veterans
11/09/2012	WAMU 88.5	Advocates Strive To Get Homeless Veterans Into Homes
11/09/2012	Huffington Post	Partnership Leads to New Beginning for Homeless Veterans
11/08/2012	The Washington Post	Veteran who found his way circles back to help others
01/26/2012	WAMU 88.5	Volunteers Count D.C.’s Homeless
04/06/2011	USA Today	Homeless addicts get help without getting clean, sober
10/16/2010	The Washington Post	A local life: He lived on the streets, but died in a home
09/02/2010	Huffington Post	Talking ‘Housing First’ with Linda Kaufman from Pathways to Housing
06/17/2010	NPR	Homeless Numbers Dip, But More Families Suffer
04/08/2009	The Washington Post	New Home Had Given Guy Dow, 63, Some Hope
03/31/2009	NPR	For Homeless, A Home May Be The Best Rehab
12/23/2008	The Washington Times	Bush brings coats to needy
11/20/2008	The Washington Post	Homes for the Homeless, Bargains for Everyone
09/20/2008	The Washington Post	D.C. Council Probes Fenty Plan to Move Homeless
12/27/2007	The Washington Post	Ready or Not, a Home of Their Own
11/23/2007	CBS News	How To End Homelessness? Provide Homes
11/08/2007	The Washington Post	Many D.C. Veterans Homeless, Study Says
January/February 2005	Mother Jones	Life on the Inside

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