Summer 2025 jelina.liu@streetsensemedia.org Jelina is a Chinese-American photographer and videographer from the Bay Area. She ...

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

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

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

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

Longtime homelessness advocate and lawyer Maria Foscarinis’ new book, “And Housing for All: The Fight to End Homelessness in America,” reframes the way readers think about homelessness. Foscarinis, ...

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Montgomery County’s Laureate project showcases a sustainable social housing model that could help D.C. rethink affordable ...

Summer 2025 alaena.hunt@streetsensemedia.org Alaena Hunt is a rising senior at Georgetown University studying Justice and ...