The D.C. Council approved the city’s fiscal year 2026 budget on July 28 without increasing funding for homeless services.

William Shuford reflects on a hopeful summer of housing, job readiness, and meaningful connection through Street Sense Media.

Bey shares how farmers markets offered him belonging, respect, and friendship—building true community through trust and kindness.

It took me a few years, along with making many mistakes, but today, I have my classy walking cane for sale. My price is $660 a piece. China charged me $460 a piece, plus I paid $80 for the cane pole.

James Lyles III honors his loving mother and strict father, reflecting on loss, memory, and reunion through faith in Christ.

Jacqueline Gale honors her Uncle Earl—a loving father figure who shaped her childhood with laughter, care, and unforgettable memories.

Rita Sauls reflects on homelessness through poetic riddles, questioning justice, compassion, and inequality in the world’s richest nation.

Jenkins Dalton contrasts comfort and suffering, urging gratitude and awareness of war, homelessness, and inequality around the world.

Jennifer McLaughlin explains D.C.’s rent control policies and how exemptions and return-on-investment rules affect housing affordability.