Over 700 protestors gathered outside of the United States Supreme Court on April 22 as the nine justices heard oral arguments for City of Grants Pass v. Johnson, a case that will determine whether municipalities...
The snowfall that hit the Washington, D.C.-Maryland-Virginia area on Jan. 15 and Jan. 19 has become the talk of the town. There are those who reveled in it, but, for others, the extreme weather was a...
Washington, D.C. has long been regarded as a safe haven for members of the LGBTQ+ community on account of its impressive queer population.
With 10% of residents self-identifying as LGBTQ+, the...
Bed bugs, infections and fear for safety.
These are some of the most frequent complaints about homeless shelters across the country. For this reason, many people experiencing homelessness opt...
A daunting 5 a.m. wake-up call is enough to deter most college students. But gleaming through the early morning darkness at the front gates of Georgetown University’s main campus is a bright white van...
Homeless young parents, defined as under 24 years old and pregnant or with a child, are no longer considered youth, and are not a “population in focus,” according to Washington, D.C.’s Solid Foundations...
A drive organized by students who live on Magis Row is set to donate feminine hygiene products to Thrive D.C., a nonprofit organization and the sole provider of homeless services in Washington, D.C.’s...
Washington, D.C.’s public school authority mistakenly posted the personal information of 2,000 students experiencing homelessness on a website run by the D.C. Council, where the data remained for seven...
A Downtown Day Services Center that offers essential resources and social services to adults experiencing homelessness is set to open on New York Avenue by Nov. 1.
The construction of the center...
After nightfall on Jan. 24, Cameron Hull (COL ’18) searched the streets of the Georgetown neighborhood for figures lying in the darkness. As the temperature dipped into the 30s, she tallied the number...
When you see a person begging on the street, how do you feel? Most of us are able to empathize, at least on some level, with being cold or hungry. But how many of us can sympathize with the feeling of...
Washington, D.C., is the fourth-best city to live in the United States based on factors such as quality of life and desirability, according to a study from U.S. News and World Report released Tuesday,...
