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DC Aids Homeless Veterans

By Margaret Heftler November 18, 2014

A day before the Veterans Day Concert of Valor held on the National Mall honored those who served, the District of Columbia, behind Mayor Vincent Gray, broke ground on D.C.’s first permanent supportive...

Action Against Homelessness

By The Editorial Board October 21, 2014

A recent Washington Post article predicted a surge in the number of homeless D.C. families as another particularly long and cold winter approaches. A Winter Plan approved by Washington, D.C. leaders and...

Winter Homelessness to Rise

By Maddy Moore September 9, 2014

The new Winter Plan released by the District of Columbia’s Interagency Council on Homelessness predicts a 16 percent increase in the number of homeless families seeking services in Washington, D.C, from...

FUNT: Justice and Journalism to Match

By Danny Funt March 28, 2014

I am an alliteration enthusiast, and it took restraint just now not to write “alliteration addict.” To my ear, words pack more of a punch if they form a sequence of similar sounding syllables. When...

Students to Walk for Homelessness

By Sam Abrams October 18, 2013

Nine campus organizations ranging from Alpha Phi Omega to Students of Georgetown, Inc. will sponsor the 2013 Georgetown Walk for the Homeless this Sunday in Red Square. All of the walk’s proceeds...

Sleep Out Gives Students Perspective on Homelessness

By Penny Hung October 16, 2012

In order to raise awareness and fundraise for Covenant House, Hoya Outreach Programs and Education will hold its second annual Solidarity Sleep Out Nov. 16 on the Leavey Esplanade. The sleep out, co-coordinated...

A Different Neck of the Woods

By Jonathan Gillis April 20, 2012

Omar wears his life on his face. Swollen cheeks and a slightly crooked nose are the remnants of a boxing career that ended abruptly in 1995. Deep wrinkles run through his forehead, a testament to years...

Students Demonstrate Solidarity With Homeless Youth

By Photo Editor November 20, 2011

About 20 students gathered on the Leavey Esplanade to brave the elements in a symbolic show of support for the District's homeless population Friday night. The "Solidarity Sleep Out" event, sponsored...

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