DC’s New Crime Bill Hurts Our Neighbors Experiencing Homelessness
On Tuesday, March 5, the DC Council voted to approve the Secure DC Omnibus Amendment Act, a bill that claims to address public safety and has 100 provisions ranging from metro fare evasion to auto theft to food quality in jails. Last month, we shared our concern that this bill further criminalizes already marginalized communities… View Article
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2024 Miriam’s Kitchen Gala: Housing for All Seasons
Mark your calendars and get your tickets! Registration is now open for the 2024 Miriam’s Kitchen Gala. Join us at the District Winery on May 23, 2024, for a night of connection, inspiration, and celebration as we come together to make a lasting impact on the lives of those experiencing homelessness. The… View Article
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Miriam’s Kitchen Honored for Community Service and Activism at the 2024 Eastern Sociological Society Meeting
On Friday, March 1, the Eastern Sociological Society (ESS) presented the Award for Community Service and Activism to two recipients, including Miriam’s Kitchen. This annual recognition is reserved for community service and social justice organizations operating in the city where the ESS convenes each year. The Award for Community Service and Activism honors… View Article
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Supreme Court Takes Up Case on Homelessness
Much has been written recently about Johnson v Grants Pass. The moral question raised by this case is an important one: should governments criminalize the act of sleeping in public when people have nowhere else to go? At Miriam’s Kitchen, where we have been working with individuals experiencing homelessness for 40 years, we know the… View Article
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DC’s Point in Time Count – and why it matters
Last week, 14 Miriam’s Kitchen staff members, and many of our supporters, joined DC’s Annual Point in Time Count, canvassing Foggy Bottom, the National Mall, and Adams Morgan between 9 pm and 1 am with an eye out for people sleeping outside. To learn more about our perspective on DC’s Point in Time Count,… View Article
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Expanding the MK Advocacy Scope: Disrupting the Homelessness-Jail Cycle
By Nadia Malik & Lara Pukatch In DC and nationwide, homelessness and the criminal legal system are intrinsically linked. Individuals who are (or have been) involved with the criminal legal system are more likely to experience homelessness. At the same time, people experiencing homelessness are more likely than their housed peers to interact with… View Article
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Join Miriam’s Kitchen at the Second Annual Run 4 MK!
Mark your calendars! Registration is now open for the Second Annual Run 4 MK, a 5K/10K/Fun Run in support of Miriam’s Kitchen. After an amazing first year of the Run 4 MK last year, we’re excited to come together once again to raise awareness and funds to end chronic homelessness! Run 4 MK… View Article
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8.23 Rally Recap
On August 23rd, over 150 supporters joined Miriam’s Kitchen and The Way Home Campaign to support the transformation of a former George Washington University (GW) dorm into an innovative non-congregate homeless shelter in Foggy Bottom. In DC, most shelters available to single adults require residents to stay in large congregate spaces, which are particularly… View Article
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Miriam’s Kitchen Responds to the McPherson Square Eviction
Despite the tireless advocacy of our community, the Bowser and Biden administrations evicted 50 of our neighbors from the encampment at McPherson Square on Wednesday. We remain deeply concerned that individuals are being (violently) displaced during hypothermia season and without other viable options. While we were unsuccessful in stopping the eviction, we are proud… View Article
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The Washington Post Helping Hand Campaign Highlights Miriam’s Kitchen
This holiday season, we were proud to once again be a beneficiary of the Washington Post Helping Hand campaign! The Washington Post Helping Hand is the Post’s annual fundraising drive for three local nonprofit groups working to end homelessness and hunger in our area. Along with local organizations Bread for the City and… View Article
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