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They haven’t stopped evicting encampments, but we won’t stop our pressure

It’s happening again. On Tuesday, July 30, the District will evict another 14 people from an encampment. During a summer of record-breaking heat, these neighbors settled together near a vent producing cool air for their survival. Approximately 10 of the 14 people who will be displaced on Tuesday were previously displaced from a Foggy Bottom… View Article

Miriam’s Kitchen cites severe gaps in upcoming DC budget

When Mayor Bowser proposed her budget, we knew there was work to do. Drastic cuts to essential housing resources like PSH (Permanent Supportive Housing), ERAP (Emergency Rental Assistance), and more, sacrifice the hope of – and support for – our neighbors experiencing homelessness or housing insecurity. So, we acted. In coalition through The… View Article

The DC FY25 Budget Woefully Underfunds Housing to End Homelessness

This week, the DC Council took their first vote on Mayor Bowser’s proposed FY 2025 budget. As we shared in April, the Mayor’s budget not only fell horribly short of meaningfully addressing chronic homelessness, but also made devastating cuts across DC’s social safety net. While the Council has made increases to many programs, shockingly few… View Article

MK Leaders Voice Opposition to Foggy Bottom Encampment Enclosures

In the past week, dozens of our neighbors experiencing homelessness had their homes destroyed or were forced to move as encampments in the Foggy Bottom area and Ward 2 were cleared. These encampment closures, conducted by Mayor Bowser’s administration and the National Park Service, forced our neighbors to leave their homes, many with nowhere else… View Article

Mayor’s Proposed FY25 Budget Cuts Programs Critical to Ending Chronic Homelessness

Earlier this year, Miriam’s Kitchen and our partners at The Way Home Campaign encouraged Mayor Bowser to make bold and necessary investments in proven programs that prevent and end homelessness here in the District in her Fiscal Year 2025 budget proposal. We knew this would be a tough budget season because the mayor was tasked… View Article

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

The Secure DC Bill Will Not Make Us Safer

In January, Ward 2 Councilmember Brooke Pinto introduced The Secure DC Omnibus Amendment Act of 2024 with support from Mayor Bowser. This legislation is riddled with harmful policies and laws that will result in more people being jailed without cause, longer sentences, increased police violence, and reductions in police transparency. It will not make DC… View Article

Bowser’s Budget Must Prioritize Funding to End Chronic Homelessness

Thousands of our neighbors are experiencing homelessness and in 2023, nearly 100 of our neighbors in Washington, D.C. died without housing. With unsheltered homelessness on the rise, it’s more important than ever that we remember the urgency of ending homelessness. There are increasing pressures on DC’s budget and, as a community, we must not only… View Article

Join Miriam’s Kitchen at the 11th Annual Homeless Memorial and Vigil

The holiday season is most commonly a time to give thanks for all that you have, to celebrate the year’s end, and to usher in new beginnings with family and friends. But for those who are unhoused, the winter season brings dangerous, frigid temperatures that only exacerbate the challenges of living without a home. … View Article

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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