MK in the Media

09/24/2024 Crossroads

Podcast: HOUSING CRISIS IN DC

09/16/2024 – Northern Virginia Magazine 

Perchfest to Return to Capital One Center with Shrek-Themed Weekend

08/02/2024 – GW Hatchet 

Officials clear homeless encampment at 21st and E streets

07/18/2024 – DC Report

A Call to Action for Mayor Muriel Bowser

6/4/2024 — NBC4 Washington Upscale DC restaurant Limani becomes first to donate free meals to Miriam’s Kitchen post-pandemic

 

6/4/2024 — WUSA9 DC non-profit that helps feed neighbors in-need gets a helping hand

5/17/2024 — NBC4 Washington Park Service, DC police clear Foggy Bottom encampments

 

5/16/2024 — SF Chronicle As the Supreme Court considers homeless encampments, D.C. clears one of its own

 

5/16/2024 — WUSA9 DC Homeless Encampments to be Cleared Thursday

 

5/16/2024 — Univision Autoridades remueven campamentos de personas desamparadas en Washington DC: ¿por qué?

 

5/16/2024 — The Washington Post D.C. clears major homeless encampment, but critical housing problems linger

 

5/16/2024 — CNN Miriam’s Kitchen on The Lead with Jake Tapper

 

5/16/2024 — CNN DC clears out encampments as homelessness rises

 

5/16/2024 — DC News Now Dozens of homeless people cleared out of encampments in Northwest DC

 

5/16/2024 — FOX5 Washington Homelessness increasing across the DC area, new data shows

 

5/16/2024 — WTOP DC, National Park Service clear homeless encampment site in Northwest neighborhood

 

5/16/2024 — ABC7 NPS to shut down 7 homeless encampment sites across DC starting Thursday

 

5/16/2024 — NBC4 Washington Homeless encampment to be cleared as DC prepares for July 4 celebrations

 

5/16/2024 — WUSA9 Officials clear homeless encampments in DC Thursday

 

5/13/2024 — The GW Hatchet Officials to clear seven Foggy Bottom homeless encampment sites

 

5/9/2024 — Univision Protestan contra recortes en el programa de vivienda que ayuda a personas de bajos recursos en DC

 

5/9/2024 — NBC4 Washington Advocates rally to stop encampment clearing in DC

 

5/1/2024 — The Hoya Hundreds Gather at Supreme Court Over Case Concerning Homeless People

4/24/2024 — Street Sense Media Housing advocates rally at the Supreme Court against the criminalization of homelessness

 

4/18/2024 — WTOP For DC’s homeless population, street fair brings health care help — and hope

3/12/2024 — Washington Post A TikToker raised $400K for an unhoused man. Then things got messy.

 

3/7/2024 — WTOP ‘One day is too many’ to be without a home: System of bureaucracy keeps DC mother waiting for 6 months

2/17/2024 — BNN Community Compassion: How Local Nonprofits are Fighting Homelessness and Hunger

 

2/5/2024 — The GW Hatchet Q&A: Miriam’s Kitchen outreach director talks The Aston, cold weather services

1/15/2024 — WJLA 7 News DC Miriam’s Kitchen celebrates MLK Day

 

1/15/2024 — WJLA 7 News DC Miriam’s Kitchen celebrates MLK Day with ‘Breakfast of Hope’ honoring Black male leaders

 

1/15/2024 — WJLA 7 News DC ABC 7 News (WJLA): MLK Day at Miriam’s Kitchen #2

 

1/15/2024 — WJLA 7 News DC ABC 7 News (WJLA): MLK Day at Miriam’s Kitchen #1

11/30/2023 — NPR Millions of seniors struggle to afford housing — and it’s about to get a lot worse

 

11/29/2023 — The Washington Post She was once without a home. Now she helps others get off the streets.

 

11/28/2023 — WHUT TV Homelessness Reframed

 

11/20/2023 — The Washington Post Homeless after years in prison, he turned to Miriam’s Kitchen for help

 

11/15/2023 — Fox5 DC Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week (6 pm Segment)

 

11/15/2023 — Fox5 DC Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week (5 pm Segment)

 

11/14/2023 — WUSA9 Miriam’s Kitchen tackling food insecurity, homelessness in the DMV

10/23/2023 — NBC4 Washington MK’s Director of Corporate Partnerships and interim CDO, Rachel Glassman, sits down with NBC4 The Rundown

10/8/2023 — The Washington Post D.C. residents face long housing aid delays as 3,100 vouchers sit unused

9/28/2023 — WJLA 7 News DC Miriam’s Kitchen was honored to receive support from Law Rocks DC and the band Harmful Interference

8/23/2023 — The DC Line Can DC fix its housing voucher backlog any time soon?

 

8/25/2023 — The Washington Post Plan for West End D.C. homeless shelter faces mounting opposition

 

8/30/2023 — DCist D.C. Funded A Record Number Of Housing Vouchers, But Still Struggles To Efficiently Use Them

6/26/2023 — The Washington Post D.C. cleared scores of homeless from McPherson Square. Then kept evicting them.

 

6/7/2023 — Street Sense Media DC is quietly closing more encampments, as residents have fewer places to go

 

6/7/2023 — USA Today Canada wildfire smoke updates: At least 100 million Americans affected by air quality alerts

5/11/2023 – Axios DC  Report: Homelessness up in D.C. region for the first time in years

 

5/6/2023 – The Washington Post The slow chokehold on the nation’s homeless

 

5/5/2023 – The Washington Post Number of D.C. homeless increased by nearly 12 percent

3/28/2023 – DCist Six Weeks After McPherson Square Encampment Clearing, Most Residents Still Don’t Have Homes

 

3/7/2023 – DCist Sheep Turn A Local Community Garden Into An All-Lambs-Can-Eat Buffet

 

3/6/2023 – NBC4 WRC 3 6 23 Miriam’s Kitchen 6 pm – Special Visitors in the GroW Garden

 

3/6/2023 – ABC7 WJLA 3 6 23 Miriam’s Kitchen 5pm – Special Visitors in the GroW Garden

2/15/2023 – WUSA9 National Park Service clears sprawling McPherson Square encampment, 2 people arrested

 

2/15/2023 – WAMU ‘It’s inhumane’: McPherson Square homeless encampment cleared, leaving some residents with nowhere to go

 

2/15/2023 – AP News Park Service clears homeless encampment near White House

 

2/15/2023 – NBC Washington 50+ People Experiencing Homelessness Moved From McPherson Square

 

2/10/2023 – E&E News NPS under fire for plan to clear D.C. homeless encampment

 

2/10/2023 – The Washington Post Cities like D.C. have funds to house the homeless. They need staff.

 

2/2/2023 – The Washington Post Expedited clearing of McPherson Square leaves D.C., homeless scrambling

 

2/1/2023 – Street Sense Media Encampment at McPherson Square will be cleared two months early on Feb. 15

1/10/2023 – The DC Line While mourning people who died unhoused in 2022, advocates call for change

 

1/5/2023 – The Washington Post A special gift for her birthday: A new apartment for someone else

12/26/2022 – The Washington Post Health is hard for people who are homeless. Miriam’s Kitchen helps.

 

12/22/2022 – WJLA 7News DC The Mission to End Homelessness

 

12/21/2022 – dcist ‘These Are Unnecessary Deaths’: Advocates Mourn More Than 70 People Who Died Homeless In D.C. This Year

 

12/20/2022 – The Washington Post At least 77 people died homeless in Nation’s capital this year

 

12/14/2022 – The Washington Post Artistic mornings at Miriam’s Kitchen offer a way to make connections

 

12/5/2022 – The Washington Post For unhoused people, Esther Ford provides a new lease on life

11/23/2022 – The Washington Post Free, tasty meals provide a reason to visit Miriam’s Kitchen

11/15/2022 – The GW Hatchet Fire sparks evacuation of senior citizen apartment building in Foggy Bottom

11/14/2022 – The Washington Post At Miriam’s Kitchen, people without homes can find more than a meal

10/28/2022 – WTOP Adams Morgan apple festival, with competition from DC-area restaurants

 

10/26/2022 – Street Sense Media DC ends fiscal year with hundreds of vouchers left

 

10/17/2022 – Axios D.C.’s homeless encampment plan, 1 year later

9/28/2022 – FOX5 Cast of “Hamilton” volunteers at Miriam’s Kitchen

 

9/28/2022 – WUSA9 “Hamilton” cast members volunteer at Miriam’s Kitchen

8/10/2022 – dcist D.C. Funded 2,400 New Housing Vouchers For This Year. Less Than 25% Have Been Used

 

8/22/2022 – The GW Hatchet Student organizations that you should try based on your personal interests

 

8/29/2022 – GW Today New Students Volunteer across the City for Welcome Day of Service

7/22/2022 – The DC Line Why has DC used only one-fifth of this year’s new housing vouchers so far?

6/3/2022 – The Washington Post D.C.’s encampments are not the problem. Homelessness is.

5/18/2022 – The Washington Post A survey was meant to help the homeless. Some say it hurts Black people.

4/21/2022 – The DC Line Advocates frustrated that DCHA is requiring a photo ID for housing voucher applications after all

 

4/21/2022 – The Washington Post Number of homeless residents in D.C. lowest in 17 years, mayor says

 

4/21/2022 – DCist Homelessness In D.C. Is At The Lowest Point In 17 Years

 

4/15/2022 – Street Sense Media What housing advocates want from the budget

 

4/7/2022 – Hillrag Mayoral Candidates Discuss Homelessness in DC

 

4/7/2022 – Washington City Paper Bowser’s Fallen Short of Her Promises to End Homelessness. But Her New Budget Gives Advocates Hope.

 

4/6/2022 – Street Sense Media People living in Columbus Circle react to Park Service plans to close their encampment

 

4/4/2022 – The Washington Post ‘Just another day’: Perspectives of unhoused people on the recent shootings in D.C. and New York

3/15/2022 – The Washington Post Man arrested after shootings of homeless people in D.C., New York

 

3/15/2022 – WUSA9 Suspect arrested for DC, NYC shootings targeting homeless people, police say

 

3/15/2022 – USA Today ‘Horrific and senseless’ murders in NYC, DC are latest jolt for homeless advocates. What needs to change?

2/16/2022 – The DC Line Housing advocates propose solutions to ‘inefficient’ DCHA processes for vouchers

12/27/2021 – The Washington Post Equity and inclusion is a main ingredient at Miriam’s Kitchen

 

12/21/2021 – The Washington Post At least 69 D.C. residents died in 2021 ‘without the dignity of a home’

 

12/21/2021 – The Washington Post Miriam’s Kitchen reaches the unhoused where they live: On the streets

 

12/13/2021 – The Washington Post Plot twist: Best-selling author Patricia Cornwell meets one of her biggest fans

12/10/2021 – WTOP Man who lived on DC streets for almost 3 decades surprised by favorite author

 

12/10/2021 – WUSA9 Former homeless DC man surprised by author he says helped turn his life around – Patricia Cornwell

12/9/2021 – Washington City Paper Homeless Encampment Clearings May Continue After Council Delays Vote

12/2/2021 – WBJ MEI POWERS C-Suite Spotlight Award

 

12/2/2021 – dcist D.C. Councilmember Nadeau Proposes Emergency Bill As City Clears Encampment

11/30/2021 – Washington Post Coming in from the cold after 29 years on the streets of Washington

11/22/2021 – Washington Post At Miriam’s Kitchen, a healthy meal can be the first step toward a home

11/17/2021 – Street Sense Media Homeless Truxton Circle residents brace for early December eviction amid pleas to halt encampment clearings

11/14/2021 – Washington Post The Post’s annual Helping Hand campaign kicks off with three new charities

11/11/2021 – NBC4 DC Charity Partners With Restaurants to Solve Problems Caused by Pandemic

11/10/2021 – WTOP Advocates and homeless residents plead for DC lawmakers to stop encampment clearings

11/04/2021 – Fox5 DC FOX 5 Field Trip: Helping the homeless at Miriam’s Kitchen

10/7/2021 – dcist In Fight Against Homelessness, Advocates Say Tax Hike On Wealthy Is ‘Gamechanger’

10/6/2021 – Washington City Paper Unhoused Man Picked Up By Bulldozer During Encampment Clearing

9/24/2021 – The Washington Post D.C. tests whether a spending boost can tackle the growing homelessness crisis

9/20/2021 – The Washington Post As eviction looms, unhoused people in Adams Morgan plaza say they’re being used by both sides in political tug of war

9/14/2021 – dcist D.C. Is Making A Push To House Residents At Three Encampments Before Closing Them Down

8/11/2021 – Street Sense Media Ward 2 residents fight attempt to displace a homeless encampment near Safeway

8/11/2021 – Street Sense Media City program employs homeless people to help promote vaccinations in shelters and on the streets

8/11/2021 – DCist Here’s What You Need To Know About The 2022 Budget The D.C. Council Just Passed

8/9/2021 – Washington City Paper The Story Behind an Illegal Dumping Attempt to Keep Out Unhoused Residents Outside Ward 2 Safeway

7/21/2021 – WJLA ABC7 Aid coming to homeless encampment at Burke Park in ‘Day of Action’

 

7/21/2021 – Street Sense Media Vigil honors Jose Navarro and 42 other individuals who died on D.C. streets in 2021

 

7/20/2021 – Washington City Paper Chairman Mendelson’s Newsletter on Raising Taxes, Annotated

 

7/19/2021 – Washington City Paper Advocates Call for Increased Homelessness Prevention Funding at Vigil

 

7/13/2021 – DCist D.C. Just Released The Next Phase Of Its Plan To End Homelessness. Here’s What’s In It

 

7/4/2021 – PBS A Capital Fourth: Patrick Mason and Miriam’s Kitchen

6/28/2021 – DCist D.C. Nearly Cleared A Homeless Encampment For A Streatery. Now Advocates Want Changes To Permitting

 

6/25/2021 – WDVM Army Lieutenant Colonel discusses his road to retirement

 

6/16/2021 – Streetsensemedia.org June 8 Dupont encampment cleanup downgraded to trash-only following criticism from activists

5/6/2021 – WJLA ABC7 Homeless outreach program honors friends killed in Hans Point pedestrian crash

4/29/2021 – DCist Homelessness In D.C. Fell 19.9% From 2020

 

4/21/2021 – Street Sense Media DC reduces barriers to obtaining an ID during the pandemic for people experiencing homelessness. Will it continue?

 

4/21/2021 – WUSA9 Parents, neighbors concerned over growing homeless encampment next to elementary school

 

4/17/2021 – The Washington Post Two blocks from the Federal Reserve, a growing encampment of the homeless grips the economy’s most powerful person

 

4/1/2021 – NBC4 Washington Pop-Up COVID-19 Vaccination Site Supports Homeless Community in DC

2/23/2021 – Good Day DC Doug Sweet hiking Appalachian Trail to end veteran homelessness
2/5/2021 – Street Sense Media DC indoor regulations limit hot meal and warm space availability
2/4/2021 – DCist District Health Officials Begin Vaccinations For People Experiencing Homelessness

1/20/2021 – Slate
What Donald Trump Did to D.C.

1/20/2021 – Washington City Paper Unhoused People and Outreach Workers Are Stressed as Inauguration Security Disrupts Aid Efforts

1/20/2021 – Insider DC has a huge homeless population and for two weeks it’s been very hard to access any kind of assistance thanks to the security lockdown

1/15/2021 – WAMU How The Unhoused Community Is Being ‘Forced To Adapt’ To Inauguration Security Protocols

12/2/2020 – VolunteerHub VolunteerHub’s integration with Salesforce Dramatically Impacts Miriam’s Kitchen Bottom-Line

11/25/2020 – WTOP Coronavirus curtails volunteering, forcing organizations to get creative

11/25/2020 – PBS NewsHour How to help those in need during a pandemic holiday season

11/23/2020 – Fox5DC Charities Struggling to find help, provide assistance amid COVID-19 pandemic

11/13/2020 – NBC4 DC Miriam’s Kitchen Helps Distribute Thanksgiving Turkeys for Food 4 Families

11/11/2020 – ABC7 DC Veterans Day 2020 @ Miriam’s Kitchen (Pt. 3) — Scott Schenkelberg, CEO 

7/4/2020 – MSNBC Former Miriam’s Kitchen Guest Bill Whitner Shares Inspiring Story on MSNBC

5/28/2020 – ABC7 DC WJLA 6.17.20 Miriam’s Kitchen Leroy Fenner 4pm

5/28/2020 Streetsensemedia.org
Housing Is Healthcare

5/27/2020 Source Of The Spring Life in the Time of the Coronavirus: Voices from Silver Spring – Mei Powers

5/26/2020 The Washington Post Longtime Miriam’s Kitchen employee dies of coronavirus complications

5/14/2020 – DCist As D.C.’s Homeless Residents Enter Quarantine, They Face Disproportionate Rates Of COVID-19 Infections And Deaths

5/13/2020 – Street Sense Media Finding a Place Called Home

5/15/2020 – WAMU.org Homeless Residents In D.C. Face High Rates Of COVID-19 Infections And Deaths

5/9/2020 – The Washington Post Virus cases in Maryland, Virginia and D.C. top 60,000 as the region braces for a holiday weekend at home

5/7/2020 Shape This Newsletter About Wine and Dogs Will Bring Joy to Your Inbox