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12/05/2025 – Washington Business Journal
Table of Experts: Community partnerships show connection between health and housing
12/03/2025 – NPR
11/12/2025 – Street Sense Media
“Super” kitchen: How a chef in D.C. is combating homelessness, one meal at a time
11/07/2025 – WLJA ABC News 7
Homeless encampments less visible in DC, issue persists amid Trump’s executive order
11/05/2025 – The Globe
Sietsema steps down from role at The Washington Post
11/03/2025 – DC NEWS NOW
10/31/2025 – WJLA 7
Miriam’s Kitchen steps up as SNAP benefits near expiration amid federal shutdown
10/27/2025 – WAMU
10/23/2025 – Street Sense Media
10/09/2025 – WAMU
10/09/2025 – WTOP
Q&A: Tom Sietsema on his 26-year career as a food critic and what’s next
09/26/2025 – Street Sense Media
09/10/2025 – WUSA
Federal Surge in the District: 30 days later
09/10/2025 – Street Sense Media
09/10/2025 – CNN
09/09/2025 – Washington Business Journal
D.C. to pay $44.4M for office-to-shelter conversion by Union Station
09/08/2025 – CNN
Trump’s crackdown on homeless residents in the nation’s capital has them on the run
09/01/2025 – WJLA 7
08/28/2025 – MSN
08/28/2025 – WUSA 9
Second dorm-style housing project to reduce homelessness expected to open this fall in DC
08/25/2025 – Washingtonian
Trump’s Homeless Encampment Clearings Are Just Shuffling People Around
08/18/2025 – NPR
It’s unclear where unhoused people are ending up as authorities clear D.C. encampments
08/18/2025 – DC News Now
Miriam’s Kitchen, supporting neighbors experiencing homelessness
08/18/2025 – NPR
Trump’s D.C. ‘crisis’ enters 2nd week with more soldiers — and no exit strategy
08/16/2025 – People
08/15/2025 — Associated Press
Trump’s ‘safe and beautiful’ move against DC homeless camps looks like ugliness to those targeted
08/15/2025 — ABC Channel 6
Trump’s ‘safe and beautiful’ move against DC homeless camps looks like ugliness to those targeted
08/15/2025 – Axios
From hotlines to hot meals: D.C.’s aid network surges in federal crackdown
08/14/2025 – The Guardian
08/14/2025 – NPR
Trump’s purge of Washington’s homeless encampments escalates
08/14/2025 – Washington Business Journal
‘All hands on deck’: D.C. homeless encampment sweeps strain local nonprofits
08/14/2025 — Erie News Now
Giving homeless people stable housing was federal policy for decades. Trump is ending it.
08/14/2025 — KTVL 10
Shelters or jail: Local leaders concerned for DC’s homeless amid Trump’s federal crackdown
08/14/2025 — FOX 23
DC officials clear out homeless encampment near I-66 ramp in Foggy Bottom
08/14/2025 — ABC 7
Shelters or jail: Local leaders concerned for DC’s homeless amid Trump’s federal crackdown
08/14/2025 — NBC 4
‘People are scrambling’: Advocates concerned about crackdown on DC’s homeless
08/14/2025 — CNN
Giving homeless people stable housing was federal policy for decades. Trump is ending it
08/13/2025 — The Washington Post
D.C.’s homeless begin to see the effects of Trump’s crackdown
08/13/2025 — USA Today
Trump’s route to Kennedy Center cleared of homeless camps amid DC crackdown
08/13/2025 — Mother Jones
DC’s Homeless Have Nowhere to Go. Trump Might Send Them to Jail.
08/13/2025 — AP Photographs
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08/13/2025 — Kyabram Free Press
National Guard gathers in Washington after Trump order
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08/12/2025 — WBAL
Trump’s remarks on homelessness in DC spark concerns among homeless advocates
08/12/2025 — NewsNation
Adam Rocap and Gerardo Rivera talk about homelessness
08/12/2025 — WUSA9
As Trump promises to clean up DC homelessness, organizations brace for change
DC homeless resources could be overwhelmed by federal encampment clearings
08/12/2025 — Reuters
Homeless who refuse to cooperate with Trump crackdown may go to jail, White House says
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08/12/2025 — Intelligencer
Trump’s D.C. Takeover Is Now Underway
08/12/2025 — NBC News
Also available to read at AOL
08/12/2025 — Axios
“Unheard of and ominous”: Trump’s D.C. homelessness crackdown perplexes advocates
08/12/2025 — ANSA Latina
Preocupan planes de Trump para “limpiar” DC.
08/12/2025 — ABC News
Trump’s remarks on homelessness in DC spark concerns among homeless advocates
08/11/2025 — The New York Times
Trump says he will clear out Washington’s homeless population but offers few details.
Also available to read at The Seattle Times
08/11/2025 — NewsNation
DC advocate says Trump’s police plan is to ‘scapegoat’ unhoused people
08/11/2025 — BBC News
07/22/2024 — Street Sense Media
Homelessness in D.C. may be decreasing, but service providers say the city’s progress is in jeopardy
07/11/2025 — The Washington Post
D.C. prepares for family shelters to exceed capacity under budget proposal
06/27/2025 Deseret News
Where should the homeless go? A year after the Grants Pass ruling, advocates remain divided
06/12/2025 Street Sense Media
The long road home through D.C.’s housing voucher system
06/05/2025 Washington Business Journal
05/29/2025 WUSA Channel 9
DC residents testify against Mayor Bowser’s proposed cuts to rental assistance program
05/ 28/2025 – 94.7 The Drive
Miriam’s Kitchen Annual Celebration
05/27/2025 The New York Times
How a Generation’s Struggle Led to a Record Surge in Homelessness
05/12/2025 The Washington Post
After two years of increases, homelessness drops 9 percent in D.C.
04/23/2025 Street Sense Media
Encampment Updates: Closures continue as residents shuffle around the city
04/19/2025 The Washington Post
Trump wants D.C.’s homeless out of sight. Experts say that doesn’t help
04/09/2025 Street Sense Media
District to open second non-congregate shelter this summer after delay
03/18/2025 Sinclair KHQA/WJLA
03/07/2025 – Fox 5 DC
DC homeless encampments cleared out after Trump threatens Bowser
03/07/2025 – The Washington Post
D.C. speeds up clearing homeless encampment after Trump notice
03/05/2025 – The Washington Post
Unreleased HUD letter shows D.C. Housing Authority failing disabled tenants
02/19/2025 DC NEWS NOW
‘A lot of worry, a lot of fear’: DC area nonprofits feel the impact of federal worker layoffs
02/18/2025 WTOP
02/13/2025 StreetSense Media
A night with the organizations surveying D.C.’s homeless
02/12/2025 WBJ
Miriam’s Kitchen CEO fears Trump actions will hurt donations when it needs them most
01/30/2025 – The GW Hatchet
District officials raise Aston maximum occupancy to 100 tenants
01/26/2025 – The Washington Post
She oversaw D.C. poverty aid for a decade. Here’s what she learned
01/06/2025 – WUSA 9
We need you!’ | Here’s how you can help your neighbors and be a ‘Snow Hero’
12/16/2024 – NLIHC
Bridge Housing Facility Opens its Doors in DC’s West End | National Low Income Housing Coalition
12/04/2025 -StreetSense Media
11/26/2024 – HillRag
11/25/2024 – WTOP
New feature for DC’s latest shelter to fight homelessness: Privacy
11/14/2024 – DC News Now
Ending Homelessness one mile at a time with Miriam’s Kitchen
11/07/2024 – HillRag
10/18/2024 – The City Paper
10/11/2024 – The Washington City Paper
A BID Worker Put a Homeless Man in a Chokehold. It’s Symbolic of Deeper Issues Downtown
10/10/2024 – The GW Hatchet
Community group voices concern over Aston’s pending opening date as hypothermia season nears
09/24/2024 Crossroads
Podcast: HOUSING CRISIS IN DC
09/23/2024 – The GW Hatchet
Community garden looks to grow beyond agriculture with pumpkin harvest, painting
09/16/2024 – Northern Virginia Magazine
Perchfest to Return to Capital One Center with Shrek-Themed Weekend
08/02/2024 – GW Hatchet
07/16/2024 – DC News Now
07/18/2024 – DC Report
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
12/25/2023 — Vox The best ways to help homeless people — and not just at the holidays
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
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
