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The National Park Service and D.C. police cleared out homeless encampments in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood on Thursday, affecting about 70 people.

Experts from Abt and Miriam’s Kitchen highlight the soaring number of older adults experiencing homelessness and discuss how to tackle the crisis.

The Council is considering legislation that would prohibit questions about a housing voucher applicant's undocumented status or criminal record.

The approach known as Housing First has long enjoyed bipartisan support. But conservatives are pushing efforts to replace it with programs that put more emphasis on sobriety and employment.

Called Housing First, the policy directs billions of dollars to programs that provide homeless people with permanent housing and offer — but do not require — services such as treatment for mental illness or drug abuse.

Marco Verch/Flickr toggle caption Marco Verch/Flickr People experiencing homelessness in D.C. began receiving vaccinations this week as part of the citys phased rollout of the coronavirus vaccine. D.C.s Department of Human Services is partnering with Unity Health Care, the citys main provider of medical care to the homeless, to administer the shots. At least 23 people in the citys homeless service system have died from the coronavirus, and at least 464 have tested po...