From evictions to deaths, a look back at media coverage of homelessness in the District over the past year

“‘For people returning to D.C. from incarceration, it often means coming home to homelessness,’ says Kate Coventry, the author of the DCFPI report. ‘They face all the same issues that other low-income folks in the District face, but they also face some unique challenges. They’re more likely to have a mental illness, they have weaker ties with their loved ones … and they may face discrimination in the job market and the housing market [due to having been incarcerated].’”