Summer 2025 jelina.liu@streetsensemedia.org Jelina is a Chinese-American photographer and videographer from the Bay Area. She ...

Getting a housing voucher is just the first hurdle to exit homelessness. Moving in can take months as people face delays.

Montgomery County’s Laureate project showcases a sustainable social housing model that could help D.C. rethink affordable ...

Summer 2025 alaena.hunt@streetsensemedia.org Alaena Hunt is a rising senior at Georgetown University studying Justice and ...

Summer 2025 sachini.adikari@streetsensemedia.org Sachini is a rising junior at the George Washington University, where she ...

Summer 2025 sam.belmar@streetsensemedia.org Sam Belmar is a rising junior at William & Mary, studying sociology and ...

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Street Sense Media produces journalism, film, theater, photography, audio, illustration, and more, all for the purpose of providing economic opportunity for and elevating the voices of people with ...

Summer 2025 mackenzie.konjoyan@streetsensemedia.org Mackenzie Konjoyan is a recent graduate of American University where she ...

When Ronnie Harris first entered foster care at 12 years old, she was certain she would be adopted. But, in what felt like no time at all, foster care swallowed her teenage years. The system jerked ...

The long road home through D.C.’s housing voucher system ...

Summer 2025 jenna.lee@streetsensemedia.org Jenna is a rising junior at George Washington University, where she studies ...