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Local Professionals Talk Job Skills With Sasha Bruce Youth

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Street Sense by Anna Riley

More than 40 Sasha Bruce Youthwork (SBY) staff and youth, many of whom have or are currently experiencing homelessness, had the opportunity to discuss job skills, getting through tough times and motivation with a panel of four professionals on June 27.

The panel included Jacques Panis, president of luxury goods retailer Shinola; Fred Smoot, a former Washington Redskins player; Vildana “Sunni” Puric, a WPGC 95.5 FM radio host;  and Charmia Carolina, a formerly homeless single mother of three and SBY alumnus.

June Housing Bloom Showcases Affordable Housing Efforts

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Street Sense - Khyeria Ferguson

Mayor Muriel Bowser’s administration orchestrated the “June Housing Bloom” to focus on the affordable housing crisis in the District of Columbia. According to the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD), this month-long initiative showcased how the public and private sectors are partnering to produce and preserve affordable housing.

DC Launches Loan Program to Help Property Owners Boost Tenant Safety

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NBC4 Washington
 

When property owners do not have money to make repairs to their rental properties, tenants can be forced to live in dangerous conditions, D.C. officials said Friday as they announced the creation of a loan program.

The $3 million program will offer property owners low-interest loans of as much as $250,000 per building to bring properties up to code.

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