Posts by Leah Potter — Street Sense Media

Leah is a senior studying journalism at George Washington University. She previously worked at The Hatchet—GW’s independent student newspaper—as a news editor and podcast host. Currently, she serves as The Hatchet’s managing director. Originally from Seattle, Leah enjoys creative writing, dance composition, and playing the piano when she’s not reporting.

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  Small-scale clinics bridge the gap in health care east of the Anacostia

  DemographicsBy Leah Potter (Street Sense Media) October 1, 2019

  Painted in bold shades of blue, red, green and pink, Whitman-Walker Health’s Max Robinson Center has stood prominently in the historic Anacostia neighborhood, just a few blocks from the Big Chair, since the early 1990s. It was opened to fill a gap in HIV services in Southeast DC, after having already provided such treatments in Northwest, according to Medical Director Colleen Lane.  Keep reading…

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  DC shelters often fail pregnant people experiencing homelessness

  HousingBy Leah Potter (Street Sense Media) September 24, 2019 11

  When Jasmine Greene’s daughter was born about three years ago, she was living in an abandoned house. Greene, a former resident at Clark Inn—a home run by the nonprofit Samaritan Inns that provides treatment to mothers who are struggling with substance abuse—said she had been living in the empty house for about eight or nine months. But it was on a demolition list.  Keep reading…