Posts tagged Families
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DC shelters often fail pregnant people experiencing homelessness
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…
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Why I stopped taking my kid to school by bicycle
It’s 8:30 on a weekday morning and I’m writing this from the Metro Red Line. Normally, at this time on a beautiful, 70-degree post-summer morning, I would be riding my Urban Arrow bakfiets cargo bike, motoring along R Street NW with my two dogs and nine-year-old son Oliver in the front cargo box, wind in our hair, barking at strangers, etc. But that’s over now. Keep reading…
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A DC housing subsidy experiment gives recipients more independence—and it’s working
Launched in September of 2017, DC Flex was developed by the DC Department of Human Services and Capital Area Asset Builders as an individualized housing assistance strategy. The program provides families living in apartments in the District with a subsidy that can be used to assist with rental payments or other household needs. Keep reading…
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These ‘magic school buses’ give kids safe, fun, and healthy walking routes to class
It’s back to school time for kids across the Washington region, and some families are already puzzling over the first practical exercise: How to get them there. A “walking schoolbus” could be the solution: It gets several kids to walk to school together, escorted by one or more adults. All it takes is a little organization, a route people can follow, and showing up. Keep reading…
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Deanwood residents are fed up with their frequently-shuttered library, playground, and pool
“Daddy, look! I’m swinging backwards!” On the warm spring day earlier this April, kids of varied ages were doing what they do best: Laughing and playing on the Deanwood Recreation Center’s outdoor playground’s swings and slides. Families lined up at an ice cream truck parked nearby. But this ordinary neighborhood scene was nearly two years in the making. The playground had been closed since at least August 2017. Keep reading…
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Events: See what changes are coming to Florida Avenue NE
About two months after bicycle advocate Dave Salovesh was struck and killed on Florida Avenue, District Department of Transportation (DDOT) officials will share interim plans to make the street safer for people bicycling and taking all modes. Come to the meeting on Thursday, June 20 from 7 pm to 8:30 pm at the fellowship hall at the New Samaritan Baptist Church. Keep reading…
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10 things I learned carting a stroller on transit for two years
I became a father in 2016. Shortly thereafter, thanks to the magic of a baby stroller, I began to navigate and experience transit differently. Here are 10 things I learned from that experience, Keep reading…
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How bikesharing could be more family-friendly in DC
Capital Bikeshare was one of the first successful bikesharing systems set up in the United States, and is still one of the largest systems in the country. Now the system has added electric bicycles for the first time as dockless bike and (especially) scooter sharing has grown over the past year. Keep reading…
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Millennials starting families will likely struggle to find affordable housing near schools, transit, and jobs in DC
If children continue to enroll in public schools by kindergarten and transition between grade bands at the same rates as they do today, DC could have about 104,600 students in pre-kindergarten through grade 12 by 2026-27. That's an estimated 21,100 more students based on current conditions in addition to the 83,491 enrolled in 2016-17. Where is this growth likely to occur? Keep reading…
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WMATA mulls allowing unfolded umbrella strollers on Metrobus
WMATA bans open strollers on buses, but GGWash columnist Stephen Repetski writes that per its newest Amplify survey, the agency appears to be considering relaxing the policy. Keep reading…