The Aston, which was student housing, is now D.C.’s first shelter allowing couples and mixed-gender adult families to stay ...

A new shelter for people experiencing homelessness has opened in the Foggy Bottom area of Washington, D.C., amid backlash ...

Washington D.C.'s newest homeless shelter is causing a stir in Foggy Bottom as zoning concerns and other complaints spark among residents.

The AFRO knows what it’s like to endure challenging times. John H. Murphy, Sr., a former enslaved man founded the AFRO in 1892 with $200 from his wife, Martha Howard Murphy. Together they ...

Mayor Muriel Bowser cut the ribbon on The Aston, is a new non-congregate housing option as a part of D.C.’s adult homeless ...

Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, leaders and community members gathered Monday to celebrate the opening of a first-of-its-kind homeless shelter. The Aston is the first non-congregate addition to ...

Just in time for Thanksgiving, some formerly homeless families will be celebrating in a brand-new shelter in D.C.

"[M]any communities within Washington ... homeless would be allowed to live on public property when "that person has no reasonable alternative but to survive in public space and existing shelter ...

A Democratic state representative in Washington state is pushing legislation ... It further states the homeless would be allowed to live on public property when "that person has no reasonable ...