In today’s rundown: A look at chronic homelessness in DC and overall homelessness in Maryland. | An unexpected slide down the socioeconomic ladder for some middle class Americans. | A call for more federal HIV/AIDS funding. | A profile of friendship among women in Congress.
— A nonprofit has credited the District with helping to decrease chronic homelessness, reports WAMU. During the height of the recession, the number of chronic homeless fell by 12 percent in D.C.
— At the same time, the overall number of homeless in Maryland jumped nearly 30%, reports The Washington Examiner.
— Today’s Washington Post profiles several middle class families who found themselves struggling to pay for basic necessities. The article takes a look at why some people are sliding down the socioeconomic ladder.
— President Obama isn’t doing enough when it comes to HIV/AIDS funding, writes AIDS activist Gregg Gonsalves in The Washington Post.
— The New York Times takes a look at the relationships Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords has with other women in Congress, particularly with the women who were in the congresswoman’s hospital room when she opened her eye after being shot in Tucson last weekend.