DC Government and DC Public Schools Closed on Monday, January 14

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

January 13, 2019

CONTACT:

LaToya Foster (EOM)

Jack Pfeiffer (DME)

Jonathan Kuhl (DPW)

Dora Taylor (DHS)

DC Government and DC Public Schools Closed on Monday, January 14

(WASHINGTON, DC) – On Monday, January 14, DC Government and DC Public Schools (DCPS) will be closed for non-essential/non-emergency employees. For updates on delays and closures at DC Public Charter Schools, families can track the DC Public Charter School Board’s inclement weather page at dcpcsb.org/inclement-weather-updates.

The DC Snow Team will continue with its deployment of more than 200 trucks through Sunday night and into Monday, treating and plowing roads as necessary. Residents and motorists can register to receive important weather alerts from the District on their devices by signing up for AlertDC atalertdc.dc.gov. The Snow Team encourages residents and commercial property owners to apply abrasives such as rock salt, de-icer, or non-clumping kitty litter to the sidewalks around their properties to reduce the possibility of icing and to prevent slips and falls. After the storm, property owners are also asked to shovel their sidewalks.

The DC Snow Team is committed to a quick completion of plowing and salting along major roads and residential streets, which in turn means a faster return to normal traffic flow and earlier resumption of city services. To report any concerns, residents should call the Citywide Call Center by dialing 311.

For more information about DC’s snow program and preparing for winter weather, or to see where District Snow Team plows are working, go to snow.dc.gov. Ongoing updates are also posted on the social media accounts of the Department of Public Works (DPW): Facebook, Twitter, andInstagram.

Cold Emergency Plan and Shelters

Low-Barrier Shelters for individuals operate year-round from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 a.m. and will remain open all day on Monday, January 14:

Men

• New York Avenue Shelter at 1355 New York Avenue, NE
• 801 East Shelter at 801 Making Life Better Lane, SE
• Adams Place Emergency Shelter at 2210 Adams Place, NE
• Community for Creative Non Violence (CCNV) at 425 Second Street, NW (Drop In Center is open only during Hypothermia Alert)

Women

• Nativity Shelter for Women at 6010 Georgia Avenue, NW (Opens at 7:00 p.m.)
• Harriet Tubman at 1900 Massachusetts Avenue, SE Building #27
• Patricia Handy Place for Women at 810 5th Street, NW
• Community for Creative Non Violence (CCNV) at the 425 Second Street, NW (Drop In Center is open only during Hypothermia Alert)

Seasonal Shelters are open daily from 9:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m., November 1, 2018 through March 31, 2019.

Women

• King Greenleaf Recreation Center at 201 N Street, SW will remain open all day

Co-Ed

• The Salvation Army at 3335 Sherman Avenue, NW will close at 7:00 a.m. open back up at 7:00 p.m.
• Malcolm X Recreation Center (Co-Ed) at 1351 Alabama Ave, SE will close at 7:00 a.m. open back up at 7:00 p.m.

Hypothermia Shelters are open from 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. anytime a Hypothermia Alert is called, except in recreation centers, where, due to previously scheduled programming, the shelter opens at 9:00 p.m.

Men

• Community for Creative Non-Violence (CCNV) at 425 Second Street, NW and Kennedy Recreation Center at 1401 7th Street NW will remain open all day
• Banneker Recreation Center at 2500 Georgia Avenue, NW will close at 7:00 a.m. open back up at 7:00 p.m.
• Malcolm X Recreation Center (Co-Ed) at 1351 Alabama Ave, SE will close at 7:00 a.m. open back up at 7:00 p.m.
• Salvation Army (Co-Ed) at 3335 Sherman Ave, NW will close at 7:00 a.m. open back up at 7:00 p.m.

Women

• New Covenant Baptist at 1301 W Street, SE will close at 7:00 a.m. open back up at 7:00 p.m.
• Sherwood Recreation Center at 640 10th St, NE will close at 7:00 a.m. open back up at 7:00 p.m.
• Community of Christ at 3526 Massachusetts Ave, NW will close at 7:00 a.m. open back up at 7:00 p.m.
• Malcolm X Recreation Center (Co-Ed) at 1351 Alabama Ave, SE will close at 7:00 a.m. open back up at 7:00 p.m.
• Salvation Army (Co-Ed) at 3335 Sherman Ave, NW will close at 7:00 a.m. open back up at 7:00 p.m.

Transportation to Warmth and Safety: Free transportation to shelter is provided to anyone experiencing homelessness in the District during a Hypothermia Alert. To request transportation to shelter for people in Washington, DC who are experiencing homelessness, contact the Shelter Hotline by calling (202) 399-7093 or 311. Please include the time, address or location of the person, and a description of the person’s appearance.

Families seeking emergency shelter can also visit the Virginia Williams Family Resource Center at 920 Rhode Island Avenue, NE on Monday through Thursday,  8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m., and Friday, 8:00 a.m.- 12:30 p.m. Families may also call the Shelter Hotline at (202) 399-7093 or 311 at any time day or night.

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