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Washington Post: District ousts manager of new homeless shelter four months after it opened

Editor Feb 27, 2019

The District terminated a nonprofit’s $3 million contract to manage a new shelter for homeless families just four months after it opened, after city officials were unable to verify the backgrounds of staffers.

City Paper: D.C. Terminates Contract With Ward 7 Homeless Shelter Provider

Editor Feb 26, 2019

Life Deeds will continue to provide services for the next 45 days while another provider is selected.

DC Government Closed on Wednesday, February 20

Press Release Feb 20, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 20, 2019 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) Jack Pfeiffer (DME) Jonathan Kuhl (DPW) Terry Owens (DDOT) John Stokes (DGS) Dora Taylor (DHS) DC Government Closed on Wednesday, February 20 …

DC Snow Team to Treat Roads Ahead of Wintery Mix and Morning Commute

Press Release Feb 10, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 10, 2019 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) Jonathan Kuhl (DPW) Dora Taylor (DHS) DC Snow Team to Treat Roads Ahead of Wintery Mix and Morning Commute (WASHINGTON, DC) – With the National…

City Paper: Did a Social Services Organization Serving D.C.’s Homeless Misrepresent Its Legal…

Editor Feb 7, 2019

Trouble continues to roil The Horizon, a Ward 7 homeless shelter that opened just last fall. The Department of Human Services discovered that the social services nonprofit tapped to run the shelter’s day-to-day operations appeared to…

Street Sense: With D.C. General closed, this organization is bringing playtime to children in…

Editor Feb 6, 2019

On a weekday evening in December, families crowded at the door of the Quality Inn ballroom, waiting to sign in their children. Scattered across the floral-print carpet, kids were playing. Some played with other kids, some with toys, and…

DC Snow Team to Treat Roads Ahead of Morning Snow

Press Release Jan 31, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 31, 2019 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) Jonathan Kuhl (DPW) Terry Owens (DDOT) Dora Taylor (DHS) DC Snow Team to Treat Roads Ahead of Morning Snow (WASHINGTON, DC) – The National Weather…

City Paper: Ward 7 Homeless Shelter Service Providers Appear to Falsify Employee Documents, Audit…

Editor Jan 30, 2019

An internal audit conducted by D.C.'s Department of Human Services shows that Life Deeds Inc., the social services provider responsible for managing the daily operations of a 35-unit homeless shelter in Ward 7, submitted what appear to be…

Mayor Bowser Participates in Annual Point in Time Count

Press Release Jan 23, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 23, 2019 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) Dora Taylor (DHS) Mayor Bowser Participates in Annual Point in Time Count Mayor Bowser Joins Volunteers at Annual Census of Persons Experiencing…

City Paper: DHS Reports Spike In Shelter Transports During Historic Cold Snap

Editor Jan 21, 2019

On the coldest day of this year's winter, with wind chills ranging from -5 to -15 degrees, the District is seeing a significant spike in demand for its homeless services.

Curbed DC: D.C. searches for contractors to build new men’s homeless shelter on St. Elizabeths East…

Editor Jan 15, 2019

The District government is looking for companies who could design and build a new 375-unit homeless shelter for men on the St. Elizabeths East Campus in Southeast, which is currently undergoing major redevelopment into a mixed-use…

Built Environment

Ward 3 residents, District government end homeless shelter dispute with new settlement

James Marshall Jan 11, 2019

Ward 3 residents and the District government struck a deal Wednesday to alter final details for the area’s family homeless shelter, one of six such facilities now open or under construction as replacements for the now-closed DC General…

Curbed: D.C. agrees to cut size of patio at planned family homeless shelter after neighbors complain

Editor Jan 11, 2019

A new family homeless shelter set to open in Upper Northwest in roughly the next year will have a smaller patio deck for children and their guardians than initially envisioned following a protracted legal fight over plans for the facility.…

Street Sense: The first three D.C. General replacement shelters open

Editor Dec 2, 2018

On Nov. 13, the District of Columbia opened the third of its new short-term family facilities, The Triumph, in Ward 8. It was preceded by The Kennedy in Ward 4 and The Horizon in Ward 7. Ribbon cutting ceremonies for each short-term…

Mayor Bowser to Activate The District’s Cold Emergency Plan Tonight, November 21

Press Release Nov 21, 2018

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 21, 2018 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) Dora Taylor (DHS) Nicole Peckumn (HSEMA) Sean Barry (DMHHS) Mayor Bowser to Activate The District’s Cold Emergency Plan Tonight, November 21 Cold Emergency…

WAMU: For One D.C. Family, A Home Just In Time For The Holidays

Editor Nov 21, 2018

A week ago, Stephanie Hill, Eric McCray and their three kids were living in a single room at the Days Inn on New York Avenue.

Washington City Paper: As Hypothermia Season Begins, Shelters Across the City Are in Flux

Editor Nov 19, 2018

As the year winds down and winter inches closer, the District’s human services officials prepare for hypothermia season, making maintenance fixes to shelters in the city’s homeless services system and finalizing contracts for overflow space…

Mayor Bowser Cuts the Ribbon on the Latest Short-Term Family Housing Program, The Triumph in Ward 8

Press Release Nov 13, 2018

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 13, 2018 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) Sean Barry (DMHHS) Dora Taylor-Lowe (DHS) Mayor Bowser Cuts the Ribbon on the Latest Short-Term Family Housing Program, The Triumph in Ward 8 In Keeping Her…

Curbed: New family homeless shelter in Southeast to receive ribbon cutting on Tuesday

Editor Nov 12, 2018

As temperatures in D.C. drop to dangerously cold levels for the unhoused, the District plans to unveil another homeless shelter for families on Tuesday—one of several replacements for D.C. General, the decaying megashelter that Mayor Muriel…

The Post Editorial Board: D.C. General is shuttered. Now the city must tackle homelessness.

Editor Nov 10, 2018

VERY LITTLE fanfare accompanied the shuttering of the District’s notorious shelter for homeless families at the old D.C. General hospital. There were brief remarks, and the entrance was chained shut. “We’re moving on,” said Mayor Muriel E.…

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