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Washington City Paper: Ward 3 Will Get Its Homeless Shelter After All

Editor Oct 19, 2018

After more than a year of legal challenges, the DC Court of Appeals ruled Thursday to uphold a local zoning board's approval of a plan to develop a homeless shelter in Ward 3. The decision paves the way for D.C.'s Department of General…

Mayor Bowser Announces Service Providers for Three Short-Term Family Housing Programs

Press Release Sep 7, 2018

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 7, 2018 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) Dora Taylor (DHS) Mayor Bowser Announces Service Providers for Three Short-Term Family Housing Programs The National Center for Children and Families, Life…

Curbed DC: New D.C. General replacement shelter to début in Northwest this month

Editor Sep 4, 2018

On Sept. 26, District officials will cut the ribbon on the first new family homeless shelter to open as a replacement for the derelict D.C. General shelter, which is slated to close this fall. Mayor Muriel Bowser’s administration announced…

Ribbon Cutting on New Short Term Family Housing Program in Ward 4 Coming September 26

Press Release Aug 31, 2018

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 31, 2018 CONTACT: Sean Barry (DMHHS) Dora Taylor (DHS) Ribbon Cutting on New Short Term Family Housing Program in Ward 4 Coming September 26 DC General on-track to close this Fall, Bowser Administration…

Curbed DC: Homeless advocates plan another protest against D.C. General demolition on Friday

Editor Aug 30, 2018

Last month, they showed up outside her house. But tomorrow, advocates for the homeless will go to D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser’s office at the John A. Wilson Building to demand that her administration pause demolition work on the campus of the…

jonetta rose barras: On the border of homelessness

jonetta rose barras Jun 28, 2018

She stood at the pay phone booth, near the corner of Missouri Avenue and Georgia Avenue NW. She had been there for more than 20 minutes, negotiating with the telephone company over restoration of services. That morning when she left her…

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Shelter construction delays bring questions over vetting of subcontractor

Cuneyt Dil Jun 26, 2018

DC Council members this week grilled District officials over delays in constructing planned family homeless shelters in wards 7 and 8, while officials maintained both shelters will still open on schedule in the fall. The two shelters…

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Amid continuing complaints about missed trash and recycling pickups in the wake of last month's winter storm and the "snowcrete" it left behind, the DC Department of Public Works yesterday evening…

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