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Hypothermia Season

Size of hypothermia shelter at rec center spurs ANC call for changes over COVID-19 concerns

Leah Potter Dec 2, 2020

Community leaders are calling on city officials to scale back the maximum number of people sheltered at a Ward 6 recreation center during hypothermia season amid an uptick of COVID-19 cases in DC. Advisory neighborhood commissioners and…

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 …

Washington Post: With frigid weather, concern heightens for the city’s homeless

Editor Jan 30, 2019

On the eve of winter’s coldest punch of the season so far, with temperatures due to plunge to low single digits, two of the thousands of homeless people in the nation’s capital, James Bernard and June Lewis, sat huddled in the shallow…

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.

ABC7: D.C. activates Cold Emergency Plan after temperatures take significant drop

Editor Jan 21, 2019

WASHINGTON (ABC7) — The District’s Cold Emergency Plan is now activated, with frigid weather taking hold of much of the region on Sunday night.

WUSA9: DC officials race to find the homeless during Hypothermia Alert

Editor Jan 20, 2019

WASHINGTON — The D.C. Department of Human Services is asking residents to be on the lookout for homeless neighbors and those in need of help as temperatures drop to dangerous levels Sunday evening.

Mayor Bowser’s DC Snow Team is Prepared for Weekend Snow Forecast

Press Release Jan 11, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 11, 2018 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) Jonathan Kuhl (DPW) Dora Taylor (DHS) Mayor Bowser’s DC Snow Team is Prepared for Weekend Snow Forecast (WASHINGTON, DC) – With the National Weather Service (NWS)…

Street Sense: A woman died from exposure near Union Station during the first hypothermia alert of…

Editor Dec 1, 2018

The morning of Sunday, Nov. 11, when the temperature hovered near freezing, Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner Denise Rucker Krepp called 911 to assist a homeless woman she came across near Union Station. Krepp described the woman, Helen…

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 Directs DC Snow Team to Prepare for Overnight Wintry Mix

Press Release Nov 14, 2018

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 14, 2018 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) Jonathan Kuhl (DPW) Terry Owens (DDOT) Dora Taylor (DHS) Mayor Bowser Directs DC Snow Team to Prepare for Overnight Wintry Mix (WASHINGTON, DC) – With the…

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A new report on DC's economic and revenue trends shows a 5.7% drop in jobs over the last year and an increase in the office vacancy rate to 18.3%.

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Mayor Muriel Bowser last week withdrew — and then resubmitted — two controversial nominations for the Public Service Commission that would have otherwise been deemed disapproved at month's end.

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With domestic violence accounting for a growing share of homicides and assaults with a dangerous weapon in the District, Mayor Muriel Bowser and U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro today announced new…

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