D.C. homelessness
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EDITORIAL: Who Needs Access to the Middle Class? The First Priority is a Home
The greatest gift — one which would change lives forever — would be eradicating the scourge of homelessness that plagues…
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D.C. Mayor Announces Annual ‘A Home for the Holidays’ Campaign
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser on Monday announced the launch of the District’s fourth annual "A Home for the Holidays" campaign,…
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D.C. Battles New Pandemic of Domestic Violence-Related Homelessness
Amid the economic, health and educational uncertainties caused by the coronavirus, an equally virulent pandemic co-exists: the increased instances of…
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D.C. to End Placement of Homeless Families At Quality Inn
The District plans to move the remaining 56 homeless families from the Quality Inn motel on New York Avenue by…
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‘Taste of Georgetown’ Touts Programs Helping D.C.’s Homeless
The 2019 "Taste of Georgetown," which benefits Georgetown Ministry Center's homeless-assistance programs, will be held Sunday from 11 a.m. to…
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Job Placement Heralded as Homelessness Prevention Tool
In the weeks leading up to their spring symposium, the staff at Friendship Place, a Northwest-based housing provider, wants to…
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D.C. Hits Milestone in Campaign to End Homelessness
The D.C. Department of Human Services said it has reached a milestone in its "A Home for the Holidays" campaign,…
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Family Overcomes Homelessness, Employment Woes
A typical late-afternoon scenario unfolds at a D.C. day care center as parents arrive to pick up their children. But…
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Annual Walk on Mall Aims to End D.C. Homelessness
A wave of orange washed over the Lincoln Memorial last weekend, as the Friendship Place organization held its annual Friendship…
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Bowser Keeps Promise, Closes Doors of D.C. General
After 17 years serving as a major hub for homeless families seeking shelter, D.C. General recently shuttered its doors —…
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