By Ronald Smoot
I saw the news about the new Downtown Day Services Center (at the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church, 1313 New York Ave. NW) and wanted to experience it. I went there twice recently, and it was really nice.
The people treated me very well. After I entered the building, they asked me whether I wanted some lunch. Of course I said yes. They gave me a wristband, said “welcome” and off I went to the cafeteria. It was very clean, I guess because it is a new place for the homeless. The center also has a computer room, so you can job search. Counselors will help fill out forms about housing and other things. You can even get a haircut and do your laundry!
It was nice for Mayor Muriel Bowser and the city council to open this place and the others for the homeless because many homeless people don’t have nowhere to go in the daytime. This is a real blessing for the homeless. But we still need more housing for the homeless men in the D.C area.
Ronald Smoot is a vendor/artist with Street Sense Media.
