Candidates for the D.C. Council’s At-large seats have made reform or improvement of the District’s rapid rehousing program, which has often been the target of attack from housing advocates, part of their campaign platforms.
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The at-large candidates who want to change or enhance DC’s rapid rehousing program
Of DC’s 24 at-large candidates, who has a specific plan to address homelessness?
A Street Sense Media analysis determined that only six of the 24 at-large DC Council candidates on the ballot advertised specific plans with measurable goals to address homelessness in their online platforms. We sent them five questions about local poverty.
Protesters to Bowser: Reform the Department of Human Services
Activists marched to the home of Mayor Muriel Bowser to protest the quality of services provided to homeless people in the District.
DC government restarts referrals for housing, focusing on people at high-risk for COVID-19
D.C.’s system for matching homeless people with housing was stymied by the pandemic, so they are prioritizing people who are most vulnerable to the virus.
The city’s next 5-year-plan to end homelessness provides more questions than answers
Last week the ICH presented a draft of Homeward D.C. 2.0 in an effort to revitalize the goals of their initial plan, Homeward D.C., and fix shortcomings discovered during its implementation over the past four years. During the meeting, multiple D.C. residents, many of whom were formerly homeless, expressed their concerns with the city’s ability to fulfill the plan’s ambitious goals. Along with the general vagueness of the document itself, residents took issue with the lack of transparency regarding policy meetings and the little progress being made for universally affordable housing.
Problems with DC’s rapid rehousing program remain after years of concerted reform efforts
Despite years of reform efforts, DHS is still working to fix the many issues with rapid rehousing.
Service Spotlight: Open Door Shelter
Just a few minutes from the U.S. Capitol is Open Door Shelter, which is operated by New Hope Ministries, a local nonprofit founded in 1993. … Read more »
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