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NewsBy Fiona Riley December 18, 2024
D.C. passes bill updating involuntary commitment process for people with severe mental illness
A bill to streamline the involuntary commitment process for people with severe mental illness passed its first vote in the D.C. Council on Dec. 3.
NewsBy Carolina Bomeny December 18, 2024
The city is behind on confirming leaders to its Interagency Council on Homelessness
Ahead of its last meeting of the year, the D.C. Interagency Council on Homelessness (ICH) delayed the approval of its 2025 Work Plan to March.
D.C. Council passes bill capping pet rent fees and creating pet-friendly homeless shelter
The D.C. Council passed a bill to make one homeless shelter pet-friendly and cap the amount landlords can charge in pet rent on Dec. 17.
NewsBy Tierra Cunningham / Carolina Bomeny December 4, 2024
Encampment Updates: NoMa encampment closed after fire
In November, DMHHS closed four encampment sites in D.C., displacing at least seven people experiencing homelessness.
NewsBy Fiona Riley November 20, 2024
The Aston shelter welcomes its first tenants following a year of delays
The D.C. Department of Human Services (DHS) began admitting tenants into The Aston, the city’s first non-congregate shelter for medically vulnerable people and adult families.
NewsBy Jessica Rich November 20, 2024
D.C. Human Services Director Laura Zeilinger to step down after nearly a decade
Laura Zeilinger, director of D.C.’s Department of Human Services (DHS), announced that she will leave her position at the end…
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