Shelters
NewsBy Franziska Wild April 23, 2025
Homeless shelters nearly full as seasonal shelters close
As D.C. closes over 700 seasonal beds with the end of hypothermia season, year-round homeless shelters are reaching capacity.
NewsBy Fiona Riley April 9, 2025
District to open second non-congregate shelter this summer after delay
D.C. will open the E Street non-congregate shelter this summer, offering 190 beds for medically vulnerable and unhoused residents.
NewsBy Franziska Wild February 26, 2025
‘It’s no longer about reception’ D.C. Office of Migrant Services closes all but one shelter
The Office of Migrant Services began scaling back its services in March 2024, and closed all three hotel shelters by the end of 2024.
NewsBy Katherine Wilkison January 29, 2025
D.C.’s homelessness service bodies fail compliance checks by D.C. inspector general
An audit found D.C. homelessness services were not meeting regulations around maintaining records and conducting shelter inspections.
OpinionBy Reginald Black January 1, 2025
Inauguration in D.C. is never peaceful for those living outside
Washington, D.C., is the epicenter of the United States government. Still, within the radius of Washington, there is a city within a city.
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 Fiona Riley November 6, 2024
D.C. residents say they support a pet-friendly homeless shelter, but the city isn’t sold
Animal rights advocates and community members are asking for D.C. to establish a pet-friendly shelter — but the city is pushing back.
NewsBy Fiona Riley October 10, 2024
D.C. approves winter plan, adding shelter beds amid high shelter occupancy
The D.C. Interagency Council on Homelessness (ICH) finalized the city’s winter plan last month as the District heads into hypothermia season with shelters nearly full.
NewsBy Franziska Wild October 9, 2024
Security officers at men’s homeless shelter vote to unionize, citing low pay and no training
Security staff employed at 801 East Men’s Shelter voted to unionize. Officers cited being underpaid and undertrained.
NewsBy Susannah Birle August 28, 2024
How a local nonprofit used TOPA to secure affordable housing
D.C.’s Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act (TOPA) isn’t just for tenants and tenant associations.
NewsBy Fiona Riley August 28, 2024
D.C. again pushed back the timeline for a homeless shelter in Northwest D.C., now slating its opening for early October
The Aston, a homeless shelter at 1129 New Hampshire Ave., is now expected to open between mid-September and early October.
NewsBy Fiona Riley July 31, 2024
D.C.’s plan to add 500 shelter beds by the end of 2028
D.C.’s Department of Human Services has drafted a plan to open six homeless shelters, adding more than 500 shelter beds
NewsBy Fiona Riley July 3, 2024
New bill would help keep people with their pets in D.C.’s shelter system
A proposed bill that would help people with pets experiencing homelessness access D.C. shelters is making its way through the D.C. Council.
NewsBy Annemarie Cuccia June 5, 2024
D.C. opens additional shelter beds after system hits capacity
Homeless shelters for individuals in D.C. were full or nearly full for much of April, leaving people with few options but to sleep outside.
NewsBy Nora Scully May 8, 2024
Unionized health care workers at DC homeless shelters file unfair labor charge
Two months after bargaining began between Unity Health Care and its unionized providers, the union has filed an unfair labor charge.
NewsBy Andrea Ho April 24, 2024
In the aftermath of shooting, a youth drop-in center navigates grief and hope
DC Doors, a youth drop-in center in DC, is implementing new security measures after a shooting at the facility in December.
NewsBy Nora Scully April 10, 2024
Health care workers at DC homeless shelters begin contract negotiations 5 months after voting to unionize
Unity Health Care workers are advocating for better conditions, more time with patients, and lower workloads.
NewsBy Nora Scully February 28, 2024
First medical respite center for women opens in DC
D.C.’s first medical respite center for women experiencing homelessness opened in January, and will support at least 30 women.
NewsBy Nora Scully February 14, 2024
Gas explosion damages transitional housing program, residents relocated
More than 30 residents of a Calvary Women’s Services transitional housing program were forced to evacuate after a gas explosion.
OpinionBy Invisible Prophet January 3, 2024
The truth and underlying issues with homelessness
Invisible Prophet writes about safety concerns in shelters.
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