by dbs | Mar 23, 2022 | Homelessness
Mayor Muriel Bowser today celebrated the opening of the brand-new 801 East Men’s Shelter on the St. Elizabeths campus in Ward 8 — a milestone in the District’s efforts to overhaul services for individuals experiencing homelessness.The Bowser administration...
by dbs | Mar 21, 2022 | Homelessness
Before their lives violently intersected, two men who were shot to death and the man the police believe killed them had all fought the same scourge: severe mental illness. Read the complete article at...
by dbs | Jan 16, 2022 | Homelessness
As we experience a bitter blast of winter cold, the unhoused come to mind. The MLK Library Friends hope to reprise our 2014 “Sanctuary of Mind” conference about homelessness and libraries with new programming in the spring. More details to follow as that...
by dbs | Jan 12, 2022 | Homelessness
A governing.com article from Jan. 12, 2022 by Priscilla Almodovar and Deborah De Santis The successes achieved by a Denver program combining housing and supportive services demonstrate what can be achieved — and how to do it without busting city budgets....
by dbs | Dec 27, 2021 | Homelessness
Empathy and Solutions: Chronic Homelessness in Contemporary Literature and Film A proposal for a 2022 educational series. These are my suggestions for accessible general materials that have influenced me and might interest others as well. I offer these two books and...
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