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Oct 07, 2021

D.C. Scrambled To Shelter Unhoused Residents In Hotels After COVID Hit. What Did We Learn From PEP-V?

The future of the program remains unclear. But advocates say its success is a lesson learned.

Oct 07, 2021

‘Trying To Chase A Train’: Fairfax’s Effort To Vaccinate Unhoused Residents

About 50% of the unhoused population that uses county services are vaccinated. But county public health workers aren’t quitting.

Oct 15, 2020

Homelessness Was Already Brutal. Washingtonians Explain How The Pandemic Made It Even Worse

We asked people experiencing homelessness how the pandemic has altered their lives. Here’s what they shared, in their own words.

 
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