Residents were displaced to other locations and Calvary Women’s Services is fundraising to make repairs.
The change follows criticism for how claims were handled during the COVID-19 pandemic. Identity verification is now required through the platform ID.me.
D.C. Puts More Money Toward Rental Assistance After Months Of Debate Between Bowser and D.C. Council
When applications reopen in April for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program, 8,500 will be accepted instead of 3,500.
Street Sense Media asked local experts who shape housing and homelessness policy about their predictions for the coming year.
After nearly four years, the last of D.C.’s hotels for medically vulnerable people experiencing homelessness is closing. It is unclear where some of the remaining residents will go.
After two years of providing shower access and more, The Neighborhood Well looks to expand to D.C.
Applications reopen in January. 3,500 will be accepted each quarter.
DC Is Distributing More Housing Vouchers To Youth Aging Out Of Foster Care, Thanks To Recent Reforms
Young people exiting foster care are at a high risk of homelessness. These Family Unification Vouchers are federally funded, but for years the District only used approximately 80% of its allotment.
Artist Nekisha Durrett says the installation teaches about how past erasure persists today. It also celebrates what a community can do together.
About 1,200 people already connected to a housing voucher funded in FY 2022 were still waiting to move into housing as of Aug. 1. Housing providers attribute staffing challenges and government bureaucracy.
