Homelessness should be brief, rare, and nonrecurring.
DC has made record investments in homelessness services in recent years, but it is still not enough. DCFPI works on issues along the homelessness services continuum—from access to shelters to funding for programs such as Permanent Supportive Housing and Targeted Affordable Housing.
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Report
What’s In the Approved Fiscal Year 2019 Budget for Homeless Services?
By Kate Coventry • July 31, 2018 • Homelessness
Report
Helping Residents Obtain Federal Disability Benefits Helps DC Residents and the District Economy
By Kate Coventry • May 4, 2018 • Homelessness / TANF & Income Support
Blog
Improvements to Shelters for Individuals Are a Step in Right Direction
By Kate Coventry • August 3, 2017 • Homelessness
Testimony
Testimony of Kate Coventry At the Budget Oversight Hearing for the Department of Human Services
By Kate Coventry • May 3, 2017 • Homelessness
Blog
Remembering Our Homeless Neighbors Who Have Died, Working to Prevent Any More Deaths
By Kate Coventry • December 22, 2016 • Homelessness
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What’s In the Approved Fiscal Year 2019 Budget for Homeless Services?
By Kate Coventry • July 31, 2018
Testimony of Kate Coventry At the Public Oversight Roundtable on Short-Term Family Housing Construction Progress
By Kate Coventry • June 25, 2018
The Latest Homeless Census Data Was Released Ahead of D.C. Council’s First Vote on the FY2019 Budget
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • May 16, 2018
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