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
Helping Residents Obtain Federal Disability Benefits Helps DC Residents and the District Economy
By Kate Coventry • May 4, 2018 • Homelessness / TANF & Income Support
Report
What’s In the Proposed Fiscal Year 2019 Budget for Homeless Services?
By Kate Coventry • April 4, 2018 • Homelessness
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 At the Public Hearing on Bill 22-293, Homeless Services Reform Amendment Act of 2017 DC Council Committee on Human Services
By Kate Coventry • June 14, 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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Latest on this Issue
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
The FY 2019 Budget Should Include Funding to Help Residents Obtain Federal Disability Benefits
By Kate Coventry • May 4, 2018
Helping Residents Obtain Federal Disability Benefits Helps DC Residents and the District Economy
By Kate Coventry • May 4, 2018
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