On Thursday, February 12, at 10:15 am, Mayor Muriel Bowser will launch a new initiative to increase the District’s capacity to quickly connect families experiencing homelessness to housing opportunities in the private market. The initiative is part of an Administration-wide strategy to expand affordable housing opportunities and ultimately end family homelessness in the District of Columbia by 2025.
Mayor Bowser’s initiative will advance the following:
- Reduce the length of time that families experience homelessness
- Alleviate the need for overflow shelter capacity at motels
- Improve the District’s capacity to meet the needs of families who are experiencing homelessness
Overall, the program will increase investments dedicated to pragmatic solutions by providing services and financial assistance needed for families to regain stability in housing.
WHO:
Mayor Muriel Bowser
Department of Human Services (DHS) Acting Director Laura Zeilinger
Interagency Council on Homelessness Director Kristy Greenwalt
Representatives from the Community Partnership for the Prevention of Homelessness (TCP)
Representatives from The Coalition for the Homeless
WHEN:
Thursday, February 12, 2015
10:15 am
WHERE:
Virginia Williams Family Resource Center
920 Rhode Island Avenue, NE
Metro: Rhode Island Ave/Brentwood Metro Station