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.
Featured Publications & Resources
Report
What’s In the Proposed Fiscal Year 2019 Budget for Homeless Services?
By Kate Coventry • April 4, 2018 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Homelessness
Testimony
Testimony of Kate Coventry At the Public Hearing on B22-635 the “Homeless Shelter Replacement Act of 2017” and The Closure of DC General Family Shelter
By Kate Coventry • March 14, 2018 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Homelessness
In The News
Homeless Advocates Question Bowser’s Plan To Close D.C. General Shelter This Year
WAMU • March 14, 2018 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Homelessness
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Videos
Video: How DC Can Become the First Major City to End Chronic Homelessness
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • September 28, 2023 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Homelessness
Fact Sheets
Summary: Bringing It All Home: How DC Can Become the First Major City to End Chronic Homelessness and Provide Higher-Quality Services
By Kate Coventry • April 5, 2023 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Homelessness
Report
Bringing it All Home: How DC Can Become the First Major City to End Chronic Homelessness and Provide Higher-Quality Services
By Kate Coventry • April 4, 2023 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Homelessness
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