End Encampment Evictions in DC

Home is more than just a place. It’s where we build our lives, dream for the future, start a family… Success starts at home.

DC needs to upgrade its shelter system and the Aston would be a huge step in the right direction!

Read the article to find out more: /www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/06/28/dc-homeless-shelter-gwu-dorm/

Plan for D.C. homeless shelter at former GWU dorm divides Ward 2 community Officials say the new shelter would serve adults with acute medical conditions and other populations that can’t be properly served in the city’s other shelters.

This week, DC continues clearing encampments at RFK stadium, Virginia Ave SE, and T St. NW. These protocols are harmful and displace our most vulnerable neighbors.

Call your Councilmember at (202) 724-8000 and tell them to End Encampment Evictions Now!

Great article linking encampment evictions to an increase in opioid deaths

D.C. Has Millions Of Opioid Settlement Dollars To Spend. How Will They Be Used? As D.C. records its highest numbers of fatal overdoses, advocates are pushing leaders to invest in holistic harm reduction.

Could be a big improvement to DC's current shelter system.

This GWU Dorm Could Become A Shelter For The Medically Vulnerable If lawmakers decide to let it proceed, that is.

Months after the McPherson Square Encampment clearing, the District's encampment enforcement kept evicting people. In some cases, residents were given only 24-hour notice.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/06/26/mcpherson-homeless-where-are-they-now/?fbclid=IwAR1PhFfmfEYKH4YsQ0kqUFDE0yJDZ3Tw6ezNk4PYfw-LKvLaVxdHb-G5CVo

D.C. cleared scores of homeless from McPherson Square. Then kept evicting them. Most of the people who were cleared from the square remain unhoused, the city said. And some have been evicted repeatedly from solo camp sites across D.C.