[Lincolnparkdc] DC Homeless Shelter closed!

[Elizabeth Teferra]

Hiding homeless families does not help the homeless. It hurts families and children and for sure doesn’t end homelessness.

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On Oct 31, 2018, at 11:11 AM, Joanne Hatfield <joanimal at aol.com<mailto:joanimal at aol.com>> wrote:

Happy Halloween neighbors--Here's your treat.
Yesterday, Mayor Bowser quietly closed the DC homeless shelter in the old DC General hospital which housed up to 1,000 people in our neighborhood. Now there will be smaller shelters of about 50 and hotel rooms spread across the city so not all in one area.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Mayor Muriel E. Bowser has closed a troubled city shelter that made headlines in 2014 when an 8-year-old girl disappeared from it.
The Washington Post reports Bowser officially closed D.C. General Tuesday, partially fulfilling her 2014 campaign promise of replacing it with smaller shelters. The last two families left Monday. Two of the seven promised shelters opened last month.
D.C. General is a former hospital that has been used as a homeless family shelter since 2001. It housed as many as 1,000 people at its peak, with many complaining about poor living and safety conditions.


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