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ALT Thursday - Join The Way Home Campaign at our Housing Rally! We demand a budget that ends chronic homelessness and a stop to all encampment evictions. May 9th at 10AM; The Wilson Building (1350 Penn Ave NW).
ALT The Way Home Campaign's Week of Action. May 6th-May 10th.
ALT The Way Home Campaign Week of Action, May 6th-May 10th.
ALT Tuesday: 1) Support All in for DC: A Tax System for Justice. Email your Councilmembers to increase revenue by taxing wealth! Link in our bio! 2) End the Cliff: Protect 2,000 Families from Losing their Housing. Email the DC Council to fund housing programs to protect families. Link in our bio!
ALT Flier for The Way Home Campaign's Budget teach-in on March 13, 2024, at 4pm. Join us to learn about DC's budget process and The Way Home Campaign's FY25 budget priorities! We'll discuss ways to raise your voice and get involved in upcoming actions. Email nadia.malik@miriamskitchen.org with any questions.
ALT Last year, 90 of our neighbors died without housing. Ending chronic homelessness is within reach, but will not happen without increased funding for proven best practices like PSH and homelessness prevention. The Way Home Campaign calls on Mayor Bowser to make bold investments to ensure our neighbors have the housing they need to thrive.
ALT Housing to End Homelessness. Invest $36.6m to fund 1,260 units of Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) for individuals experiencing chronic homelessness; Invest $22.8m to fund 580 Units of Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) for Families; Create a fund to cover PSH move-in expenses. Outreach, Prevention, & Diversion. Invest $6.4 million to fully restore and expand outreach capacity of the Coordinated Street Outreach Network (CSON); Invest $1.75 million in Project Reconnet; Maintain $1 million funding for DC Flex.
ALT Shelter Improvement. Invest $13.275 million to operate 2 non-congregate shelter sites; invest $8.4 million to maintain 24/7 shelter access. TWHC also calls on Mayor Bowser to invest in storage for people experiencing homelessness; expand rapid rehousing for individuals, and invest in rental assistance and deeply affordable housing.
ALT DC has declared a "hot weather emergency" Swipe through for 3 things you can do to help our unhoused neighbors this summer This means that temperatures will significantly increase the risk of heat related illness
ALT The DC Council took their first budget vote on May 16th for the 2024 Budget. They take their final vote on May 30th.
ALT Thanks to our advocacy, the council added resources to end chronic homelessness for 150 individuals and 80 families! But more resources are needed.
ALT So far, the DC Council has funded only a fraction of what's needed to end chronic homelessness in Dc.
ALT A graph showing the number of Permanent Supportive Housing vouchers being proposed by the DC Council for FY2024.
