Call To Action: Rally for the Rights, Safety and Dignity of Homeless Families at DC General

By Grassroots DC, on June 2nd, 2014

Posted on Behalf of Andrew Batcher

On June 3rd, at 6:30 pm, there will be a rally at the DC General Homeless Shelter, located at 1900 Massachusetts Ave. SE (at the end of the road), right next to the Stadium Armory Metro. This former hospital turned homeless shelter, methadone clinic, and jail currently houses hundreds of DC families. The situation in the shelter is deplorable. There are infestations of mold and rats. Available funds are not being used for repairs. The hundreds of children at DC General have no safe place to play. Relisha Rudd was abducted from the shelter earlier this year.

For more information about conditions in the shelter, watch the testimony of DC General resident Momauwi Woods at last year’s State of the District’s Poverty panel discussion in the video below.

When taking action and organizing for better living conditions, shelter residents have faced intimidation, including violations of their right to assemble. This is unacceptable.

Respect, and fair treatment is a human right, for all!

On June 3rd support shelter residents in their struggle for housing, security, first amendment rights, and humane living conditions at the

Rally for the Rights, Safety and Dignity of Homeless Families at DC General Tuesday June 3, 2017 @ 6:30 PM DC General Homeless Shelter 1900 Massachusetts Ave. SE Stadium Armory Metro on the Orange and Blue Lines

The rally is organized by shelter residents and the Washington Interfaith Network. The Peace House supports this rally as a show of solidarity with the residents, and all the people who struggle for a fair and just world.

We invite you to stand with the homeless families, and demand better living conditions, respect and fair treatment. If you would like more information please email Andrew Batcher at abatcher.ni@gmail.com.

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Call to Action: Help End Homelessness in DC

By Liane Scott, on May 13th, 2013

Tell DC Council to Invest in the Programs that will End Homelessness for DC Residents! Visit this link: http://bit.ly/10bBDQw

As part of the FY 2014 Budget Support Act (BSA), DC Mayor Vincent C. Gray has proposed significant changes to the Homeless Services Reform Act (HSRA), the law governing homeless services in DC. Not only will the proposed changes do little to resolve the crisis of family homelessness, but if enacted, could cause significant harm to homeless residents.

Nearly 200 DC organizations signed on to a letter to the Mayor asking him to withdraw these amendments from the BSA because they had not been vetted by stakeholders and because such significant changes deserve their own legislative process. Councilmember Graham is now leading the effort to remove these amendments (Subtitle D, The Homeless Services Reform Amendment Act of 2013) from the BSA and has introduced them as stand-alone legislation, which will give the public and stakeholders an opportunity for meaningful input.

As Fair Budget members, we know the best way to address homelessness is to ensure that housing is provided right now to DC residents experiencing homelessness, not by implementing changes in the law that could negatively impact both families and individuals.

That’s why we want to tell the DC Council to invest in housing and to support Councilmember Graham’s efforts.

The solution is housing! With a total investment of $8.5 million in the Housing First Program, $10.3 million in tenant-based Local Rent Supplement Program vouchers, we can end homelessness for 300 homeless families, for every DC senior, and for every resident with HIV/AIDS. And an investment of $5.1 million in supportive housing, shelter beds, and wrap-around services will help end homelessness for over 100 chronically homeless youth.

Go to this link to email the DC Council today!: http://bit.ly/10bBDQw

Then Join the Fair Budget Coalition at the following event:

The “ONE CITY NEEDS” Lobby Day Action Wed, May 15TH 10:00am-12:00pm At the Wilson Building (1350 Pennsylvania Ave NW)

For more information please email: janelle@fairbudget.org or call 202-328-5513

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