End Encampment Evictions in DC

11/09/2023

09/02/2023

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.

09/02/2023

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/

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.

08/16/2023

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!

08/02/2023

Great article linking encampment evictions to an increase in opioid deaths

As D.C. records its highest numbers of fatal overdoses, advocates are pushing leaders to invest in holistic harm reduction.

07/25/2023

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

If lawmakers decide to let it proceed, that is.

07/19/2023

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

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.