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District of Columbia |
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Housing Resources
Northeast DC
1. Boys Town of Washington
2. House of Ruth
3. Mary House
Northwest DC
1. Calvary Women's Shelter, Inc.
2. Capital Interfaith Hospitality Center
3. Central Union Mission
4. Father McKenna Center
5. New Expectations (NEXT)
Southeast DC
1. Sasha Bruce Youthwork, Inc.
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Boys Town of Washington
4801 Sargent
Road, NE
Washington, DC 20017 |
Phone:
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(202) 832-7343 |
Fax:
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(202) 832-9807
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Email:
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covington@boystown.org
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Web Address:
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www.boystown.org |
Hours:
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24/7 |
Population:
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Boys and Girls 9-18 years old
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Services:
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Long term residential, emergency
shelter, foster care, parent training. |
Bed Capacity:
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16 |
Specialized Services:
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Wheelchair accessible. |
House of Ruth Madison Emergency Shelter
651 10th Street, NE
Washington, DC 20002
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Phone:
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(202)
347-2777 |
Fax:
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(202) 547-9349
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Bed Capacity:
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64 |
Hours of Operation:
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24/7; Daily
intake at 4:30pm |
Population:
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Single
adult women. |
Services:
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Comprehensive social
services.
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Specialized Services:
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Spanish/English
staff. |
Restrictions:
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Referrals
not required. |
Mary House
4303 13th, NE
Washington, DC 20017
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Phone:
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(202) 635-9025 |
Bed Capacity:
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35 families |
Hours of Operation:
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7
days a week, 9am-5pm |
Population:
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Families, homeless, primarily single mothers with young
children. |
Services:
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Shelter, food, clothing,
transitional housing outreach services, prenatal advocacy, trauma housing for Bosnian families.
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Specialized Services:
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Bilingual
staff( Spanish/Bosnian/English) |
Restrictions:
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Referrals only. |
Calvary Shelter, Inc.
928 T. St., NW
Washington, DC 20001
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Phone:
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(202)
783-6651 |
Bed Capacity:
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25 |
Hours of Operation:
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Daily,( 5pm-8am) |
Population:
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Women, including those who are elderly and mentally ill. |
Services:
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Shelter, meals, showers, psychiatrist, social services
job assistance,
counseling, life skills program, lockers, and
support groups.
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Restrictions:
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Referrals not required. Wait list begins at 7pm. |
Capital Interfaith Hospitality Center
4200 Butterworth
Place, NW.
Washington, DC 20016
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Phone:
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(202)
363-5198 |
Fax:
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(202) 363-7735
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Email:
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capitalihn@yahoo.com |
Bed Capacity:
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25 |
Hours of Operation:
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Office (9am-5pm;)
Shelter Daily,(6:30pm-7am) |
Population:
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Families with children in the DC area. |
Services:
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Shelter, day shelter, life skills workshops, food and van transportation (for shelter residents)
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Restrictions:
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Families must be from DC and must be referred
by the
Virginia Williams Family Resource Center. |
Central Union Mission
1350 R Street, NW
Washington, DC 20009
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Phone:
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(202) 745-7118 |
Fax:
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(202) 232-7072 |
Web Address:
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www.missiondc.org |
Bed Capacity:
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120 beds plus 54 for
in-house recovery program |
Hours of Operation:
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5pm check in time |
Population:
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Shelter for men only. Other services for anyone in need. |
Services:
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Shelter, supper,
breakfast, clothing, social, legal and medical services
pastoral counseling, GED
tutoring and literacy training, computer learning center, family
services and women's ministry. |
Restrictions:
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Referrals for legal and
medical services preferred but not required. |
Other
Programs:
Holmes House -
Daily 5pm check in time, Bed Capacity:15
Camp Bennett -
summer camp for inner city children
Family
Services - mothers program,
Saturday Bible study.
Daily Bread Depot - food distribution
program. |
Father McKenna Center
19 EYE
Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
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Phone:
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(202) 842-1112 |
Contact:
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Kini Alexander |
Bed Capacity:
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8 ( November 1 -
April 11 ) |
Hours of Operation:
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M - F, (9am-2pm)
Staff office M- F (7:30am-5pm)
Clothing Tuesday ( 8:00 - 10:00)
Limited laundry/showers M-F (7:30-9:15am) |
Population:
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Men in need. |
Services:
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Emergency food baskets, clothing for
men.
Night shelter for men from November through April;
drop in center. Transportation for first 2 weeks of
employment or until first paycheck for case management clients only. |
Specialized Services:
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Wheelchair accessible. |
Restrictions:
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Referrals welcomed by not required.
Proof of residency required for food
stamps |
New Expectations (NEXT)
2801 13th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20009
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Phone:
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(202) 483-1347
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Fax:
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(202) 483-4760 |
Bed Capacity:
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10 |
Hours of Operation:
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M-F (8am - 4pm); Shelter 24/7 |
Population:
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Pregnant women and their newborns. |
Services:
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Prenatal referrals and counseling,
drug treatment program, case management,
recovery, education and support, job
training and employment referrals, budgeting and savings requirement
housing
assistance. |
Restrictions:
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No passes for 30 days. 9pm
curfew. |
Sasha Bruce Youthwork, Inc.
741 Eighth Street,
SE
Washington, DC 20003
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Phone:
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(202) 675-9340 (administration) |
Bed Capacity:
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No one is turned away
from the Emergency Shelter. |
Hours of Operation:
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Administration (9am - 5:30pm)
Residential and Programs
Emergency Shelter 24
hours/day |
Population:
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Homeless,
runaway at risk youth. |
Services:
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Emergency
Runaway & Homeless Youth Shelter, Teen Mothers
Residential Home, Transitional and Independent
Living Program (apartment living), Literacy
Training Center, GED course, AIDS prevention
services, Consortium for Youth Alternatives, substance abuse treatment and prevention.
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Specialized Services:
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Interpreters
for hearing impaired. |
Restrictions:
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Referrals not required. |
