D.C. program offers temporary housing to some homeless residents
“Just over 100 residents of four D.C. homeless encampments will be offered one-year housing leases as part of a pilot program, said Wayne Turnage, Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services at a public meeting on Wednesday night.
Driving the news: The encampments are set to be permanently cleared starting next week as part of the District’s push to designate public spaces as no-tent zones.
Why it matters: Unhoused residents, housing advocates, and neighborhood leaders tell Axios that individuals affected by the program were never given the chance to offer input.”