News & Updates
All Are Welcome!
Join Everyone Home DC volunteers and staff for a virtual Happy Hour event on Wednesday, August 5 at 5:30 p.m. We are excited to come together in friendship to discuss ways we can support our community during these uncertain times. To kick the evening off, HART Volunteers, Valerie DiCristoforo & Adolfo Gatti, will make a […]
2020 Point-in-Time Count Released
Last week, the city announced the results of the 2020 Point in Time (PIT) Count of Persons Experiencing Homelessness. The annual PIT report provides a one-night “snapshot” of the number of individuals and families staying either in shelter, temporary housing, or on the street in the DC region. Information collected informs city leaders, policymakers, and […]
Planning for Back to School During Uncertain Times
Support Everyone Home DC’s 2020/21 Back to School Initiative to Distribute 300 $50 Gift Cards to Rising Scholars As the school year comes to a close, we can all agree; this past year has been anything but ordinary. Schools closed, and Everyone Home DC scholars spent the final months of the school year distance learning. […]
Homelessness & Racial Inequity
Ending homelessness cannot happen without addressing racial inequity. In the United States, Black Americans are disproportionately impacted by homelessness, making up 40 percent of the homeless population, while representing only 13 percent of the population. Black people are five times more likely to experience homelessness than white people. In Washington, DC, Black or African American […]
A Note From Our Executive Director
The last few weeks have been infuriating and heartbreaking. The horrific killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery are a shocking and painful reminder that our country was built on white supremacy and continues to perpetuate the dehumanization and oppression of Black people. The call from Amy Cooper to police exposed a white […]
