The Coalition for the Homeless

04.10.09 :: Press Release - Recruitment Fair Matches District Homeless with Apprenticeship Opportunities April 22 Event, Organized by the Coalition for the Homeless, is One of Many Services for the Community.

10.31.08 :: The students at the Leakie Elementary School in Southwest D.C. held their first mini-walk to support the Coalition as a part of Fannie Mae’s 21th Annual Help the Homeless Walkathon (HtH). Leakie Elementary School’s walk raise $2,000 to support the work of the Coalition. Pictured (l-r) are Sheree Pressley, program analyst for the Coalition, Ijeoma Wright, physical education teacher and Clementine Homesley, principal of the Leakie Elementary School.

02.14.08 ::District government officials, D.C. Councilmember Muriel Bowser (Ward 4), the Coalition for the Homeless and the community celebrate the opening of the new home of the La Casa Transitional Rehabilitation Program at 1131 Spring Road, NW. La Casa TRP provides temporary residential services for homeless men to help them to achieve self sufficiency.

Emery Work Bed Program | Accomplishments

In July 2006, the former Emery Shelter for Homeless men was transformed into a program designed exclusively for homeless men who are employed or in job training, and renamed the Emery Work Bed Program (EWBP). The EWBP can serve up to 100 men. The unique aspect of the program is that it provides a stable temporary residential environment for homeless men are employed. The typical emergency shelter program operates from 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. and when the men leave the facility they must take all of their belongings with them. This is not conducive for men who are working and have no place to store their personal belongings.

Thomas Nichols

Location

1725 Lincoln Road, NE

Opening Hours

24-Hour Transitional

Capacity

100 men (TRP)

The men at Emery are provided lockers and drawers to store their personal belongings. Supportive services include substance abuse counseling, job coaching, resume writing and employment placement assistance, housing placement assistance, computer lab, case management, and access to a kitchen to prepare their meals.

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