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.

The Sherman Avenue SRO

The Sherman Avenue Single Room Occupancy (SRO) represents the most tangible step toward independence within the Coalition’s Continuum of care. Men who were once homeless now pay rent, buy their own food and prepare meals for themselves in the 10 SRO units at Sherman Avenue.

Willie Kershaw, Jr.

Location

2822-2824 Sherman Avenue, NW

Opening Hours

24-Hour Residential

Capacity

10 Men

The men residing at Sherman Avenue have demonstrated that they are ready for independent living and are prepared to assume appropriate responsibility for their lives. Most of the tenants eventually move on and find traditional one or two bedroom apartments.

Each building has a common kitchen, bathroom, living room and dining area. Sherman Avenue has ten single rooms for rent, which are available to any formerly homeless men. Most of the tenants are graduates of the Coalition’s shelter and transitional programs. The SRO tenants form a partnership with the Coalition to remain alcohol and drug free during their tenancy.

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