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.


Blair House |   Accomplishments

The Blair Transitional and Rehabilitation Program provides 24-hour residential services to homeless men who are ready to make a change in their lives. Services include substance abuse counseling, case management, employment and housing placement assistance, and meals. The length of the program is 6-9 months, and it is designed to help the men move to independence and self-sufficiency.

Location

635 I Street, N.E.

Opening Hours

24-Hour Transitional Program

Capacity

85 Men
Clients are encouraged to participate in and lead activities that go beyond the structured program and courses. In FY 2007, more than 50% of the men obtain permanent or transitional housing and over one-third obtained employment while at Blair
 
 
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