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.


	FAMILY SERVICES PROGRAMS

Family Services provides shelter and programs that help homeless families regain stability in their lives and addresses the root cause of poverty, dysfunction, and homelessness. The program focuses on substance abuse, mental health, employment and training, housing issues, and the development and educational needs of the children.

	1357 Valley Place S.E

The lack of affordable family housing, rising rents and layoffs contributed to the plight of these families and others like them.

1433 Spring Road, N.W.

Out of concern for this trend, the Coalition is working vigorously to get our clients the job training and other skills they need for independent living.

920 A- Rhode Island Ave N.E..
			Virginia Williams Family Resource Center

Many of these families find support through Coalition programs at – the transitional sites at Spring Road Family Apartments or the Valley Place Family Apartments; the Anacostia Road Apartments, available to low-income families and individuals; as well as the opportunities with the Employment Services Division.

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