Selected Web Resources

Answers, Please!   Provides DC residents with a fast and easy way to search for local and national social service programs. Features user-friendly searches by the name, location, address, operating hours, telephone numbers, and/or eligibility criteria. -- www.answersplease.dc.gov

Catholic Charities   Bi-lingual staff provides help for homeless and near homeless, including social service triage, medical first aid and mental health counseling. Days: showers, laundry, clothing, breakfast and lunch on a "drop-in" basis. Evenings: 15 beds for women. -- www.catholiccharitiesdc.org

Common Ground   An international leader in the development of supportive housing and other research based practices that end homelessness. -- www.commonground.org

Community for Creative Non Violence   CCNV is a model shelter for 1,350 for homeless men, women and children. Find out about hours, staff, volunteer opportunities and more. -- www.theccnv.org

DC Department of Human Services   Helps homeless residents become self-sufficient through interagency collaboration. Services include: Aging, Child Welfare, Day Care, DC Housing Search, Education, Employment, DC Food Finder, Health, HIV/AIDS, Homeless Transportation, Hypothermia, Mental Health, Shelter, Substance Abuse, Supportive Housing and more. -- www.dhs.dc.gov

DC Department of Mental Health   Homeless Outreach Teams provide crisis assessment and interventions for those 18 and older experiencing a mental health crisis on the streets or in a homeless shelter. -- www.dmh.dc.gov

DC Interagency Council on Homelessness   A group of cabinet-level leaders, providers of homeless services, advocates, homeless and formerly homeless leaders that come together to inform and guide the District’s strategies and policies for meeting the needs of individuals and families who are homeless or at imminent risk of becoming homeless. -- www.ich.dc.gov

Fannie Mae Foundation   Helps make homeownership and rental housing more available and affordable by working with lenders and housing partners. -- www.fanniemae.com/about

Gospel Rescue Ministries   In the heart of Washington D.C., Gospel Rescue Ministries strives to break the cycle of homelessness, addiction and poverty in our Nations' Capitol, through a holistic approach that reaches the complete individual. GRM treats both men and women physically, mentally and spiritually. --www.grm.org/

Help the Homeless   For more than 20 years, Fannie Mae's Help the Homeless Program has brought together caring and committed individuals to work toward ending homelessness in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan region. -- www.helpthehomelessdc.org/

Home Base - A Public Policy Law Firm of Homelessness   Our purpose is to end homelessness, prevent its recurrence, and decrease its effect on communities. -- www.homebaseccc.org/

Hypothermia Prevention, Recognition and Treatment   Learn ways to avoid hypothermia, types of treatment techniques and equipment, as well as read the latest research publications. -- www.hypothermia.org/

Martha's Table   Nonprofit organization that provides educational programs, food, and clothing to at-risk DC residents. -- www.marthastable.org

National Alliance to End Homelessness   A nonprofit, non-partisan organization committed to preventing and ending homelessness in the United States by Improving Policy, Building Capacity, and Educating Opinion Leaders. -- www.endhomelessness.org/

National Coalition for the Homeless   A national network of people who are currently experiencing or who have experienced homelessness, activists and advocates, community-based and faith-based service providers, and others committed to a single mission. Engaging in public education, policy advocacy, and grassroots organizing. -- www.nationalhomeless.org/

Pathways to Housing DC   Provides housing first and gives support and treatment for those with psychiatric disabilities to facilitate their recovery and integration into the community. Conducts research to find new and effective approaches to recovery and community integration. -- www.pthdc.org

So Others Might Eat   The only interfaith, community-based organization in the District of Columbia that offers a comprehensive, holistic approach to caring for the homeless and extremely poor citizens of our city. -- www.some.org/

The Community Partnership for the Prevention of Homelessness   Established in 1989, an independent, non-profit corporation that coordinates the District of Columbia’s Continuum of Care which includes prevention services, street outreach efforts, emergency shelter, transitional housing and permanent supportive housing for individuals and families. -- www.community-partnership.org/

US Department of Housing and Urban Development   HUD, along with many other federal agencies, funds programs to help the homeless. -- www.hud.gov/homeless/index.cfm