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Downtown Homeless Shelter Struggle Continues: Franklin Shelter Hearing
Tuesday February 3rd at 10:00am in DC Superior Court Room 517
500 Indiana Ave., NW, WDC
For more information:
Pete Tucker 202-365-6118
Jane Zara 202-390-2449
Former inhabitants of Franklin Shelter have sued Mayor Adrian Fenty over the abrupt closing of Franklin Shelter (the only city downtown shelter in DC), and the loss of vital services for the poor and the homeless of DC, including loss of mental health services and the steady
erosion of other vital services.
The HEARING is on Tuesday February
3rd at 10:00am in DC Superior Court, Room 517, 500 Indiana Ave., NW.
Please spread the word, come to the hearing, and let all of those in need know, so their voices can be heard this Tuesday!
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Above
are the members of our founding organization, the Committee to Save
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Activists: Final Franklin shelter residents moved
FranklinShelter.org /
Press Room / Activists: Final Franklin shelter residents moved /
The Associated Press
2008-09-27 19:24:11.0
WASHINGTON -Activists say city officials have moved the remaining residents from the Franklin School homeless shelter.
Members of the Committee to Save Franklin Shelter say officials began removing the final men at 7 a.m. Friday.
The D.C. Council voted last week to stop the closing of the shelter across from Franklin Square. Lawmakers said it must remain open until Mayor Adrian Fenty tells the council where the 300 people who use it will be relocated.
Activists
say the men have been moved to shelters far from downtown, where some
of them work. They also say other sites where the men were sent are too
full.
Council member Tommy Wells
says he is "closely monitoring" the situation. Wells says he expects
the shelter to be open Monday, unless the mayor provides more
information.
Fenty said in a statement Friday, his administration
had housed more than 300 long-term shelter residents. He also said
staffers are preparing a summary that will illustrate the fulfillment
of his commitment to providing permanent supportive housing for the
homeless.