The Community Partnership for the Prevention of Homelessness

Welcome to the Community Partnership for the Prevention of Homelessness

On this website you will find:

• Facts on homelessness in Washington, D.C.
• Information about our organization and the District of Columbia’s Continuum of Care
• Resources for the city’s providers of homeless services.

It is our hope that this website will help to foster deeper collaboration between agencies working within the homelessness continuum of care and we hope you will choose to make it a useful tool.

To see the Community Partnership's nightly census dashboard report, please click here.

Please contact the Partnership's webmaster at web@community-partnership.org to provide site feedback, inform us of additional information or resources you would like to see on our site or with any technical difficulties.

The Community Partnership for the Prevention of Homelessness (TCP) desires the service of a public accounting firm to conduct annual independent audits and provide opinions on TCP's financial records, accounts and statements and grant compliance as described in the Scope of Work for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2011. Interested parties should see the attached document for more information.
Request for Proposals for Independent Audit Services (pdf)

THE WINTER PLAN

Developed by the Interagency Council on Homelessness (ICH)
To Protect the Lives of Those Who Are Homeless
During the Winter of 2011–2012
In the District of Columbia

INTRODUCTION

In compliance with the Homeless Services Reform Act of 2005 (HSRA), this Winter Plan for the 2011-2012 season has been developed by the Interagency Council on Homelessness (ICH) to describe how member agencies and their partners will coordinate to provide hypothermia shelter for those who are homeless, consistent with the right of consumers to shelter in severe weather conditions. In this document, specific sites that will be used as hypothermia shelters for the 2011-2012 season are identified, and the outcomes of the 2010-2011 hypothermia season are also noted.

The Government of the District of Columbia is committed to protecting individuals who are homeless from cold weather injury by meeting the demand for shelter during hypothermia season. Should the need for shelter exceed levels of capacity identified in this plan, the District will open additional facilities to meet the need for shelter.

This Winter Plan articulates and implements coordination among local agencies and providers within the Continuum of Care who will participate in providing hypothermia shelter and services to persons who are homeless in Washington, D.C. during the winter season of 2011-2012. The season begins on November 1, 2011 and ends on March 31, 2012. The season may be extended beyond March 31st if hypothermic conditions persist. Hypothermia services begin whenever the actual or forecasted temperature, including the wind chill factor, is 32 degrees Fahrenheit (F.) or below.

Mayor’s Order 2001-161, dated October 31, 2001, continues to guide activities during hypothermia season, such as the notification of hypothermia alerts, the coordination of outreach efforts, and other life-saving activities. The order calls for coordination of outreach activities among the Department of Human Services (DHS), the Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency (HSEMA), the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), the Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department (FEMS), the Department of Mental Health (DMH), the Department of Health (DOH), and both public and private outreach programs.

The complete Winter Plan document can be found here. (pdf file)

Important Telephone Numbers:

The Shelter Monitoring Unit’s Customer Service Number is 1-866-454-1554 or you may call 311 with specific customer service concerns.

For assistance, especially during cold weather, call:

Shelter Hotline: 1-800-535-7252 or the Mayor's Call Center: 311
TTY/TDD Phone 1-855-986-6700

Those who are homeless may call these numbers to seek assistance, and the general public may call these numbers to get help for someone who is homeless and in need of assistance.

Virginia Williams Family Resource Center - provides families that are homeless with appropriate referrals to safe shelter and assists families at risk of becoming homeless obtain links to programs and resources that prevent homelessness. Please note new phone number: 202-479-2846
Please note new address:
920A Rhode Island Avenue, NE 
Washington D.C. 20018 

HPRP (Homeless Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program) provides rental and utility
assistance to individuals and families at risk of becoming homeless as well as security
deposit assistance to those exiting homelessness. For more information inquire at the
Virginia Williams Family Resource Center at (202) 497-2846.  
Please note new address:
920A Rhode Island Avenue,
NE Washington, DC 20018

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