Fenty Announces a New Plan for Housing the Homeless in D.C.

Mayor Adrian Fenty announced Wednesday the administration’s strategy for decreasing chronic homelessness and creating permanent housing with support services such as counseling and employment assistance.

The new plan, created in conjunction with the D.C. Department of Human Services, includes an initiative to provide homes for more than 400 homeless people within six months and to revamp existing shelters to provide better services.

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