Monday, July 13, 2009

Beat the heat. Emergency shelter resources.

June 24rth to July 7, 2009
Street Sense reports the following information:

Cooling Centers
One Judiciary Square, 441 4th St, NW
Frank D. Reeves Center, 2000 14th Street NW
King Office Building, 3720 Martin Luther King Jr, Avenue, SE
920 Rhode Island Avenue, NE

Emergency Homeless Facilities for Women
Open Doors, 425 2nd St, NW
House of Ruth, 651 10th St., NE
John Young Shelter, 425 D Street, NW
Building 9, 1900 Massachusetts Ave., SE

Emergency Homeless Facilities for Men
801 E Homeless Assistance Center (St. Elizabeth’s Campus)
New York Avenue Shelter, 1355-57 New York Avenue, NE
La Casa Trailer 1436 Irving Street, NW
Adams Place Shelter 2210 Adams Place, NE

Call 1-800-535-7252 for further details.

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--CVM DC

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