Eight-year-old Relisha Rudd went missing from D.C. General, the former public hospital that was the District’s main shelter for families. ADADBowser promised to tear down D.C. General and replace it with smaller, more nurturing shelters in every ward of the city. She did her best to soften the blows for her daughter, who had joined a youth volunteer group asking the D.C. Council to fund homeless services long before their own family became homeless. “Not just in D.C. but across the country, there just isn’t enough shelter capacity in most places,” she said. This winter, the Department of Human Services told nonprofits that serve the homeless to expect less city money next year.

Source: Washington Post March 14, 2021 00:33 UTC