D.C.’s main shelter crowded with large families

Washington Post writes, In the moments just before sleep and after the shelter staff banged on the door to enforce curfew, Sharisse Baltimore and her children said their prayers. The four oldest, curled up on small cots squeezed together in a row, always asked for “safety-ness, happiness and health.” In the fall, Baltimore added something else to the list. She wished for a subsidized housing voucher so her family could move into their own home. Last Friday, that happened. Read full article >>

Continue reading D.C.’s main shelter crowded with large families at Washington Post