Pathways to Housing - 400 of 'Most Vulnerable' Homeless to Get Apartments

By Sylvia Moreno

Washington Post Staff Writer

Wednesday, April 3, 2008

In an ambitious effort to end chronic homelessness in the District, city officials yesterday announced plans to move 400 of the "most vulnerable" people into apartments by Oct. 1.

Mayor Adrian M. Fenty said those residents, many of them living on the streets during the day and in shelters at night for more than a decade, will receive permanent housing with extensive social services, including medical care, mental health counseling and drug and alcohol rehabilitation. Under the "Housing First" plan, issues such as mental illness and substance abuse will not bar the chronically homeless from being placed in permanent housing, city officials said.


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