Follow the closure and replacement of the District’s biggest family homeless shelter
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D.C. General shelter replacement
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July 29, 2019
Ribbon cutting for Brookland homeless shelter to take place in August
The project survived a lawsuit by neighbors earlier this month
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July 3, 2019
D.C. appeals court clears way for planned homeless shelter in Brookland
A three-judge panel rejects a zoning challenge by neighbors
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July 1, 2019
Construction to begin soon on 14th Street NW homeless shelter
The shelter will be located on the site of the Rita Bright Family and Youth Center
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January 11, 2019
D.C. agrees to cut size of patio at planned family homeless shelter after neighbors complain
The District will also impose other restrictions on the space under a pending settlement
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November 12, 2018
New family homeless shelter in Southeast to receive ribbon cutting on Tuesday
The 50-unit facility partially replaces D.C. General, now closed
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November 1, 2018
D.C.’s biggest family homeless shelter closes as officials prepare to open new ones
D.C. General shuts down emptied of residents and with little fuss
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October 19, 2018
Planned homeless shelter in Northwest survives legal challenge by neighbors
A new ruling by the D.C. appeals court enables construction to begin
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October 4, 2018
D.C. plans ribbon-cutting for new family homeless shelter in Southeast next week
The ceremony is set to take place on Oct. 9
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September 4, 2018
New D.C. General replacement shelter to début in Northwest this month
The shelter will be located in Brightwood Park and house 45 families
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August 30, 2018
Homeless advocates plan another protest against D.C. General demolition on Friday
They want families to be safely relocated from the shelter before work continues
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August 17, 2018
City advances plans to demolish another building on the D.C. General campus
The move comes as homeless families are still living at the shelter
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August 14, 2018
D.C. seeks maintenance services for new family homeless shelters
Three new facilities are scheduled to open this fall
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August 7, 2018
D.C. stops exterior demolition of building near key homeless shelter after finding lead
Building 9 on the D.C. General campus won’t come down until it’s been decontaminated, officials say
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July 30, 2018
Activists protest against D.C. General demolition outside Mayor Bowser’s home
"Lead is toxic, you can stop this!" they chanted
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July 24, 2018
Advocates ask D.C. mayor to pause closure of city’s biggest homeless shelter for families
Several nonprofits want Mayor Bowser to delay closing D.C. General until all the families living there relocate
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September 28, 2017
Homeless shelter in Ward 3 may face more delays due to zoning appeal
Dozens of residents in the area believe the project is too tall and too dense.
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July 7, 2017
Homeless shelter in D.C.’s Ward 4 breaks ground
Groundbreaking has officially begun for Washington, D.C.’s next, newest homeless shelter designed specifically for families.
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April 6, 2017
Two planned D.C. homeless shelters get zoning approval
Before D.C. General can close, Mayor Muriel Bowser plans on opening smaller neighborhood shelters throughout the city.
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May 31, 2016
Here's Where the New Homeless Shelters in D.C. Will Be
With plans to close D.C. General once and for all, the D.C. Council unanimously voted in favor of a revised homeless shelter plan approved by Mayor Muriel Bowser. This plan calls for seven new shelters located in seven separate wards.