Everyone Home DC

Family Homelessness Prevention Program-Everyone Home DC provided housing stabilization services to 411 families at imminent risk of homelessness, including 537 adults and 735 children. -92 families secured their very own apartments with the help of our Prevention Program staff. -An additional 94 families secured stable long-term housing with family members and friends. -80% of the families in our program were able to avoid a shelter stay.Family Housing Programs-Our Rapid Rehousing Program supported 81 (83 adults and 130 children) families transitioning out of homelessness, with 80% of participants increasing their income from program start to program exit.-Our Permanent Supportive Housing Program served 29 families (34 adults and 46 children) in need of long-term support.-2 families (4 adults and 4 children) received shelter and supportive services in our 4 handicap-accessible, apartment-style shelter units.Community Support Projects-Free Tax Clinic, led by 2 volunteers, prepared returns for 20 individuals. -500 gift cards were distributed to support families with school supplies, thanksgiving meal ingredients, and the gift-giving holiday seasonAdvocacy-In 2022, we saw historic investments from the Mayor and Council in Permanent Supportive Housing that will bring DC closer to ending chronic homelessness. -Everyone Home DC sits on the Steering Committee of The Way Home Campaign, is a member of The Fair Budget Coalition and participates in meetings of the DC Interagency Council on Homelessness.-Executive Director Karen Cunningham was selected as a voting member of the DC Interagency Council on Homelessness.

Street Outreach-Served 24 individuals through 53 engagements.-23 Street Outreach clients were matched to Permanent Supportive Housing-After our primary outreach staff person left the organization in February 2022, we began restructuring our Single Adult Programs and our Outreach services were on hold until that process was complete and new team members joined in early January 2023.

UNDER MODIFIED SERVICES, DUE TO THE PANDEMIC Shirleys Place Day Center-Provided 1751 individuals with:-1,111 loads of laundry-5,377 meals-667 showers-38 computer lab sessions-775 toiletry kits-282 emergency food, clothing, transportation, prescription drug, ID voucher, and rental assistance services-146 of referrals for a wide variety of social, economic, and legal needs-5 chronically homeless individuals moved into housing