IN NEED OF HOUSING AND SOCIAL SERVICES?
Family Shelter Intake
Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP)
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Community of Hope’s housing program is for homeless families with children. Any family interested in enrolling in the housing program must first go through the District of Columbia’s Virginia Williams Resource Center located at 920-A Rhode Island Avenue, NE Washington, D.C. You can call them at 202-546-0017, or 202-724-4208 and ask to speak with the intake specialist. Please note that this is a new location. The Virginia Willams Resource Center is NO LONGER located at 25 M Street, SW.
The Virginia Williams Family Resource Center (FRC) is the central intake office for all families requesting emergency housing and assistance in the District of Columbia.
In addition to the initial need assessment and determination of family eligibility for housing, the FRC offers a variety of services, including counseling, substance abuse education, and employment and housing placement assistance.
To learn more, visit Virginia Williams Family Resource Center's website.
HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION AND RAPID RE-HOUSING PROGRAM (HPRP)
NOTE: We are currently only taking applications for re-housing cases. If you need short-term financial assistance, please call: Catholic Charities, (202) 574-3442; Housing Counseling Services, (202) 667-7006; or The Community Partnership (202) 724-4208.
As of December 1, 2009, Community of Hope was awarded funds to start a Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP). HPRP will provide short-term financial assistance, ranging from one-time payments of arrearages, security deposits or first month's rent, to short-term rental subsidies in three-month periods.
If you are in need of assistance, please contact us at 202-407-7774 between 12:00 - 4:00 pm on Mondays to set up an appointment for the week. If you do not get an appointment for that week, you can call back the following Monday. If you have a writ of eviction or a utility shut-off notice, you may call the number above anytime between 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Monday through Friday.
You may print out the HPRP application here and bring it with you to your assessment interview.
View the HPRP flyer for more information.
