If your family or a family you know is experiencing a housing crisis that they cannot resolve on their own, please contact the Virginia Williams Family Resource Center (VWFRC), the central intake office for all families in the District of Columbia seeking assistance with their housing needs.
To be eligible for homeless services for families through VWFRC, you must be a District resident; have minor children or adult dependents in your custody or be a pregnant woman in your third trimester; and have no other safe place to stay. To access DHS family homeless services below, you must be assessed and referred by VWFRC.
VWFRC is located at 64 New York Avenue NE and is open Monday-Thursday 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. The phone number is 202-526-0017.
Suggested items to bring when completing your assessment at the Virginia Williams Family Resource Center (VWFRC):
- Identification
- Birth certificates for each family member
- Proof of income
- Proof of District residency (if not established through identification)
VWFRC offers the following services designed to support District families: