The District offers a range of resources and services to support families experiencing or at risk of homelessness. Click the following links to learn more.
- Homelessness Prevention & Diversion
- Accessing Shelter
- Housing Programs, including the Family Re-Housing Stabilization Program, Transitional Housing, Targeted Affordable Housing, Permanent Supportive Housing & Career MAP
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.