Hypothermia: Believe it or Not, it’s Just Around the Corner!

Posted on Aug 17, 2010 in Homelessness, Hypothermia, Shelter | 0 comments

By Patty Mullahy Fugere, Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless Executive Director As we trudge through these dog days of summer, it’s hard to imagine the mercury dropping below 80 for more than a twelve hour stretch at a time. Yet the calendar tells us that’s just around the corner…and so, too, do the preparations of DC’s Interagency Council on Homelessness (ICH) for hypothermia season 2010-2011. This past winter will...

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Housing is a Human Right

Posted on Jul 26, 2010 in Homelessness, Housing | 3 comments

By Patty Mullahy Fugere – Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless Executive Director Welcome to “…with Housing and Justice for All,” the new blog of the Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless. As our friends already know, the Legal Clinic is deeply committed to a vision of a just and inclusive District of Columbia.  We dedicate ourselves to building a community that respects the rights and honors the dignity of all of her...

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