Friday Round-up: this week in the news

  • HUD reports steady overall homelessness rates from 2011 to 2012, though numbers of homeless in DC have been continually growing over the last few years: http://nyti.ms/XJPfm2
  • Good news – the number of homeless veterans continues to drop: http://wapo.st/TNLA0A
  • The official opening of our new home on Good Hope Road was featured in the Hill Rag and the Huffington Post this week!

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