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(1/3) Tonight, DC conducts the Point in Time homeless census. Counting people is good, it reminds us that around 7,000 ppl experience homelessness on a given night in DC, a city with a budget of $15 billion. It reminds us that ppl w/o housing are ~ 85% black & overwhelmingly poor
But counting is only good if it is followed by bold funding and political leadership. DC and the US can end homelessness but we choose not to. We don’t need more data, more studies, or more reports. We need money. We need to treat housing as a right, not a commodity.
We need to prioritize making sure people don’t literally die outside instead of funding another aircraft carrier or developer giveaway. Without action, tonight is an exercise in data collection and not in ending homelessness. Counting is good if it leads to change. #DCPIT
7 THOUSAND? Is that a typo?
Are you counting 7000 as people literally on the sidewalk or people in shelters, temporary housing and no long term lease?
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