Ward 4 Unhoused Advocacy

Unhoused Advocacy As a group we focus on community building, as well as handing out core survival gear for our neighbors experiencing homelessness. This past week we had a break-in, stripping us of most of our most urgently needed supplies. 🧵

@alexgdodds "Rich" Is Not A Protected Class 🍽️

@JohnDoe17579084 @jesserbnwtz @MayorBowser Do what

@jesserbnwtz @MayorBowser Because there are no human needs without the police..

.@MayorBowser eliminated signing bonuses ($1,500) for PSH case managers to end homelessness the same week she raised hiring bonuses for cops ($25,000, up from $20,000). Why is there always money for cops but never money for human needs, like housing?

@DCCityGuy2 @MayorBowser This worn-out trope is harmful and WRONG. Quit spreading lies.

@jesserbnwtz @MayorBowser We need cops to protect us from whacked out homeless junkies

@vintagevixon94 @QueerlyAutistic Gettin all '10° of separation '....

@QueerlyAutistic My favorite part in dystopian stories is how they're all increasingly resembling our present and future 🤡

The scene in The Hunger Games where Peeta says Katniss is pregnant and the audience is outraged and demands the Games be stopped is such a perfect encapsulation of the so-called 'pro-life' movement, coz they were all perfectly fine with kids dying until a foetus was involved.

It's a new week! I've got a neighbor w/ medical concerns that we're trying 2 keep up in a hotel for as long as we can. This week's goal is again $900. Can you help? We at @4Unhoused are working hard 2 advocate for folks trying to navigate the system and get off the streets (1)

Stop the McPherson Square eviction! Soon the National Parks Service will evict over 70 of our neighbors. Email Mayor Bowser, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, and Chair of the DC Council’s Committee on Health Christina Henderson here bit.ly/3HJIvyI @thewayhomeDC

Housing isn’t a luxury nor a commodity—it’s a basic human right.

A good way to help out our unhoused neighbors in ward 4 would be to drop by the wishlist and send them a few things! It's still hypothermic and folks still need community! Please donate! amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls…

A piece you might want to read here about social housing, because this landlord housing hoarding and profit driven housing market needs to be ended

@historyinmemes My terrier mix will be 21 in April. Still spry enough to hop up on the couch, every day is precious in these years.

Pebbles, a toy fox terrier was recognized by Guinness World Records as the world's oldest living dog. She was born on March 28, 2000.

@alexgdodds There's better ways they could've declared the fact that they can't talk about an open case. They COULD have reassured the public about the safety of the community but they're not. They don't care. It will drag out bc one reason or another.

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Testing wastewater from planes found that almost all flights had passengers with COVID. audacy.com/wwjnewsradio/n…

We are living in horrific times when people celebrate the murder of a 13-year-old Black child. It's bizarre to me how quick folks on Twitter assume that accounts of him breaking into cars are actually accurate & that his being out at 2am is a result of mis-parenting.1/

60+ orgs in DC now carry Narcan in addition to us - if it’s not available at your local pharmacy or community org, @DBHRecoversDC has a text line for getting it delivered. Info below: