Keeping Count of Homeless ; Group Visits Makeshift Camps, Streets to Take Federal Census
The Washington Times › January 30, 2009
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The task of counting the District's homeless population falls upon a small, dedicated group of volunteers that this year braved icy streets and the cold to complete the job.
"The job is the gift; it's a reward in and of itself," said Aaron McKeiver, 36, one of 60 volunteers who took part in the count Wednesday night as part of a team canvassing downtown. The tally, conducted by the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments and the D.C. Coalition for the Homeless, is part of a federally mandated census of the nation's homeless.See the full content of this document
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Keeping Count of Homeless ; Group Visits Makeshift Camps, Streets to Take Federal Census
Results from the count won't be available until June, officials say. But advocates say homelessness is already rising and is expected to continu...
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