tenfortytwopm OP t1_j71ulax wrote on February 3, 2023 at 1:57 PM

Reply to comment by IndependentYoung3027 in Take action and tell DC and NPS to stop the sweeps by tenfortytwopm

That would be good in theory - but that’s really not how DC shelters work. Many are closed on weekends - as if homelessness is somehow only a weekday problem - and many people do not feel safe in shelters.

IndependentYoung3027 t1_j71xs6p wrote on February 3, 2023 at 2:21 PM

This appears incorrect. Please provide any proof that many are closed on weekends. In the winter, DC will transport someone 24 hours a day to a shelter if they are in need.

SSSS_car_go t1_j722nnr wrote on February 3, 2023 at 2:55 PM

>Many are closed on weekends

Can you provide a source for that statement? I don’t find that restriction on this long list of DC shelters. Admittedly I only skimmed, but other than Casa Ruby, which appears to be closed on Sundays, they look like they are open either every day or every night.

blind__panic t1_j71vx3i wrote on February 3, 2023 at 2:07 PM

I’ve never heard about this issue of many shelters closing on weekends before and it is very surprising to me, I would have expected it to be a larger topic of conversation given how many issues this must cause. Where can I read more about this?

[deleted] t1_j74bcak wrote on February 3, 2023 at 11:38 PM

You haven’t heard it because it isn’t true.

Formergr t1_j72moxv wrote on February 3, 2023 at 5:05 PM

>Many are closed on weekends

Citation requested.

Shamepai t1_j75sgnp wrote on February 4, 2023 at 7:42 AM

Not signing your sorry ass petition op