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New domestic violence shelter opens in southern Fairfax Co.
The exact location of the shelter is being kept a secret to protect victims. It has 30 beds, bringing the total to 90 beds between Fairfax County’s three shelters.
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Formerly homeless man helps shelter who helped his dog
Buchmann and Buster made news in 2014 when at age 54 Buchmann found himself homeless with no way to care for Buster, who was then 9-years-old.
3 months ago -
DC readies shift to smaller homeless shelters amid DC General’s closing
D.C. officials are looking ahead to designing neighborhood shelters and to continuing a downward trend of homelessness by securing permanent housing for families.
11 months ago -
Orange County animal rescue overwhelmed after raids
WASHINGTON — An animal rescue group in Orange County, Virginia is looking for donations after a series of police raids have brought an influx of animals into their care. According to Rikki’s Refuge in Rapidan,…
3 years ago -
In the name of Relisha Rudd, shelter residents rally
A \”Rally For Respect\” was organized by the Washington Interfaith Network on behalf of families at the D.C. General Shelter to demand better living conditions.
5 years ago -
Area shelters open for Hurricane Sandy
As Sandy churns toward the D.C. area, local
leaders are putting together plans for shelters.6 years ago
