Federal City Shelter Washington DC

Located at 2nd & D, NW, spanning the entire block, and with the capacity to house well over a thousand people, Federal City Shelter FCS is the largest shelter in the country. JHP maintains a business center in the lobby that gives shelter residents access to free computers, internet, phones and office equipment; as well as, case management, counseling, and employment and housing assistance. JHP also provides outreach to the street homeless in the area and works in the hypothermia shelters during the winter months. The DC program provides services to over 300 people a year and places 140 people in jobs and 70 in permanent housing each year.