Can we solve homelessness? A program at Union Station is a huge step. – WaPost

“The Amtrak police chief and a program for homelessness are teaming up to help the unhoused at Union Station…

“The crisis intervention group he helps to fund is called the h3 Project and was founded by Ami M. Angell in 2018. Dotson heard about its work as Angell and others were doing street outreach near the terminal and building partnerships with security officers. These days, whenever Amtrak police get a call about a distressed unhoused person, they begin a stabilizing protocol and then notify Angell or a member of the h3 Project team, who usually arrives within five minutes…

“Last year, Angell said, the organization found apartments for 58 unhoused people, reunified 51 with their estranged families, handed out 671 items of clothing and hygiene products, helped 44 people apply for Medicaid and SNAP, and helped 119 people order vital documents such as birth certificates, ID cards and driver’s licenses. They also used Narcan to revive 49 opioid overdose victims…”

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