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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Today at Columbia Heights Target there was a homeless person in womens restroom sitting on toilet with pants down to her ankle fast asleep and snoring loudly.  I reported it and they said they have already been informed.  I asked what was keeping her from falling in toilet?  Target management didn't know.[/quote]

Please call this number below.  Just put it in your phone, since living in DC you will see this every day. It takes 30 seconds and you are not asked to identify yourself, just to provide the location of the person you are concerned about. You are not being a "Karen".  This is a taxpayer subsidized service to do wellness checks in DC, and redirect people to the services they need. Maybe if the calls pour in, the city will be forced to take this type of homeless issue more seriously.

If you see someone outside in need of shelter or a welfare check, call [b]the Shelter Hotline at (202) 399-7093 [/b]or dial 311. The shelter hotline is open every day from 8 AM - 12 AM. During hypothermia season (November 1 - April 15), the shelter hotline is open 24 hours a day. Transportation to shelter and welfare checks are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week during the hypothermia season.[/quote]

This church pastor in southern MD told me several months ago, she called DC hotline to do a welfare check on a homeless woman who sleeps on the sidewalk and regularly passes out meals to.  She appeared to have covid and seemed more off than usual.  The pastor said she identified herself by name and a pastor from MD who delivers meals to homeless and is calling out of genuine concern.  The pastor is a lovely woman and very concerned about the homeless and believes they are all innocent victims. The DC government hotline went completely ballistic on her telling her to go back to MD, she has no business in DC and isn't allowed to cross the district line, it's illegal etc. The pastor didn't get to the sidewalk location where the woman sleeps and decided the hotline person was "mentally unwell" and hung up the phone.

I told her "typical"  sounds about right.

I called an ambulance for a guy i thought was dead on a bench in front of JCrew on Wisconsin.  Of course, he showed signs of life when the ambulance came.  I was relieved, but embarrassed.  I was sure he was dead.  I studied him up close for a long time.  They told me he is a known drug user.  [/quote]

Huh-they didn't ask me for any identifying info. Just the location of the person of concern. I didn't stick around to see if the wellness check arrived, but they seemed very responsive.

And thank you for calling the ambulance. Why were you embarrassed? How were you to know? What's embarrassing it stepping over and ignoring people lying prone in the street, Kitty Genovese style. THAT's embarrassing. I'm embarrased for every single DC resident that I too often see walk by someone who could be in distress without calling for help. [/quote]

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