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Georgetown Ministry Center History
A community response to homelessness
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In the winter of 1984, Freddy, an elderly homeless man, died of exposure on a Georgetown street. His death was a symptom of the incipient crisis of homelessness in Washington. Freddy's death in an icy phone booth moved Georgetowners to search for an appropriate community response. In 1987 the Georgetown Clergy Association and Georgetown University founded the Georgetown Ministry Center, organized a governing board, incorporated, and began raising start-up funds. Soon afterwards we hired our first social worker to help homeless individuals in Georgetown.
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From our modest beginnings, GMC has grown to include a successful winter shelter that offers a safe haven from the streets to our most withdrawn and vulnerable homeless neighbors. The shelter has given GMC staff an opportunity to work successfully with people who have avoided services for years. 1995 we became a part of the “DC Initiative,” Washington’s comprehensive plan for fighting homelessness within the city. GMC’s unique presence in Georgetown makes us an essential part of the “net” of services cast to the city’s homeless population.
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GMC's unique presence in Georgetown makes us an essential part of the "net"
of services cast to the city's homeless population.
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Georgetown Ministry Center
1041 Wisconsin Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20007
Email: info@gmcgt.org |
Phone: (202) 338-8301
Fax: (202) 298-8310
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