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SUMMARY: Chapman Todd discusses his experience as an advocate for the homeless for the past twenty years. He currently serves as a consultant for the Downtown Business Improvement District in Washington, DC. He has also worked with Martha’s Table and DC Central Kitchen. He addresses the importance of moving to a strategy of putting the chronically homeless in permanent supportive housing. He also discusses difficulties with regulating food programs and reflects on the future of the Federal City Shelter building.
PROJECT’S OBJECTIVES: The interviews conducted as part of the DC Oral History and Social Justice Project record how unhoused residents of the greater DC area view the history of homelessness – how did homelessness become such an entrenched part of the city. The interviews will be used to create critical dialogue among people who are currently unhoused in Washington, DC, and then they may be used to assist future advocacy efforts.
