Federal workers broke down tents at the park near the White House and fed items left behind to a trash compactor. Most residents had not been accepted into housing.
estimate that about 20 people who sleep in the park had not been engaged by service providers as of Tuesday afternoon because they refused help or had not been located, said Jamal Weldon, who oversees the District’s response to homeless encampments for Turnage’s department.
“Any resident who chooses not to accept D.C. resources, we will continue to work to try to connect to services up to and after the closure,” Turnage said in an interview Tuesday. “The urgency here is generated by the condition of the encampment.”Brenda, a 60-year-old woman who said she lost her housing as she fled an abusive relationship, crouched outside her tent Tuesday, loading shoes and clothes into a rolling suitcase. She knew once the morning came, she would need to move — somewhere.
The District has said it will try to connect people with out-of-town family members to travel vouchers for bus or plane tickets to reunite with relatives. But as the sun began to recede Tuesday, Brenda said all she had was the hope that the District would follow through. Several other encampment residents said they would refuse to move when it was time. One man said officials would have to “carry me out of here.” Still others said they had resigned themselves to the reality that they probably would be thrust back into the cycle that landed them in McPherson Square: Once this encampment closes, homeless residents said, they’ll have to find a new one to live in.
Federal workers erected reinforced fencing around the perimeter of the park early Monday as the NPS prepared to shutter the park for a months-long rehabilitation effort to restore the grass and grounds.
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