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February 19, 2016 5:45 pm

Viewpoint: Ending Homelessness

Aaron Gilchrist holds a conversation on ending homelessness. The guests — Jan-Michael Sacharko, director of Development of New Hope Housing; Renee Pope, assistant director, Community Services, Prince George’s County Department of Social Services; and Jay Melder, chief of staff, DC Department of Human Services — offer different insights into homelessness in the Washington Metropolitan Region.

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