DC Doors, Inc.

DC Doors is a grassroots initiative that provides housing to the homeless immigrant population in the District of Columbia. It seeks to accomplish this goal by providing transitional and permanent housing and comprehensive supportive services in a culturally competent and sensitive manner to families and single females. DC Doors is in its initial stage as an independent agency, but has existed as the Latino Transitional Housing Partnership (LTHP) since 1999. The program grew from a proposal to fill the gap in transitional and permanent housing needs for Latinos in the northwestern area of Washington, D.C. LTHP functioned as a program sponsored by the Council of Latino Agencies (CLA) until 2002, when the Latin American Youth Center gained fiscal responsibilities. LTHP began as a program intended to eventually become an independent agency, and has now made that transition to DC Doors. DC Doors currently offers two programs: The Latino Transitional Housing Partnership (LTHP); an 18 month transitional housing program for single women and families, and Shelter Plus Care; a permanent supportive housing program for hard to serve dually diagnosed individuals.