Eleanor U. Kennedy Adult Emergency Shelter

The Eleanor U. Kennedy Adult Emergency Shelter is a homeless shelter in the Fort Belvoir area of Alexandria.

The 50-bed shelter is operated by New Hope Housing.

The shelter opened in 1986 in a converted water treatment plant as the South County Community Shelter.[1][2] The building, originally built in 1918 and known as building 1400, had been disused since the 1960's.[3] The unused building was leased to Route One Corridor Housing, as New Hope was then known, by the Army at no cost and also renovated by them.[4] In 1989, the shelter was renamed in honor of Eleanor U. Kennedy, a local activist and advocate for the poor and homeless.[2]

On October 30, 2013, Fairfax County Police officers fatally shot 28-year-old James Bryant at the shelter.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "History." New Hope Housing. New Hope Housing, n.d. Web. 26 Dec. 2013.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Wiener, Elizabeth. "Fairfax Woman Brought Housing Issue Home." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): 2. Oct 12 1989. ProQuest. Web. 26 Dec. 2013.
  3. ↑ Baker, Peter. "Smoothing Over Hard Times for the Homeless." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): 2. Aug 01 1992. ProQuest. Web. 26 Dec. 2013 .
  4. ↑ Thomas, Pierre. "The Army and the Homeless Forge a Dinnertime Alliance." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): 3. Nov 24 1989. ProQuest. Web. 26 Dec. 2013.
  5. ↑ Fairfax County Police Department. Public Information Office. Update – Officer Involved Shooting. Fairfax County Police Department Press Releases. Fairfax County Police Department, 2 Nov. 2013. Web. 20 Dec. 2013.