The D.C.-based LGBTQ youth advocacy and services group SMYAL announced this week that it plans to open its third transitional housing facility for homeless LGBTQ youth this spring in the city’s Congress Heights neighborhood in Ward 8.
The new facility is part of an Extended Transitional Housing (ETH) program that “expands the depth of services available to residents by providing identity-affirming and trauma-responsive care to youth who need longer-term support to achieve the goal of independence,” according to a statement released by SMYAL. “Unlike the current sites, which support youth for up to 24 months, the Extended Transitional Housing program will provide residents with up to six years of mental and behavioral health support with