Community Health
We support health and well-being through education, treatment, and outreach, and we help the most vulnerable among us: people who lack food, housing, and stability.
Shelter Hotline
Every day, we protect the health of people who are experiencing homelessness. We build relationships with them so that they welcome our help, and we constantly respond to emergencies.
Comprehensive Treatment Center
CTC’s Medication Assisted Treatment program for opioid use embraces a holistic, results-oriented approach. That’s how we save people and help them turn their lives around.
Permanent Supportive Housing
People emerging from homelessness need help to become stable. Through intensive case management, our team helps them find homes, stay in their new homes, and achieve the highest possible quality of life.
Advancing Health Literacy
Our program helps people throughout the District learn about health concerns so they can make informed decisions about their health.
Electronic Benefits Transfer
“EBT” is the name of the card we issue to people who earn benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. EBT improves access to healthy food, fighting DC’s childhood hunger epidemic, and educating customers about health and nutrition. We process 55,000 cards a year so that families can ensure they have food on their table.
UPO operates DC’s Shelter Hotline; we bring people in from the cold and get them help. The local ABC News station interviewed UPO Outreach Worker Chris Watson about why our work is essential to our community.
Our Valued Partners
Bethesda Baptist Church DC
Bombas
Bread for the City
Brentwood Recreation Center
Capitol Skyline Hotel
Community Connections
DC Dept. of Health
DC Dept. of Transportation
DC Public Library
DC Mayor’s Office
Fairfield Inn
The Fisher of Men Ministries
Far Southeast Family Strengthening Collaborative
Giant Food
House of Ruth
Howard University Hospital
Martha’s Table
MedStar
Miriam’s Kitchen
Latin American Youth Center
Metropolitan Police Dept.
Northeastern Presbyterian Church
Royce da Voyce
Safeway
SOME (So Others Might Eat)
T Mobile
Temple University, Harrisburg
Thrive DC
TM Associates
The Triumph – Community of Hope
Washington National Cathedral