Hundreds of D.C. residents waited in line for hours on Thursday to try to apply for emergency rental assistance, or ERAP.
The program gives one-time aid to people who are about to be evicted or are in danger of experiencing homelessness. Residents waited in line not to get help that day but to request an appointment to be able to come back and apply.
News4 pressed Mayor Muriel Bowser and the Department of Human Services (DHS) about what happened…