Calvary was grateful to be joined by a group of volunteers from Mark G. Anderson Consultants last week who led a special series of Employment Prep classes for Calvary’s Life Skills educational program. This two-day session gave the women at Calvary…

California vetoed a bill to protect people who are homeless against hate crimes despite the recent violence against a homeless man in the state: http://bit.ly/n3EuDR An important step in ending homelessness is figuring out who is most vulnerable. ht…

It was over 10 years ago that I first met Sara. She’s older – in her 50’s now – but when I saw her last week I was glad to see she still had the enormous energy and big personality she was known for. When she arrived at Calvary, Sara was usin…

In case you missed it, read Street Sense’s feature on Calvary’s expansion here! http://bit.ly/nUiL9T Great piece in the Washington Post about Ann Oliva streamlining support for homeless individuals at HUD: http://wapo.st/oaLhQW Thankfully, the s…

Justin Orrison is a newcomer to the Calvary volunteer family! After finding us through Arlington County’s volunteer website, he began this spring as an evening volunteer, welcoming women home at night and helping out in the office. Since then, heâ€â€¦

 The Washington Post’s reported this week on the changing Anacostia neighborhood that Calvary Women’s Services will soon call home. The number of recent veterans experiencing homelessness has doubled three times over the past five years: http:/…

Calvary Women’s Services, which provides homeless women with both immediate shelter and longer-term services to empower independent living, has received $300,000 in in-kind services from major businesses in the Washington D.C. development community…

The District has really been feeling the heat this summer! With temperatures topping 100 degrees last week and heat indexes upwards of 115, we’ve all been struggling to find ways to keep cool. Not only is the oppressive heat of the DC summer uncomf…

Calvary Women’s Services – which provides homeless women with both immediate shelter and longer-term services to empower independent living – announced today receiving an award for $175,000 from The Morris & Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation. Th…

 This week’s heat wave puts people who are homeless at risk: http://huff.to/oEWxJY 32% of DC residents who are unemployed have been out of a job for over a year. http://on.wsj.com/oQDCz7 Renovating homes, gaining job skills: http://wapo.st/ph…