Friday Round-up: this week in the news

  • Domestic violence conference shares some disturbing stories – internationally and right here in DC: http://wapo.st/yeXnbv
  • The state of poverty in DC: “the District still holds a higher concentrated poverty rate than any state and ranks 10th-highest among the nation’s largest cities” – http://bit.ly/yPftt9
  • As family homelessness grows in the area, stories like this are becoming more and more common…here’s one local student experiencing homelessness, but still achieving his goals: http://bit.ly/xj4Jp8

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October 1, 2024

Calvary Women’s Services Announces New Boar…

WASHINGTON, DC (October 1, 2024) — Calvary Women’s Services, a DC-based nonprofit dedicated to ending women’s homelessness, today announces a new class of Officers to its Board of Directors.…
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Caitlin Sickles accepted the position of President of the Calvary Women’s Services (Calvary) Board of Directors in October 2024 after serving as Vice President for two years and as a member of the…