Hot topic this week: Homeless children and families in DC and around the country. Washington Post’s two-part feature on the 600 kids living at the D.C. General shelter (http://wapo.st/VPEwBB) and how we can fix this (http://wapo.st/X2DUvT). In D.C.…

In honor of Valentine’s Day this week, we asked some of our supporters what they “love” about Calvary. Here’s what everyone had to say… P.S. If you’re feeling the love for Calvary this Valentine’s Day, you can add your own reason in the…

“Many fewer families have been placed in hotels this winter versus last winter,” but struggles for homeless families in D.C. still persist: http://wapo.st/YZxvnY New study finds that smoking rates for people with mental illnesses have not declin…

Calvary Women’s Services has announced that the 12th Annual Hope Awards Dinner will be May 14, 2013 – and you won’t want to miss it! The Hope Awards honor individuals whose volunteer or professional work has made a difference in our community.…

Cool business model – this bike rack business in Cleveland employs men who are homeless to help give them a fresh start: http://bit.ly/XNru70 “Successful and Schizophrenic:” one woman’s inspiring story about how a mental illness diagnosis di…

Men and women who are homeless are vulnerable on the streets in so many ways. They may suffer from untreated medical conditions, hunger, or even become the victims of violence. But the winter months pose yet another risk to the health and well-being…

How can you help people who are homeless during this cold front? http://wapo.st/10vyc3O Across the country, outreach workers are connecting homeless men and women with shelter on frigid winter nights: http://bit.ly/W0cXcp. Trends in unemployment in…

Anna is just one of the women who has used Calvary’s STRIDE program to build a better future for herself and her family.  STRIDE – Search Together to Resume Dignified Employment – offers women who have experienced homelessness the opportunity…

For the first time in more than six years, the unemployment rate for adult women has surpassed that for adult men: http://nyti.ms/XDmsAr Colder weather in the southwest means more people are seeking shelter than usual in some parts of the country: h…

The beginning of a new year is traditionally a time of celebration, reflection and setting goals. As we step into 2013 at Calvary Women’s Services we have so much to celebrate! At the end of 2012 Calvary opened our new facility on Good Hope Road. W…