Calvary Women’s Services has partnered with Service Never Sleeps (SNS) – a nonprofit organization with a mission “to transform communities by mobilizing young professionals to combat urgent social justice issues” – on a yearlong fellowship…

Within the next few days Joyce will be moving from Calvary Women’s Services into her own private room. She will live among a new community of people who are committed to sobriety and making healthy choices. Joyce said that she views the move as one…

Yael Nagar is one of Calvary’s tried-and-true overnight volunteers. She heard about Calvary originally through Terps4Change, a volunteering club at the University of Maryland. Yael says, “Calvary gives women a second chance at a good life, and d…

Calvary Women’s Services has seen many changes over the past 15 years. Thousands of women have lived at Calvary and moved on to their own homes after accessing services that empower them to make significant changes. We have added new transitional h…

Angela attributes some of her disciplined attitude to the six years that she spent in the Army. She said that she joined the military right after high school for the experience, and to leave her comfort zone. “It made me tough,” she said. When he…

Nationally-known fashion designer Nina McLemore opened her upscale boutique in Chevy Chase, Md. last night for a reception to benefit homeless women living at Calvary Women’s Services. McLemore voiced her support of Calvary’s programs and offered…

In honor of International Women’s Day today, volunteers and staff reflected on how they see women’s empowerment, equality and opportunity in their work at Calvary. Join our International Women’s Day conversations on Twitter and Facebook! Collee…

My Sisters My Friends is a community service group that provides volunteer support to organizations in the Washington region that focus on issues related to women, children, seniors, poverty, homelessness and human trafficking, just to name a few. Th…

Every spring, hundreds of supporters of Calvary Women’s Services attend the Hope Awards Dinner to celebrate the achievements of women at Calvary. Please join us for a night of women’s empowerment on Wednesday, May 18. The 15th Annual Hope Awards…

Last night a group of accomplished chefs prepared a four-course meal for women who are experiencing homelessness and living at Calvary Women’s Services. Jerome Grant, executive chef at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian’s Mit…