December 27, 2011

Five Questions for a Calvary Volunteer

Jameelah Reyes started volunteering with Calvary earlier this year. As an evening and overnight volunteer, Jay comes to Calvary for evening shift every other week and about two overnights every month.…
December 23, 2011

Friday Round-up: this week in the news

An NPR story from this week: “Homeless at 60”: http://n.pr/uf4Cyl Predictions on how homelessness in America might look in the New Year: http://huff.to/uaoMFW Progress for homelessness among vete…
December 16, 2011

Friday Round-up: this week in the news

New report: “1 in 4 women surveyed by the government say they were violently attacked by their husbands or boyfriends.” http://huff.to/roG4Z6 Did you see this story last week about the rising num…
December 14, 2011

The Holiday Give Back

Last Thursday, Calvary supporters gathered at the offices of Altria Group, Inc. for the 2011 Holiday Give Back. This year, this special holiday reception benefitted Calvary’s Good Hope Kitchen: 100…
December 6, 2011

Domestic Violence and the Holiday Season

The holidays are a time of family, giving, joy, and celebration. It is also a time of year when domestic violence is more prominent. We all have family traditions and warm memories of the holiday seas…
December 2, 2011

Friday Round-up: this week in the news

Did you know that domestic violence often rises around the holidays? http://on.news10.net/t2YGjt Yesterday was World AIDS Day. Here are some of the ways the city commemorated: http://bit.ly/scCPyF St…
November 29, 2011

Celebrating the Holiday Season!

With Thanksgiving under our belts (which after all that turkey, will have to be loosened) the Christmas season is officially upon us.  What does this mean?  It is now socially acceptable to play hol…
November 25, 2011

Friday Round-up: this week in the news

Thanks to everyone who joined us for the Walkathon on Saturday – with your help, we raised over $130,000 for Calvary’s programs! Here’s the Washington Post’s story on the walk: http://wapo.st…
November 22, 2011

Walkathon Re-cap and a Thank You from Calvary…

What a gorgeous fall morning for the last Walkathon on the National Mall! We were glad to have our team of volunteers, board members, donors, staff, and Calvary residents all meet at the carousel on…
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