January 5, 2012

Progress on Good Hope Road

Calvary is off to an exciting start for the New Year! We have permits in hand, and the renovation of our building on Good Hope Road is now underway. Thank you for all you do to support the women at Ca…
December 30, 2011

Friday Round-up: New Year's Edition

 As the temperatures continue to drop, the need for shelter increases: http://bit.ly/rtDDyI  More community mental health centers may be threatened by budget cuts in the coming year: http://nyti.ms…
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…
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