Calvary Blog

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…

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…

The big news for the day: the 24th annual Help the Homeless Walkathon is tomorrow! We hope to see you on the National Mall tomorrow for the walk. Join Calvary’s team and we’ll have donuts and cof…

Melissa Maybe will be joining us tomorrow for her second Walkathon. She first became involved volunteering at Calvary’s annual Hope Awards Dinner, and was also a Captain last year. Melissa (far left…

Cornella Chambers first found Calvary three years ago and has been involved as a meal volunteer ever since. She’s especially proud to be able to support Calvary during this exciting time for the org…

Natalie (far right) and friends in front of the carousel at last year's Walkathon At this year’s Walkathon, Natalie Sorkin is looking forward to “getting together all my friends from differe…

Samantha Custer first got involved with Calvary as a Life Skills volunteer. A member of the Georgetown Women in International Affairs, she co-led the group’s participation in Friday Fun Activities.…

Angela Jones has been volunteering with Calvary for the past six years. She started out as a meal volunteer, but has branched out to volunteering for overnights and life skills classes as well. Sheâ€â€¦

In honor of Veteran’s Day, a study about veterans who are homeless – on average they stay homeless longer than others: http://nyti.ms/v9a6cm. You can listen to an NPR story about this here: NPR h…