Participants of the 2022 In This Together Community Walk by the Anacostia River Registration is open for the 2024 In This Together Community Walk! Join Calvary Women’s Services as we celebrate the achievements of our community and show our commitme…

Discovering Peace on the Anacostia River Baker Tilly, a top ten advisory tax and assurance firm, recently partnered with Calvary Women’s Services for a community service day that left a lasting impression on both volunteers and the women we ser…

For Immediate Release Contact: Jeannette O’Connor, 202-302-3268, jeannetteoc@woodsidepark.us On March 5, Dozens of Female Veterans will Transform Calvary’s Outdoor and Indoor Spaces Washington, DC (March 2, 2020) – On Thursday, March 5, Calvar…

“Of the ten programs DCSEU runs, five are specifically aimed at affordable housing in the low-income community.” What do solar panels have to do with affordable housing? A lot. (Elevation DC) “Among the many provisions in the bill is one that w…

Every Monday afternoon in July, a group of women at Calvary settled in to read. Books in hand, characters highlighted, the women worked with a volunteer to read a script – the play was Broke-ology, now showing at our neighborhood’s newest theater…

On Sunday, Calvary officially cut the ribbon to open our new, state-of-the-art facility on Good Hope Road in Anacostia. As you may know, Calvary began this expansion project back in 2010 as a response to the growing crisis of homelessness in DC. In…

We’re excited to announce that the WHF Foundation awarded Calvary and five other DC-metro area non-profits a community partnership grant. http://bit.ly/TO5paq Here’s a neat story about the vibrant, growing arts community in our new neighborhood:…

by Katie Bolton Each week, I am more excited about Delta Sigma Theta 5K Run/Walk on June 23.  This week I’m pumped about the location in Anacostia Waterfront Park. Highly-accessible and just blocks from our new location on Good Hope Road, the park…

On the Calvary Comments blog, you’ve read the stories of women who have used Calvary’s programs to change their lives and heard from volunteers who have shared their passion for their work with us. Today we hear from some of our staff members, th…

Exec. Director Kris Thompson with Sandra Evers-Manly, emcee Steve Rudin, and Board President Tracy Ballard. For the past 11 years, Calvary Women’s Services has honored individuals in the community who offer hope and support to women in need at our…