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 season. But for some women, the holidays can also be a…

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 Study shows a change in the way people are volunteer…

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/s3iZZo The Washington Examiner reports that domes…

The White House reports on poverty: http://wapo.st/nV03z6 For some with mental illnesses, it’s not only finding a job – but finding the right job – that’s important: http://huff.to/s1IiXo “Female veterans contend with the same stresses tha…

In honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, we’d like to take a moment to get our Calvary Comments readers up-to-date on domestic violence in America, and right here in Washington, DC. Around this time last year, President Obama launched a new p…

The hidden effects of domestic violence on working women: http://wapo.st/pM09F3 Studies show slow progress on the treatment of mental illnesses around the world: http://n.pr/nSXqz5 A story about the challenges of being elderly and homeless: http://b…

Faced with budget cuts, Topeka, Kansas has decriminalized domestic violence and will no longer prosecute abusers. http://bit.ly/qjH95Y. But as one writer points out, the costs of this measure could be greater than lawmakers realize: http://wapo.st/o…

Sunday marked the beginning of Mental Illness Awareness Week. Here’s some interesting research from the National Institute of Mental Health about the global cost of mental illness : http://1.usa.gov/nOyv2E Unemployment rises again: http://wapo.st/…

As incomes decline, rents rise: http://usat.ly/otQLgN New efforts to end homelessness in DC suburbs: http://wapo.st/raddyP Disturbing story about domestic violence right here in DC: http://bit.ly/odunQY Unemployment is still growing in D.C., Marylan…

Registration has started already for the 24th annual Help the Homeless Walkathon…and it was just announced that this is the last year the Walkathon will be held on the National Mall. To walk with us, click “Join Team” here: http://www.helptheh…