Step Up DC will host a Spring Career Fair on Wednesday, March 25 to introduce women at Calvary Women’s Services to a variety of local job opportunities and employers. Launched in September 2014, the Step Up DC job placement program connects women i…

The launch of the Step Up DC job placement program last fall created many new employment-related activities and opportunities at Calvary. One of the activities that has flourished since September is the Job Club, which meets on Monday nights. At thes…

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/…

Today on the blog, we have a special guest contributor. Janet Norris, the Case Manager at our Pathways program, reflects on the challenges and rewards of her unique role at Calvary Women’s Services… My work as case manager at Pathways req…

If you didn’t catch President Obama’s job’s speech, here’s the run-down of his plan to help unemployed Americans: http://nyti.ms/r3mD0G Speaking of jobs, there’s one available here at Calvary Women’s Services! http://bit.ly/nIML0t Earlie…

The music in the church was loud and joyful.  There were tears streaming down the faces of family and friends.  There was a pride in the graduates’ steps that brought tears to my eyes as well.  Sharon had invited me to attend her graduation, and…