Friendship Walks 2019

November 9 | Join us and hundreds of neighbors for a rally around the National Mall focused on ending homelessness in our region.

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Benjamin Cooper Awards

October 1 | Join us for an award ceremony recognizing outstanding contributions to the cause of ending homelessness.

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Friendship Walks 2019

November 9 | Support this year's Walk to Fight Homelessness by starting a team with friends and family or registering as an individual.

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Friendship Place is the premier provider of housing services for people experiencing homelessness in the Washington DC region. Our innovative, customized, person-focused programs produce demonstrative and lasting results. We empower our participants to rebuild their lives, find homes, get jobs and reconnect with friends, family and the community, permanently.

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Featured Story

Meet Jasmine

A car accident in 2018 left Jasmine with serious injuries. “With a broken leg, I couldn’t be homeless anymore,” she says. Her only option was a shelter. “That’s where I…

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    Meet TaJeanna

    September 9, 2019

    Like so many of the people we serve, TaJeanna Eason didn’t expect to end up homeless. “My mother passed away before my 18th birthday, just before I left for college….

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    Meet Stewart

    July 2, 2019

    Tweet This year Stewart and Linda Dowell are celebrating their 36th wedding anniversary, another stop on a long and memorable journey together. Stewart came from a family of ten in…

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    Meet Lasanta

    June 18, 2019

    Lasanta McGill survived in a small tent under a highway overpass. It was the best of limited choices he found when his life slipped from self-sufficiency. “It wasn’t hard. I…

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Your Donation Helps End Homelessness!

Your support for Friendship Place has a lasting impact. In 2018, our programs ended or prevented homelessness for more than 1,500 people, including 472 children in families and 439 veterans. We empowered 226 people experiencing or at risk of homelessness to get jobs through innovative, state-of-the-art job placement services. Friendship Place's programs collectively served a total of 3,770 people in 2018. Make a donation today in support of our work to end homelessness. Questions? Please feel free to call our fundraising office, 202.503.2970.

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