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Friendship Action Network
Thousands of people in DC use housing vouchers. How much should they be worth?
Read what Friendship Place’s Lynn Amano says about rent reasonableness controls. By Annemarie Cuccia on Oct 20, 2022 Last updated Nov 6, 2022 People using housing vouchers in DC spent this past summer in limbo….
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Volunteers
Volunteer Opportunity at The Brooks!
VOLUNTEER POSITION DESCRIPTION Friendship Place – The Brooks PURPOSE OF THIS POSITION: The Homework Club at The Brooks provides resident students with access to reference tools, technology, and volunteers who…
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Friendship Action Network
Advocacy at Friendship Place
By Lynn Amano, Friendship Place Director of Advocacy Here at Friendship Place, advocacy is an important part of what we do to address and prevent homelessness in Metro DC. The…
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Volunteers
It’s So Much More Than Underwear
An Interview with Friendship Place’s Chris Cannedy By Martha Adler with Jeannelle D’Isa If you’re new to Temple Micah, you may wonder… Underwear? For the past 22 years, Temple Micah’s…
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Community
A Big Birthday Gift for our 30 Years
By Helene Vissiere “I would have never imagined how Friendship Place would flourish. It has changed the sense of the possible,” Jean Duff, one of the cofounders, said during the…
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Stories
Vignettes for the Friendship Walk
“I have been living in DC for 18 years and saw many changes. The homeless problem is very bad and visible, and it goes unchecked. We have the responsibility for…
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Stories
Meet Charles Williams
Before coming to Friendship Place, Charles Williams survived Hurricane Katrina – huddling in the Superdome with his family – and later experienced 8 1⁄2 years of homelessness in Washington, DC,…
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Stories
Meet Phillip Mayrant
Phillip Mayrant was born and raised in Washington, DC. Although he had a housing voucher, for 8 years Mr. Mayrant experienced maintenance issues in his apartment. Eventually, his apartment became…
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Stories
Meet Bryant Helton
Bryant Helton’s is a 64 retired Veteran, who has had a long and varied life before coming to Friendship Place. Mr. Helton spent nine years in the Air Force, proudly…
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Stories
Meet Indigo Diggs
Indigo Diggs was born and raised in Southeast DC. Her experience with homelessness began to abuse she suffered at the hands of someone in her home when she was young….
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Author: Julyann Moon
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Your support for Friendship Place has a lasting impact. In 2023, our programs ended or prevented homelessness for 4,993 people, including 1,507 children in families and 670 veterans. We empowered 167 people experiencing or at risk of homelessness to get jobs through innovative, state-of-the-art job placement services. Make a donation today in support of our work to end homelessness. Questions? Please feel free to call our fundraising office, 202.957.7834.