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Friendship Action Network
Friendship ACTION Network (FAN): Fall 2024 Update
The Friendship ACTION Network (FAN) welcomes everyone back to another season of advocacy and community support in Washington, D.C. The fall of 2024 brings with it a flurry of legislative…
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Community
Meet Andre Brinson
Andre Brinson is familiar with the streets of DC, and the challenges they present. Born in Southeast, in the projects, he grew up in an area permeated with drugs and…
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Stories
Meet Kimberly Stewart
Kimberly Stewart was in desperate circumstances. She was fleeing domestic violence, and she knew she had to get herself and her three-year-old son to safety. Fortunately, she had the team…
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Stories
Meet Gayan Troussard
“It’s going to be okay, you can come out the other side.” These are the warm words Gayan Troussard, Division Director of Valley Place, imparts on every resident she meets….
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Community
Meet Jazmyne
When our families rebuild their lives, they often earn just enough to pay rent and buy groceries. With the rising cost of living, our families often struggle to afford much…
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Stories
Meet Delonte
One person made all the difference in the life of Delonte. Delonte enrolled with AimHire with an important dream – he wanted a better job with opportunities for advancement so…
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Stories
Meet William Plummer
William Plummer has been a La Casa resident for eleven life-changing years. While his childhood and twenties were filled with housing instability, mental health struggles, and addiction, Mr. Plummer has…
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Community
Valley Place! Learn About our Newest Program
Friendship Place held this webinar about Valley Place, its newest facility and program for people experiencing homelessness. The online event took place on January 11, 2022 and featured the program’s…
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Community
Friendship Place and Peter Edelman – Discussion on Poverty
Friendship Place welcomed Georgetown University Law Center Professor Peter Edelman, author of Not a Crime to Be Poor, to discuss how we, as a nation, treat those suffering from poverty….
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Stories
Meet Shelley Gilbert
Anyone who meets Shelley Gilbert will be struck by her contagious optimism and sense of hope even in the most difficult circumstances. Shelley spent 4 ½ years in the Coast…
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Author: Yimka Odebode
Your Donation Helps End Homelessness!
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.