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President's Blog
Remarks by Jean-Michel Giraud at the 2015 Friends & Neighbors Breakfast
Good morning. My name is Jean Michel Giraud and I’m the Executive Director of Friendship Place. It’s wonderful to see so many familiar and new faces. Thank you for choosing…
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Mark on Employment First
“It was the casualness … it felt comfortable … just like two people talking … It did not feel stilted … like an office” Mark remembers what it felt like…
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I Chose to Accept Homelessness. Not Anymore.
Sometimes it happens fast. An accident. A natural disaster. A risk that didn’t pan out. Sometimes homelessness happens fast. I grew up in a middle class home. I had no…
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Douglass and Lincoln Knew Everybody Should Bank
It’s always important to look back at history and learn from it. Operation Hope and the Afro-American Historical Society of the National Archives did just that last week as they…
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Five Women May Change Homeless Services in DC Forever
DC rang in the New Year with some cheering news from then Mayor Elect Bowser’s team. In fact, there are clear signs from the Mayor’s Office that change is on…
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Inclusive Economics Could Fend Off the Next Financial Crisis
Millions of Americans operate outside the traditional banking system. In fact, some estimates show this to be the reality for one in nine or more than 12 million, households. At…
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Orville’s Story
Washington-native, Orville, (pictured above) was living the dream for the first 30 years of his life—he owned a home, was married to a beautiful woman, and had three lovely children….
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Heartfelt Thanks from a Veteran
Johnny is one of 629 people – veterans and their family members – helped by the Veterans First program of Friendship Place in 2014. “If it weren’t for Friendship Place,…
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Stories
Home for the Holidays
In 2014, Friendship Place launched Families First, a program specifically designed to help veterans and their families, like the Brooks family, rebuild their lives. The first participants of the program,…
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Community
La Casa Permanent Supportive Housing Program
On Thursday, December 11, 2014, Friendship Place joined Mayor Vincent Gray, the DC Department of Human Services and Department of General Services to celebrate the re-opening of La Casa. With…
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Author: Yimka Odebode
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