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Stories
Meet Cornelia
Cornelia learned a tough truth: “Homelessness can happen to anyone. It’s not always that someone has done something wrong. Anything can change someone’s situation from working and having stable housing.”…
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Community
Power Up: A Celebration
On an autumn afternoon at Busboys & Poets downtown, a dozen formerly homeless parents in Friendship Place’s Power Up program gathered for a luncheon to mark the progress they have…
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President's Blog
Testimony on the Eviction with Dignity Act of 2018
On September 24, 2018, Friendship Place President & CEO Jean Michel Giraud gave the following testimony on the Eviction with Dignity Act of 2018 before the District of Columbia Committee…
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Community
A steadfast friend
Heidi Yacker is one of the most loyal and steadfast friends Friendship Place has ever had. While serving as a volunteer during the past five years, she has been a…
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Community
Music of Friends French Embassy Concert – Video & Photos
On Wednesday, June 3, 2018, the French Embassy held its annual Music of Friends chamber music concert benefiting Friendship Place. Check out video and photos from the event here. Our special gratitude…
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Community
Annual Friends & Neighbors Breakfast – Photos & Student Poems
Click here to see more photos from the Breakfast Student Poems Students from Horace Mann Elementary School wrote poems about the topic of homelessness and recited them at this year’s…
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Community
Spring Symposium: Race & Homelessness – Videos, Photos & Podcast
On Wednesday, April 04, 2018, Friendship Place held its annual Education & Advocacy Symposium on the topic of Race & Homelessness. If you were unable to join us, you can…
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President's Blog
Timing is Everything for Homeless D.C. Families
Huffington Post blog post by Jean Michel Giraud, President & CEO Friendship Place Read this post on huffingtonpost.com When a family facing homelessness walks through our doors at Friendship Place,…
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President's Blog
Kinder Eyes on the Transgender Community
Read the original blog post on huffingtonpost.com Sara Simone is a transgender woman who served as a commissioned officer in the US Army before her transition. She now works in…
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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.