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President's Blog
Speech at Friends & Neighbors Breakfast 2016 – Jean Michel Giraud
Good morning. My name is Jean Michel Giraud. I’m President and CEO of Friendship Place. It’s great to see lots of familiar faces here…and to see new faces too. Welcome…
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President's Blog
For Homeless Seniors, the Writing is on the Wall
Reports show a drastic need to build additional affordable housing for seniors. A study recently indicated that there are 10 seniors on average on housing waiting lists throughout the country…
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Stories
MEET: Beverly Stroud
When Beverly Stroud moved to Washington, DC, from San Diego, in December 2014, it was much harder to find a place to live than she’d expected. “I had a source…
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Stories
MEET: Dusty Lee
U.S. Army Veteran Dusty Lee was homeless and staying at the New York Avenue Men’s Emergency Shelter when he met Friendship Place case manager Nisha Vashisht. “Nisha’s crew showed up…
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Stories
MEET: Journey
At 22 years old, Journey is a singer, songwriter, and survivor of human trafficking. With the help of organizations like Friendship Place, the Latin American Youth Center (LAYC), and FAIR…
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Stories
MEET: The Monk Family
To the Monk family, nothing mattered more during the year they were homeless than keeping their family together. It took single-minded real determination. Mr. Monk struggled to keep working while…
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Community
DAZED: Steve Buscemi has made a film about a real DC homeless LGBT gang
Everybody’s favorite actor Steve Buscemi has taken his talents behind the camera for a documentary called Check It, a story focusing on a gang of LGBT kids living in Washington…
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President's Blog
New Ways to Solve Senior Homelessness
The number of seniors experiencing homelessness in the U.S. is growing. In the last several years, trends show that the number of seniors living in extreme poverty – those earning…
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President's Blog
For DC’s Homeless Families: A Sense of Belonging
DC Mayor Muriel Bowser has recently shown again how committed she is to ending family homelessness in the District when she unveiled her plan to build service-enriched shelters in each…
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President's Blog
DC Hotel Joins Fight Against Child Prostitution
On Friday, AccorHotels, the owner of Hotel Sofitel in Washington, DC, joined the global fight against child prostitution. Christophe Alaux, the group’s CEO for North, Central America and the Caribbean,…
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Author: Yimka Odebode
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