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Our look has changed… but we haven’t.
For 22 years Friendship Place has offered innovative programming and permanent, practical solutions to homelessness. Staying up to date with best practices is a source of pride for us in…
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Mary Kay Day at The Haven
Welcome Center volunteer and Mary Kay representative, Alyssa Vasquez, sat down with four residents of the The Haven, Friendship Place’s transitional house for women, to do a workshop on professional…
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Family Homelessness: An American Reality
By: John Harris III, Americorps VISTA Founder of Authentic Reflection “..a family with one full-time worker earning the minimum wage cannot afford the local fair-market rent for a two-bedroom apartment…
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Simple Thanks
Guest Blogger: John Harris Special Events Associate at Friendship Place & Founder of Authentic Reflection When you wake up in the morning with your stomach hurting from hunger in a…
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Voting Matters
Guest Blogger Geoff Millard Director of Special Projects at Friendship Place I remember Election Day in 1984. I wasn’t even four years old and my father took me into…
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Five Local Philanthropists to Receive Benjamin E. Cooper Award
Five local philanthropists have been selected as honorees at the 15th Annual Benjamin E. Cooper Awards. This annual event recognizes outstanding leaders making a lasting impact in our community through…
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From HVI to Special Projects: Expanding the Mission to End Homelessness
Guest Blogger: Geoff Millard, Director of Special Projects As I was riding the DC Metro last week, an ad put out by the VA captured my attention. It said, “The…
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So, what does homelessness have to do with 9/11?
This article originally appeared on the National Alliance to End Homelessness blog on September 11, 2012. Guest Blogger: Geoff Millard is the Director of Special Projects at Friendship Place. Geoff spent…
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10 Great Ways to Get Involved
Guest Blogger: Michael O’Neill, Community Engagement Coordinator If you’re like me, you hear phrases like “think globally, act locally” or “be the change you wish to see in the world”…
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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.