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Getting to Zero 2016
Zero 2016, the goal to end veteran homelessness by the end of 2015 and chronic homelessness within 2016, is a catalyst for service providers and advocates this summer. The momentum…
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Wishing Upon a Star
Movie buffs and Zero 2016 aficionados cheered on at E Street Cinema as Richard Gere entered the theater for a talk following the pre-release viewing of his upcoming movie, “Time…
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D.C., Chicago in Dead Heat Over Veteran Homelessness
Two of the country’s most politically savvy and competitive cities are now in a tight race to end veteran homelessness by the end of the year. In the nation’s capital,…
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Elusive and Unsettling: Child and Youth Homelessness in America
Child and youth homelessness is a complicated puzzle, one that many towns and cities around the country are still struggling to solve. Part of the problem: What makes child and…
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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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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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Big Easy, Big Apple Go Big for Veterans
Election results were not the only hot topic in Washington, D.C., last Wednesday. At the Newseum, the National Alliance to End Homelessness honored New York and New Orleans for their…
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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.