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President's Blog
Keys to the Shelter: New Ways to Empower Women Out of Homelessness
Unaccompanied women on the street and in shelters face unique challenges. Studies show that they often leave their living situations later than men in the downward-spiral process. Women hang on…
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First Lady, National Leaders Champion the Fight Against Homelessness
All eyes were on First Lady Michelle Obama last Thursday when she entered the stage at the annual conference of the National Alliance to End Homelessness at Washington’s Renaissance Hotel….
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Housing First Is a Great Local Choice
Six years into the Housing First model in DC, it is obvious that the decision to embrace the new approach was a momentous one for the District’s homeless services system….
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First Lady Challenges Mayors To End Veteran Homelessness
With so much being said and written about the Department of Veterans Affairs lately, it is great to see a national leader come out in support of the veterans…
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In DC’s Fight Against Homelessness, Employment Must Go ‘First’
By Jean-Michel Giraud President & CEO, Friendship Place Huffington Post Blogger Read this on the Huffington Post website Faced with a surge in the number of people experiencing homelessness in…
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Looking Back on Teenage Homelessness: George’s Story
“Mom died and my aunt adopted me. She got a divorce, and I was sent to foster care until I turned 13. After that, I was in a boys’ home….
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DC Advocates Mobilize to End Homelessness
Faced with growing concerns about homelessness, several advocacy groups have mobilized in the last year to eradicate homelessness in the District. The advocates are energized and have established the kinds…
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200 Jobs Lift DC’s Homeless Residents Out of Poverty
Every week a steady flow of job seekers arrives at the new Wisconsin Avenue office of AimHire. Friendship Place launched the job placement program in June 2011 to respond to…
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America’s Homeless Children – Unseen, but Counted
By Jean-Michel Giraud President & CEO, Friendship Place Huffington Post Blogger Read this on the Huffington Post website Our education system focuses on many essential factors intended to create a…
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The Graying of Homelessness
“I always had a job, since I was 13,” says DC resident John Hines. But decades of hard work didn’t immunize John against homelessness. Plagued with health problems, he lost…
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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.