Stories

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    MEET: Mr. Crawford

    January 15, 2018

    The VA told me about Friendship Place. We were sleeping in my truck at the time. I called and they were able to squeeze me in that day. The case…

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      MEET: Mr. Brown

      October 20, 2017

      “This year’s harvest was much better.” A day at La Casa   Three years ago, Michael Brown was sleeping on the streets of DC, where he suffered a stroke. His…

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        Meet Keith

        August 3, 2017

        “I don’t want a handout. I want to work.” A day at the Welcome Center Keith enjoyed a happy childhood in a caring community in Maryland. Everybody knew him then;…

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          MEET: Carolyn

          July 11, 2017

          To: The Supervisors and Peers of Mr. Terrence Davis I’m writing to let you know how much of a hero this man is and how much support and help he has given me….

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            MEET: Aja

            July 11, 2017

            U.S. Veteran Aja Ford, who served five years in the Navy straight out of high school, was leading a comfortable life raising two sons in her native Prince George’s County,…

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              MEET: Joe

              July 11, 2017

              Joe Hardin grew up poor in Kentucky and started doing farm work at eight to put food on the table and buy clothes for school. By the time he was…

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                MEET: Eliana

                June 22, 2017

                Eliana G came to Laurel, Maryland, from Peru 22 years ago, with the promise of a great job from a friend of a neighbor. Instead, she found herself essentially imprisoned…

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                  A Letter From Mr. Rawls

                  June 22, 2017

                  Hello, I pray all is well with you and the staff at Friendship Place. I just wanted to take the time out to thank you and all of your staff…

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                    Meet Aja

                    May 13, 2017

                    “I received a call the next day, and was out of the shelter by the end of the week.” U.S. Veteran Aja Ford, who served five years in the Navy…

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                      MEET: The Monk Family

                      April 29, 2016

                      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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