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Dressing for the future: DC-area nonprofit asks for donations of professional clothing
Kate Ryan | kryan@wtop.com July 25, 2024, 9:16 AM Listen now to WTOP News WTOP.com | Alexa | Google Home | WTOP App | 103.5 FM Job hunting is stressful enough,…
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Q&A WITH JONATHAN WHITTED OF FRIENDSHIP PLACE IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
Spotlighting Black leaders in the Built for Zero movement to solve homelessness. Kaitlyn Ranney | May 16, 2024 Jonathan Whitted of Friendship Place in Washington, D.C. “Ilove doing this work…
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The Potential Voters Everyone Forgets
In six months, Americans will cast their vote in the 2024 election, but hundreds of thousands of people experiencing homelessness may not get the chance. NEWSWEEK Published May 11, 2024 at 4:00…
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Valley Place: A refuge for those on the way to a home
Perspective by John Kelly Columnist December 18, 2023 at 12:14 p.m. EST Annstanette Roland experienced homelessness after losing her hotel housekeeping job when the coronavirus pandemic started. The D.C. charity…
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A creative program called AimHire is helping people find jobs
Perspective by John Kelly Columnist December 5, 2023 at 1:57 p.m. EST When Washington’s Curtis Robinson was experiencing homelessness, he turned to Friendship Place for help. The charity’s AimHire program…
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The men of La Casa receive help in life, illness and death
Perspective by John Kelly Columnist November 27, 2023 at 3:37 p.m. EST Everett George, division director of La Casa, an apartment building in Columbia Heights for men who were once…
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An after-school club is a gesture of friendship for homeless families
Perspective by John Kelly Columnist November 15, 2023 at 12:27 p.m. EST Jean Johnson, left, a volunteer at the weekly kids activity club at the Brooks, and Lakeda Martin, program…
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DC funded a record number of housing vouchers. Here’s how the process is working
By Annemarie Cuccia Voucher holders struggle with finding apartments to rent. Photo courtesy of Ashley Brown/Flickr The D.C. government is making progress in housing people with its record number of vouchers,…
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A nation’s capitol, wrapped in blankets | Behind the Homeless Remembrance Blanket Project
A nation’s capitol, wrapped in blankets Behind the Homeless Remembrance Blanket Project January 17, 2023 Held on the winter solstice, Dec. 21, 2022, the Homeless Remembrance Blanket Project was planned…
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‘Where it gets complicated’: What needs to be done to curb ‘rampant homelessness’ in DC area
‘Where it gets complicated’: What needs to be done to curb ‘rampant homelessness’ in DC area Luke Garrett | lgarrett@wtop.com June 14, 2023, 6:04 AM Listen now to WTOP News WTOP.com | Alexa…
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