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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Deconstructing Systemic Racism
News Source: The Washington Informer Throughout much of the 20th century, the Federal Housing Authority’s Redlining Policy kept people of color out of the emerging suburbs while undermining growth in inner…
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Employment First: A Powerful Tool for Ending Homelessness
News Source: US National Interagency Council on Homelessness (USNICH) We have made tremendous progress in the work to end homelessness over the past 10 years. Much of our success can…
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Helping families before they become homeless
News Source: The Washington Post By Tara Bahrampour When Myisha Rawlings returned home last summer after giving birth to her son, Carter, she was greeted not with balloons and casseroles…
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D.C. nonprofit receives $1 million donation from Amazon
News Source: ABC 7 (WJLA) Amazon recently made good on a promise to donate $1 million to a nonprofit based in Washington, D.C. Friendship Place serves families throughout the region…
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Friendship Place is walking to help end homelessness
Friendship Place’s annual walk to combat homelessness has a big name sponsor and even bigger goals “Several years ago, Fannie Mae held a big walk on the National Mall to…
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Amazon.com expanded its support for homeless…
SEATTLE—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced financial results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2017. Relevant section— Highlights Amazon expanded its support for homeless women, children, and families…
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Friendship Place Announces $1 Million Match Offer from Amazon
Friendship Place Announces $1 Million Match Offer from Amazon Amazon’s Gift is the Largest Single Private Donation Ever Received by Friendship Place June 28, 2017 Washington, D.C. – Friendship Place,…
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Jaffe Report: Erratic Policy Threatens Homeless Families as Cold Sets In
Harry Jaffe, a longtime chronicler of the people and politics of Washington, D.C., writes a column for NBC Washington’s First Read DMV blog. Brace yourselves. This winter could be the roughest…
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Second Chances Take Center Stage at Project Homeless Connect
Andra Gray sat at a circular metal picnic table outside the shelter at Central Union Mission, completing a form dated Oct. 19 on a black plastic clipboard. The 43-year-old wore…
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Text alerts to food and shelter by HopeOneSource
With a buzz of a text, HopeOneSource has designed a digital platform to help the homeless. As winter arrives, the city’s at-risk and homeless individuals face harsher outdoor conditions. A…
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