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President's Blog
Friendship Place has been selected as a 2023 TD Charitable Foundation Housing for Everyone Grant winner
Friendship Place has been selected as a 2023 TD Charitable Foundation Housing for Everyone Grant winner. This grant recognizes Friendship Place’s exceptional work towards creating affordable housing and supporting the…
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Community
INVESTING IN THE FUTURE OF HOMELESS SERVICES: HOW MEDICAID IS DRIVING SYSTEMIC CHANGE IN DC’S FIGHT TO END HOMELESSNESS
You can find the link to the original article here. This year, the Partnership has been working to support nonprofit PSH providers as they transition to Medicaid billing. Our partnership…
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Community
Friendship Place and Peter Edelman – Discussion on Poverty
Friendship Place welcomed Georgetown University Law Center Professor Peter Edelman, author of Not a Crime to Be Poor, to discuss how we, as a nation, treat those suffering from poverty….
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President's Blog
Testimony of Jean-Michel Giraud before the District of Columbia Committee on Human Services on DHS Oversight
Good morning, Chairperson Silverman and Members of the Committee and thank you for giving me the opportunity to testify; I am Jean-Michel Giraud, the President & CEO of Friendship Place….
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President's Blog
Testimony of Jean-Michel Giraud before the District of Columbia Committee on Human Services on DHS Oversight
Job First Model “Job First assumes employability and fosters self-sufficiency through job acquisition.” Good afternoon, Chairwoman Nadeau and Members of the Committee and thank you for giving me the opportunity…
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Webinar
Volunteering during COVID
On Tuesday, September 22 at noon, we hosted a special webinar with our Community Engagement Manager Chris Cannedy. Learn about some of the ways volunteers are helping our program participants…
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Webinar
Friendship Place and Our Work Post COVID
On Tuesday, September 1st, we hosted a special webinar with our President & CEO Jean-Michel Giraud and Chief Development Officer Chris Rutledge. Watch this recording of the event to learn…
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Webinar
La Casa: Working with formerly homeless men during COVID
On Tuesday, August 11, Friendship Place supporters had a chance to receive an update on La Casa, the organization’s program and facility for previously chronically homeless males. La Casa is…
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Webinar
Serving Homeless Populations During COVID-19
Watch this online discussion with Sean Read, Friendship Place Chief Community Solutions Officer, to learn how our outreach and program teams have adapted services to the COVID-9 pandemic.
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Tag: Homelessness
Your Donation Helps End Homelessness!
Your support for Friendship Place has a lasting impact. In 2022, our programs ended or prevented homelessness for 4,497 people, including 600 children in families and 750 veterans. We empowered 136 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.