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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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Amazon matches donations to Friendship Place up to $1M to help DC’s homeless
A generous match donation from Amazon will help a DC organization get more homeless families off the streets and into homes and jobs in the local community. Friendship Place announced…
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Viewpoint: Anne Frank House is sterling local example
On Saturday, I joined the Adas Israel Congregation’s morning services to present a ceremonial resolution in celebration of the Anne Frank House. For those of you who are unfamiliar with…
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Volunteer Drivers for Food Rescue US Reroute D.C.’s Excess Food to the Homeless
“In the three or four runs that I’ve done so far, they say I’ve already rescued 650 meals.” Alysha Groghan and Jaime Rothbard. All photos Laura Hayes.Alysha Groghan and Jaime…
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Urban Centers are Contested Territory in Fight to End Veteran Homelessness
Veteran homelessness in D.C. is lower than it has ever been in the past decade. However — limited by space, housing affordability and benefit programs that draw more veterans to…
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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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