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Friendship Place to Hold Ribbon Cutting for New Building in Columbia Heights that Will House 40 Chronically Homeless Men
Washington DC—At 12pm on Thursday, December 11, DC Mayor Vincent Gray will join Friendship Place and the District of Columbia Department of Human Services (DHS) for a ribbon-cutting ceremony at…
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200 Homeless Residents Find Jobs through Friendship Place Program
Washington, DC — Friendship Place’s AimHire job placement program reached its 200th successful job placement in February. Along with jobs, each of the individuals placed also found temporary or permanent…
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Department of Human Services Awards Friendship Place $400,000 Grant For New Housing Program in DC
Washington, DC – Friendship Place has been selected by the DC Department of Human Services to run a pilot project in the District. The program, which Friendship Place has named Home…
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On pace: Ending veteran homelessness in D.C.
By Rachel Nania June 30, 2014 WASHINGTON — Alan Banks is an Air Force veteran and father. In 1996 he was married and making six figures in security and…
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On pace: Ending veteran homelessness in D.C.
By Rachel Nania June 30, 2014 5:22 pm WASHINGTON — Alan Banks is an Air Force veteran and father. In 1996 he was married and making six…
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The Homeless Get Hired through AimHire Program
Every week Mark Gordon takes calls from homeless people at the non-profit organization, Friendship Place. He knows how they feel. Following the Great Recession of 2008, Gordon faced a housing foreclosure,…
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