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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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Volunteers Help Homeless Aim Higher
For the past 21 years, a nonprofit called Friendship Place has been working to defeat homelessness, one man and woman at a time. The program started in 1993 as a…
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Spring Symposium – A Hidden Challenge: Homelessness Among Youth & Young Adults
Washington, DC – On Thursday April 10, Friendship Place will host its annual spring symposium, a discussion titled, A Hidden Challenge: Homelessness Among Youth & Young Adults. A reception will…
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Innovative Campaign to End Chronic Homelessness in D.C. by 2017
Just over a week ago, Friendship Place, along with other DC area non-profit organizations, faith-based communities, residents and businesses came together to launch “The Way Home,” a campaign to end…
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Friendship Place Awarded $2 Million Grant from Department of Veterans Affairs to Help End Veteran Homelessness in the DC Metro Area
Washington, DC — As part of a nationwide effort to end homelessness among Veterans, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs awarded Friendship Place $2 million to expand the organization’s acclaimed…
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100 Homeless DC Residents Back to Work through Friendship Place’s AimHire Program
Friendship Place’s AimHire Job Placement program reached a milestone Tuesday, with its 100th successful job placement. Of the 100 homeless adults back to work in the DC Metro Area, 97…
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Your support for Friendship Place has a lasting impact. In 2023, our programs ended or prevented homelessness for 4,993 people, including 1,507 children in families and 670 veterans. We empowered 167 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.