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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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Friendship Place to Host Timely Symposium on “Race and Homelessness”
National Experts and Advocates to Join Discussion April 02, 2018 06:55 ET | Source:Friendship Place Washington, DC, April 02, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) Friendship Place will host “Race and Homelessness,” a symposium addressing disparities…
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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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Mayor Bowser Joined Friendship Place for Annual Walk to End Homelessness
(GLOBE NEWSWIRE) Friendship Walks Raised Over $130,000 to Support DC’s Most Vulnerable Population WASHINGTON, DC – On Saturday, November 4, 2017, at 10:30 a.m., Friendship Place—the region wide leader in developing…
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