Annual Walk on Mall Aims to End D.C. Homelessness
By Brigette Squire on November 7, 2018 A wave of orange washed over the Lincoln Memorial last weekend, as the Friendship Place organization held its annual Friendship Walks event to…
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Friendship Place’s annual Walk fundraiser seeks to provide a safety net for homeless LGBTQ youth
The fourth annual Friendship Walks helps fund the organization’s work to combat homelessness By John Riley on November 1, 2018 @JohnAndresRiley “Ending homelessness means building systems strong enough to catch people in…
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Friendship Place Stands in Support of Our Jewish Neighbors and Congregations
Sends Message of Support to Its Jewish Neighbors Washington, DC, Oct 31, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Washington, DC non-profit Friendship Place joins countless voices in condemning the violence that took…
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Friendship Place to Host Annual Walk on National Mall to End Homelessness
Event Centers on Youth Homelessness with Special Focus on LGBTQ Youth Washington, DC, Oct. 26, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — On Saturday, November 3, hundreds of friends and families committed to…
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A $1 million donation from Amazon is keeping D.C. families out of homelessness
News Source: Street Sense Media With the help of a $1 million donation from Amazon, the D.C.-based nonprofit Friendship Place recently launched “Family Connect,” a privately funded homelessness prevention and…
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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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