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Understanding their LGBTQ clients is important to the people at Friendship Place
By John Kelly Columnist January 4, 2022 at 1:29 p.m. EST The Pride flag is pretty, but if there isn’t an understanding of how to treat the people it represents,…
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At the Brooks, a temporary home for District families in need
Perspective by John Kelly Columnist December 28, 2021 at 3:15 p.m. EST The Brooks, which provides short-term housing for District families in need, opened in April 2020. Operated by Friendship Place,…
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‘Gregory has an apartment’: Friendship Place helps a man into his own home
Perspective by John Kelly Columnist December 20, 2021 at 12:56 p.m. EST Gregory, 35, looks out the window of his new D.C. apartment. After living on the streets for years, he…
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At Friendship Place, a new way of finding a job
AimHire aims to match people with an employer as quickly as possible Perspective by John Kelly Columnist December 14, 2021 at 2:48 p.m. EST (The Washington Post) The past few years…
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All are welcome at Friendship Place, whatever their needs
Perspective by John Kelly Columnist November 24, 2021 at 5:27 p.m. EST Maisha Pinkard is the Welcome Center division director at Friendship Place, a charity in Northwest D.C. that helps people…
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A Life Changed by Friendship Place
by John Kelly Columnist When a veteran struggled with homelessness, Friendship Place offered help After twice experiencing homelessness, Air Force veteran Alan Banks found help at Friendship Place, a partner…
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