Calvary Women’s Services – which provides homeless women with both housing and services to empower independent living – announced today receiving a grant of $25,000 from the Walmart Foundation. The major grant was awarded to Calvary to support…

After graduating from University of Maryland-College Park’s graduate program in urban studies and planning in 1991, Kris Thompson knew she wanted to work to address social inequities in housing. She grew up in a household that emphasized social j…

Beverly, right, cuts the ribbon at our opening ceremony last December. Beverly Sellers-Robinson, Calvary Women’s Services addiction recovery counselor, has been a long-time familiar face at Calvary. Five days a week, she wakes up at 5 am, gets dres…

“’I feel like, if everybody could come together and create one goal like we’ve done for Glen, why stop with him?’ he asked rhetorically. ‘Why can’t we influence more people?’”  Homeless Man Who Returned $40,000 Rewarded with…

What does an anniversary mean to you? Usually, we celebrate birthdays and wedding anniversaries, but this September is special to Calvary in a different way — this month marks 30 years since Calvary began providing our services to homeless wome…

“’I see a community that was left without, underserved,” he says. “It is gross what is being done to our people. But rather than curse the darkness, I made it a mission of Everlasting Life to shine that light.’” Vegan restaurateur’s tru…

What’s your favorite way to stay fit? Do you take a spin class at the gym? Maybe you’ve joined a walking group? For many women at Calvary, the new favorite fitness activity is Tai Chi. Over the summer, our Education Coordinator Elaine Johnson bro…

“Last month, the World Health Organization released an international study (confirming decades worth of others) documenting epidemic rates of gendered violence that revealed no less than 35 percent of all women on the planet have experienced abuse…

Alissa Weinman is joining Calvary this summer as an intern with the ExxonMobil Foundation Community Summer Jobs Program; she’ll help with the volunteer program, Life Skills, Education and Arts Program and more! We are so happy to have her here…

“As other newly minted graduates in Fairfax County and throughout the region focus on the beginning of adulthood and a path to living independently, Kanu and Winland already know all about living on their own.” For Fairfax Homeless Students, Gra…