Join us this summer for a fun community event to benefit Calvary’s programs. On June 23rd, the Washington DC Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, in conjunction with the DC Running Club, is hosting a 5K run/walk that will raise funds…

Story of a homeless, single dad in DC – “if this is the process to simply cash a check when you’re without an anchor, imagine how hard it is to find work, housing and child care when your address is a shelter and a 1-year-old is clinging to yo…

Calvary Women’s Services announced that it will recognize two women leaders with the Hope Award this year – Katie Couric of ABC News and Sandra Evers-Manly of Northrop Grumman and the Northrop Grumman Foundation. Both women will be presented the…

Arlington’s 10-year plan to end homelessness: http://wapo.st/HDOmyo “The United States has one of the world’s highest rates of volunteerism” – interesting article about why helping others makes us happy: http://bit.ly/HulfUs More and m…

Eleven years ago, Calvary Women’s Services celebrated our first Hope Awards Dinner. The event supported the work of Calvary Women’s Services and brought people who offer hope and empowerment to women in need to the forefront of the community. Pas…

In California, controversy over officials seizing the belongings of homeless individuals leads to a lawsuit: http://lat.ms/Hm9Q7m “About 5 to 10% of homeless people have pets.” Story about a nonprofit that lends support to the animal companions…

Fun community event in Calvary’s new neighborhood this April! http://www.lumen8anacostia.com/ Outrage over the death of a homeless woman in jail after being arrested for refusing to leave the emergency room: http://wapo.st/Hs6oFq Poverty  and acc…

Controversy springs up in Congress over the Violence Against Women Act: http://bit.ly/wrVRqA Responding to the trend of “longer bouts of homelessness” for women in DC: http://wapo.st/zA31Jv Breast cancer study finds there are racial inequalities…

 The Homeless Hotspots story has been getting a lot of attention in the media this week… but how about the real “hotspots” of homelessness in the US? http://bit.ly/yXPz8W Some conflicting numbers on DC jobs and unemployment? http://bit.ly/zDu…

“Everybody can be great because anybody can serve. You don’t have to have a college degree to serve. You don’t have to make your subject and your verb agree to serve. You only need a heart full of grace, a soul generated by love.” …