Montgomery County has seen a huge increase in chronic homelessness lately: http://wapo.st/xU7ENt Yesterday was International Women’s Day. How did you celebrate? The Washington Post offered a few suggestions: http://wapo.st/xuFuRh “The District h…

The Washington Post published a story this weekend about the increase in chronic homelessness that nearby Montgomery County has seen recently. At Calvary Comments, we’d like to take a moment to talk about chronic homelessness and answer some questi…

Domestic violence conference shares some disturbing stories – internationally and right here in DC: http://wapo.st/yeXnbv The state of poverty in DC: “the District still holds a higher concentrated poverty rate than any state and ranks 10th-high…

Maybe you saw this story in the Post earlier this week – we’re thrilled to be moving into a neighborhood with such exciting changes on the way! http://wapo.st/wIyuV6 Progress in ensuring those in need can access shelter in New York: http://huff.…

Rising number of homeless families has left the District struggling to find enough safe shelter space during hypothermia season: http://bit.ly/y90yRh President Obama proposes increases in funding during 2013 to programs that will help bring us close…

Renovations on Calvary’s new home are moving along quickly… and we’ve got some brand new photos of the progress to show you. We are so glad to be able to share this process with you, and we hope you’re as excited as we are to…

Story from the New York Times about how homelessness in American is changing: http://nyti.ms/zGHGwH A California woman left a legacy to ensure people who were homeless in her community could get the support they needed: http://huff.to/ywRxBY Homeles…

The Violence Against Women Act is up to be reauthorized this  year in Congress: http://huff.to/ydYPAS The closing of one local organization means victims of domestic violence will have fewer options to turn to in the District: http://wapo.st/w3wPoT…

At a time when the country has seen a decrease in the number of homeless veterans overall, the number of female veterans who are homeless has more than doubled: http://on.msnbc.com/xTcTqg Ever wonder how the government puts together data on veteran…

We are happy to start off 2012 with great news about Calvary Women’s Services’ program expansion! The permits have been approved for the renovation of our building on Good Hope Road, and construction is underway. Our new location will help us ser…