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Friday Round-Up: this week in the news
A Letter to the Editor from Senator Cardin, who chaired the recent hearing about hate crimes against homeless men & women: http://bit.ly/9ErypJ With hypothermia season starting in just two weeks, D.C. is expecting a 10% increase in shelter need…
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Kicking off the 23rd Annual Help the Homeless Walkathon
The 2009 Calvary Walkers Have you been looking for an active way to make a positive impact in your community this fall? The Help the Homeless Walkathon is right around the corner! This year, the 23rd Annual Walkathon will take place on Saturday, Nov…
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Friday Round-Up: this week in the news
This week is Mental Illness Awareness Week. Is someone you know affected by a mental illness? Take some time and educate yourself. As a follow-up to our unemployment blog from earlier this week, the latest stats from the Labor Department today show…
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Debunking Myths about Unemployment
Since the economic crisis began, many women who have never been homeless before are coming to our doors for assistance. For many of them, losing their jobs or having their hours cut eventually led to homelessness. Here at Calvary, we are proud of our…
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Friday Round-Up: this week in the news
Florida just passed a bill that makes attacks targeting homeless individuals a hate crime: http://huff.to/d1ZQOU An interesting take on the gender gap – could mental health be a factor in the ongoing financial disparity between men and women? http…
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Friday Round-Up: this week in the news
With colder weather just around the corner, D.C. vows to improve homeless services this winter: http://bit.ly/cKXhwD Check out the new documentary, The Other City! The film tells the story of the growing HIV/AIDS epidemic right here in Washington, D…
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September is National Drug and Alcohol Recovery Month
This month is National Drug and Alcohol Recovery Month. Many women at Calvary are recovering from drug and alcohol addiction. Whether amongst the women themselves, the case managers, the therapist, or during a Life Skills session on the issue, mainta…
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Everything you need to know about HIV/AIDS in four easy answers
According to the Whitman Walker Clinic, one in 20 adults in the District of Columbia is infected with HIV, a higher rate than even most sub-Saharan African countries. Needless to say, DC has quite an epidemic on its hands. So today on Calvary Comment…
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Goodbye from Jaclyn
I am writing this on my last day at Calvary Women’s Services. I just wanted to say one last thank you to all of Calvary’s donors, volunteers and, of course, the women who call Calvary home.  As I’ve said before on this blog, I’ve lived in D…
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Friday Round-Up: This week in the news
An interesting opinion piece on best way to shelter those who are homeless: If we care about reducing number of people experiencing homelessness, must focus on permanent housing http://bit.ly/9FULZk Social Security lifted 435,000 people out of pover…
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