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Celebrate Hope with Calvary
At Calvary, one of our favorite ways to mark the season is through our annual Hope Gala, formerly known as the Hope Awards, which is taking place on April 26th. We are thrilled to bring together community leaders, dedicated supporters, and businesses…
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Volunteer Spotlight: First Baptist Cleveland
Calvary was thrilled to welcome a team of out-of-state volunteers from First Baptist Cleveland who were visiting Washington, D.C. for a spring break mission trip in March. The group from Tennessee was referred by a local partner, Waterfront Church D…
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Corporate Partner Spotlight: Hogan Lovells
Did you know Calvary Women’s Services has a longstanding partnership with the international law firm Hogan Lovells? They have been a member of the Calvary Corporate Program for over 15 years, providing crucial funding, supporting our Meal Volunteer…
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Calvary Women’s Services Receives Grant From Aura Cacia’s Positive Change Project
Calvary Women’s Services is proud to share that Aura Cacia, a leader in sustainably sourced essential and skin care oils, selected the organization as one of five Positive Change Project grant recipients. The funding will go towards Calvary’s Ste…
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Volunteer Spotlight: Eurice Moore
As a part of our holistic care model, Calvary is dedicated to ensuring the women we serve have access to warm and nutritious meals so that they are in the best position to focus on rebuilding their lives. Our meal volunteers are an essential part of…
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Meet Our Team: Gail Chinoy
“My hope is that I can make life a little bit easier for residents by providing another source of support.” For the last six years that’s exactly what Gail Chinoy has done as the nurse practitioner at Calvary Women’s Services. Gail’s work i…
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Creating Safe Space, a New Foundation, for Domestic Violence Survivors
In early December, the Calvary community gathered to cut the ribbon on its newest program, New Foundations. The program will provide housing and comprehensive support services to 18 women who are experiencing homelessness as a result of domestic vio…
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Meet Our Board: Vice President, Caitlin Sickles
Caitlin Sickles accepted the position of Vice President of the Calvary Women’s Services (Calvary) Board of Directors in October 2022 after serving on the Development Committee. Caitlin has lived in Washington, DC for 13 years and is a senior prin…
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Looking Toward the Future: We are Hiring!
One of Calvary’s core values is excellence. For us, this means providing the best housing, health, education and workforce programs to every woman, every day. It is a big task, but one our staff remains committed to even as we grow our services an…
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Meet Our Board: President, Candace McLaren Lanham
Candace McLaren Lanham was elected President of the Calvary Women’s Services Board of Directors in October, after three years on the Governance Committee. Candace will join the new administration in Maryland in January as Chief Deputy Attorney Gen…
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