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Calvary Volunteer’s Fundraiser Featured on WUSA9 News!
Will you support Stacy’s project and help empower women at Calvary to end their homelessness for good? Last month we told you about Stacy Sawin, an overnight volunteer at Calvary Women’s Services who is hiking the Pacific Crest Trail to…
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Helen’s Story
Before coming to Calvary Women’s Services, Helen had a good job as a clinical technician at a DC hospital. Unfortunately, during one of her shifts, she suffered an injury. Initially, she was able to take paid leave. When the hospital hired new mana…
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Volunteer Spotlight: The Price Family
Anna and Everett Price are meal volunteers at Calvary Women’s Services. Once a month they bring dinner to women at Calvary, but they don’t do it alone. Each month the Prices bring their children and a group of friends.  “We have a…
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Loretta’s Story
Loretta had moved away with her husband. She found a good job as a nurse’s aide at a hospice center. Things were going well until he became abusive. Loretta prayed that it was just a phase, but it only got worse. “Every night I was a nervous wre…
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Cocktails for Calvary – Spring Edition
Join Calvary Women’s Services for an evening of signature cocktails and delicious hors-d’oeuvres at Baby Wale, a hip gastro-pub in DC’s Mount Vernon Square. We’ll come together to celebrate women overcoming homelessness and look forward to t…
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Volunteer Celebrates Incredible Hike by Fundraising for Calvary!
Would You Hike 20 Miles A Day for 4 Months to End the Cycle of Homelessness for Women in the DMV? Well, that is exactly what Stacy Sawin, a volunteer at Calvary Women’s Services, has planned as she takes on hiking the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) thr…
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Reflections on Martin Luther King, Jr.
Since 1986, Americans have observed Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a way to honor the life & achievements of the civil rights leader. To celebrate, women at Calvary Women’s Services took a moment to reflect on Dr. King’s legacy and…
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“A Boost of Confidence” – Calvary’s Spring 2018 Career Fair
Last week over 65 women donned their finest business attire and attended the first biannual career fair of 2018 at Calvary Women’s Services. As part a part of Step Up DC, Calvary’s job placement program, the objective was to introduce women l…
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Video: Verlette’s Story
Verlette embraces her case worker at Calvary Women’s Services. “I’m excited about my new life.” After years of struggling with alcohol and substance abuse, Verlette decided it was time to make a change. She had always relied on her family…
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Marie C. Johns Honored at 17th Annual Hope Awards Dinner
Left to right: Executive Director Kris Thompson, honoree Marie C. Johns, Board Development Chair Kelly Veney Brinkley, and  Board President Colleen Wevodau. Photo courtesy of Don Baker Last night, Calvary Women’s Services celebrated the achiev…
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