Calvary Blog

1. What is your role at Calvary? “Program Manager at New Foundations.” 2. What does Women’s History Month mean to you in your work at Calvary? “It means celebrating and honoring th…

Black History Month is not only an opportunity to celebrate Black achievement but is also a chance to examine the realities that continue to impact Black lives. Calvary Women’s Services remains…

This year asked a great deal of our community. Across Washington, DC, women experiencing homelessness have faced rising housing costs, persistent barriers to access, and economic uncertainty. Although…

Joy is a resident at Calvary Women’s Services’ New Foundations program, her name echoing the spirit she carries. She came to Calvary after years of surviving domestic abuse. She was on the str…

Contact: Lauren Etti, Communications Manager Calvary Women’s Services letti@calvaryservices.org | (202) 678-2341 Washington, DC – Calvary Women’s Services, a nonprofit dedicated to ending homele…

Women who come to Calvary Women’s Services are from all walks of life. However, each shares one thing in common: the need to feel safe again. For women who have experienced both domestic violence an…

Whether it is acknowledged or not, we all know a survivor—a woman who has been physically abused or threatened with violence, had words thrown at her that have broken her confidence and sense of sel…

This month, we sat down with Jamie, one of our clients at Calvary Women’s Services, to hear a remarkable story and journey to overcome domestic violence, addiction, and finally, a hard-won healing.…

Abby Clayborne has been a standout volunteer at Calvary, volunteering each month as an education facilitator in Life Skills, Education and Arts Program (LEAP), since September 2024.  A CPA at Deloitt…