January 13, 2012

Friday Round-up: this week in the news

Local mental health services are still having trouble keeping up with the need: http://bit.ly/zAdzAD There’s been a startling rise in violence against people who are homeless in California: http://…
January 10, 2012

2011: The Year in Review

2011 was a big year for Calvary Women’s Services. We celebrated many successes and have much more to look forward to. Before we move too far into the new year, we wanted to share a few memorable hig…
January 5, 2012

Progress on Good Hope Road

Calvary is off to an exciting start for the New Year! We have permits in hand, and the renovation of our building on Good Hope Road is now underway. Thank you for all you do to support the women at Ca…
December 23, 2011

Friday Round-up: this week in the news

An NPR story from this week: “Homeless at 60”: http://n.pr/uf4Cyl Predictions on how homelessness in America might look in the New Year: http://huff.to/uaoMFW Progress for homelessness among vete…
December 16, 2011

Friday Round-up: this week in the news

New report: “1 in 4 women surveyed by the government say they were violently attacked by their husbands or boyfriends.” http://huff.to/roG4Z6 Did you see this story last week about the rising num…
December 14, 2011

The Holiday Give Back

Last Thursday, Calvary supporters gathered at the offices of Altria Group, Inc. for the 2011 Holiday Give Back. This year, this special holiday reception benefitted Calvary’s Good Hope Kitchen: 100…
December 2, 2011

Friday Round-up: this week in the news

Did you know that domestic violence often rises around the holidays? http://on.news10.net/t2YGjt Yesterday was World AIDS Day. Here are some of the ways the city commemorated: http://bit.ly/scCPyF St…
November 25, 2011

Friday Round-up: this week in the news

Thanks to everyone who joined us for the Walkathon on Saturday – with your help, we raised over $130,000 for Calvary’s programs! Here’s the Washington Post’s story on the walk: http://wapo.st…
November 22, 2011

Walkathon Re-cap and a Thank You from Calvary…

What a gorgeous fall morning for the last Walkathon on the National Mall! We were glad to have our team of volunteers, board members, donors, staff, and Calvary residents all meet at the carousel on…
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