November 5, 2010
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ended Domestic Violence Awareness Month by introducing new protections for domestic violence victims: http://bit.ly/bDXpdV This survey found there…
November 5, 2010
This will be Gretchen Rydin’s first year walking with us, and we are happy to have her on the team! After being a regular volunteer at Calvary, Gretchen was interested in the Walkathon as a new way…
November 4, 2010
Noelle Laing was involved with the Walkathon long before she even moved to D.C. Every year, she would donate to her sister, Calvary’s Development Director Heather Laing, for the annual Walk. Ever si…
November 3, 2010
Catherine (R) and Calvary's Executive Director Kris Thompson at this year's Volunteer Appreciation event If you’re a Calvary volunteer, you may already know and love Catherine Bisson… we…
November 2, 2010
Over the last six months, Calvary has received requests for services from over 500 women we could not serve, a rate of two or three women every day. Now that November has started, the city is official…
November 2, 2010
Jen Smyers is one of Calvary’s most dedicated volunteers. She spends almost every Monday night at Calvary Women’s Shelter. Why? “I am strongly committed to their model of empowerment and long-te…
November 1, 2010
Wasfi Alnabki will be participating in his first Walkathon this year, and so far he’s off to an amazing start! Wasfi serves as the Industry Vice Chair at ACT-IAC Volunteer – and he has already got…
October 31, 2010
The Calvary Captain Countdown starts today! With 20 days until the Walkathon on November 20th, we will count down with 20 stories from our amazing team of Walkathon Captains! Read on for our first one…
October 29, 2010
Curious which three people (living, dead, or fictional) our Executive Director Kris Thompson would have a power breakfast with if she could choose? Find out who inspires Kris in the Catalogue for Phi…