by Jen Van Ness, Case Manager at Calvary Women’s Shelter “As you’re ready, begin to notice your breath. Just notice that you are breathing. There is nothing special you have to do with your breath. You may be breathing through your nose…

“Everybody can be great because anybody can serve. You don’t have to have a college degree to serve. You don’t have to make your subject and your verb agree to serve. You only need a heart full of grace, a soul generated by love.” …

Today’s guest post comes from Janet, the Case Manager at our Pathways program. In her first post for the Calvary Comments blog, Janet shared her thoughts on what a day in the life of a case manager looks like. Today, she’s written an acrostic poe…

Renovations on Calvary’s new home are moving along quickly… and we’ve got some brand new photos of the progress to show you. We are so glad to be able to share this process with you, and we hope you’re as excited as we are to…

Today I walked through Calvary’s new building on Good Hope Road. The windows were being installed in the bedrooms and the electrician was wiring the kitchen for power. After months of preparation, it was thrilling to see the space coming alive. It…

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 highlights from 2011: Every five days a woman moved f…

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 Calvary. You have made our program expansion possibl…

Jameelah Reyes started volunteering with Calvary earlier this year. As an evening and overnight volunteer, Jay comes to Calvary for evening shift every other week and about two overnights every month. We caught up with Jay to ask a few questions abou…

The holidays are a time of family, giving, joy, and celebration. It is also a time of year when domestic violence is more prominent. We all have family traditions and warm memories of the holiday season. But for some women, the holidays can also be a…

With Thanksgiving under our belts (which after all that turkey, will have to be loosened) the Christmas season is officially upon us.  What does this mean?  It is now socially acceptable to play holiday music (though I’ve had my sounds of the sea…