jobs
Four Seasons Hotel Washington, DC Hosts Virtual Workshop with Step Up DC
Last month, Calvary Women’s Services was excited to welcome Nellie Mercado from the Four Seasons Hotel Washington, DC, to lead a workshop through our Step Up DC employment program. For the past few years, the Four Seasons Hotel Washington, DC h…
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Meet Calvary’s First Job Developer
Have you heard the news? Calvary launched the Step Up DC Job Placement Program this month! We also welcomed a new staff member, Robinson Cook, who will oversee Step Up DC as our first-ever Job Developer. Even though he has only been with us a few wee…
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Friday Round-up: this week in the news
“A shortage of affordable housing for larger families with four or more children is a big factor behind crowded conditions at the District’s main family homeless shelter…” http://wapo.st/YJMTCL How the Affordable Care Act will help incre…
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Friday Round-up: this week in the news
Holiday season brings rise in domestic violence: http://bit.ly/VCCfIn Unemployment rate drops in DC suburbs: http://bit.ly/YQ9rmS
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Friday Round-up: this week in the news
We’re excited to announce that the WHF Foundation awarded Calvary and five other DC-metro area non-profits a community partnership grant. http://bit.ly/TO5paq Here’s a neat story about the vibrant, growing arts community in our new neighborhood:…
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Friday Round-up: this week in the news
Arlington’s 10-year plan to end homelessness: http://wapo.st/HDOmyo “The United States has one of the world’s highest rates of volunteerism” – interesting article about why helping others makes us happy: http://bit.ly/HulfUs More and m…
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Friday Round-up: this week in the news
 The Homeless Hotspots story has been getting a lot of attention in the media this week… but how about the real “hotspots” of homelessness in the US? http://bit.ly/yXPz8W Some conflicting numbers on DC jobs and unemployment? http://bit.ly/zDu…
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Friday Round-up: this week in the news
In honor of Veteran’s Day, a study about veterans who are homeless – on average they stay homeless longer than others: http://nyti.ms/v9a6cm. You can listen to an NPR story about this here: NPR http://n.pr/sONcyC. Plus, a Washington post article…
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Friday Round-up: this week in the news
The White House reports on poverty: http://wapo.st/nV03z6 For some with mental illnesses, it’s not only finding a job – but finding the right job – that’s important: http://huff.to/s1IiXo “Female veterans contend with the same stresses tha…
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Friday Round-up: this week in the news
The hidden effects of domestic violence on working women: http://wapo.st/pM09F3 Studies show slow progress on the treatment of mental illnesses around the world: http://n.pr/nSXqz5 A story about the challenges of being elderly and homeless: http://b…
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