PICTURE FRAME Such a nice and pretty frame Full of memories Laughter, Joy, Happiness Hidden in the image could it be Anger, Rage, Guilt or Shame Putting it up; please take it down So afraid of what the frame truly holds Frame keeps all emotions from…

For three Fridays last month, a group of women at Calvary discovered the positive effects of drumming. Sitting together in a circle, each woman selected a traditional djembe drum or shaker to play. The music began slowly at first, with two simple bea…

As one Calvary staff member recently observed, the LEAP education area is a place full of laughter and joy! Through creative activities like painting, drawing and writing poetry, women find unique ways to express their stories. These artistic opport…

By Elaine Johnson Our connection with the Washington Area Bicyclist Association (WABA) began as an outgrowth of Calvary’s Green Committee. Thinking that we should approach a new recycling campaign holistically, I was asked to reach out to organizat…

By Lindsay and Emily Dessem, volunteers from the Junior League of Washington Book club participants got a visit last spring from author Danielle Evans (shown at center). We’re happy to announce that after a summer hiatus the Calvary book club g…

Eva has been a wonderful asset to Calvary’s Life Skills, Education and Arts Program (LEAP). She currently teaches Conversational Spanish and Yarn Works classes, expanding the horizons of Calvary’s residents. Her enthusiastic, conversational appro…

Good health sometimes starts with gaining knowledge and asking a lot of questions. A group of four enthusiastic volunteers from the George Washington University School of Nursing are helping women increase their health knowledge in the new “Your He…

One of the things that makes Calvary unique is the Life Skills, Education and Arts Program (LEAP), which happens every afternoon during the week. Women participate in classes that teach practical skills like how to put together a budget or computer b…

Thanks to Calvary I’m finally learning who I really am. Terri*, a Calvary resident, has reached the other side of a painful past. She suffered trauma as a child, and as an adult experienced physical and mental illness, drug addiction and homelessne…

Sara Mullery has been energetically helping out within the Life Skills, Education, and Arts Program (LEAP) since her internship at Calvary began in May. She has been involved in various aspects of LEAP, and has even been teaching a weekly class calle…