As fireworks are going off and flags are flying, July 4th is a time when our minds turn towards the veterans who have served our country. Over the years, Calvary has served a number of female veterans who came to our programs. Last July, we brought y…

HUD issued their annual homelessness assessment report to congress this week. Read a summary of this year’s findings here: http://1.usa.gov/l9ovpj Local organizations working to prevent and end homelessness in Northern Virginia communities: http:/…

Especially with this recent heat wave, summer can be a dangerous time for men and women experiencing homelessness:  http://bit.ly/kGKxWs HUD to tighten regulations for affordable housing efforts: http://wapo.st/jmyPvu Controversy in Philadelphia ar…

HUD and the Department of Veterans Affairs jointly released an updated report on homelessness among veterans: http://bit.ly/gJ3Wss The effects of domestic violence go beyond the abuser and the victim – it’s a community problem too. http://bit.ly…

The Department of Veteran Affairs has acknowledged that women are nearly four times as likely as men to end up homeless. From NPR “Female Veterans Struggle To Stay Off Streets” http://n.pr/9kx8AI A blog from Arianna Huffington at The Huffington…

Last week my kids and I were in Detroit for a Tigers baseball game.  We joined everyone in the stadium on that 4th of July weekend in honoring veterans.  As the screen on the scoreboard projected the faces of the veterans in attendance and the crow…

As we’ve talked about before on the blog, many of the women who come to Calvary are survivors of past trauma and abuse. And post traumatic stress disorder, a common illness for veterans, is something that we deal with a lot at Calvary. Overall, in…

From the Washington Post: Area foundations’ giving dropped 9.6% in 2009 after economy crashed http://bit.ly/b8S8Bk Sen.Tom Coburn (R-Okla) blocks a bill that would provide benefits to female veterans who are homeless. http://huff.to/b3fPsK A ho…

Domestic violence and homelessness are, in many cases, interwoven issues At least 25 percent of homeless women in America are homeless because of domestic violence. (from Change.org) http://bit.ly/cjgvXL HUD’s Sandra Henriquez writes about the imp…

Under a new city proposal, those who are homeless in New York City and live in shelters, but have jobs, would be required to put part of their wages into savings. http://bit.ly/9XlGT9 As Memorial Day approaches, this op-ed piece from the Huffington…