Colleen Robertson has a challenging task as a weekly LEAP (Life Skill, Education and Arts Program) instructor – convincing women that they can conquer math, and that it can be fun! She first heard about Calvary from a friend and former board member…

What Roxanne Salas feels when she walks into Calvary Women’s Services twice a month is a comforting sensation that many people experience. Roxanne says, “I love walking through the front doors and immediately feeling that I have entered a nurturi…

Every third Friday of the month, we welcome a group of meal volunteers from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) who serve dinner for women living at Calvary. The IMF is an organization with a global membership, and its employees come from all over…

Tameka Harris is a LEAP facilitator who teaches a Time Management class on Monday afternoons. In addition to teaching the Time Management class, she also serves meals at Calvary with a women’s group called LBD (Little Black Dress) Socials. Tameka e…

At Calvary, yoga breathing comes up in conversation almost daily: Are you scared of escalators and have to travel to the Dupont Circle Metro? Yoga breath! Do you have a stressful doctor’s appointment? Yoga breath! Marjorie has been an excellent amb…

Alex (shown at left) has been serving as an overnight volunteer at Calvary for two years. Alex Winter first heard about Calvary Women’s Services through a community service program at the University of Maryland. That was about two years ago, and s…

Being a meal volunteer at Calvary means more than providing food. Volunteers often enjoy fellowship with women at Calvary, just as we all might enjoy sitting down to a meal with our friends and family. Every fourth Saturday of the month, a group of w…

This month we thank the many individuals from Western Presbyterian Church in DC for their long-term service to Calvary. They have been serving meals each month at Calvary for the last decade! As Calvary has grown over the years, the volunteers from W…

Nancy Arbuthnot brings a world of talents to LEAP (Life Skills, Education and Arts Program) and is always seeking new ways to incorporate them into a class that is fun, expressive and tied to LEAP’s overall mission. In the past two years Nancy has…

This month we are highlighting two exceptional volunteers – Stacie Hasselberg and Jessica Hall – who will be spending Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, respectively, at Calvary. When Stacie is not jet-setting around the world on volunteer trips or…