volunteerism
Friday Round-up: this week in the news
New York Times piece on how the government is working to fight homelessness: http://nyti.ms/T4nfq0 “…individuals who experience mental health symptoms are no more likely than anyone else to commit violent acts.”  http://bit.ly/T53zVd Seven fa…
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Happy National Volunteer Week from Calvary!
In honor of National Volunteer Week, this week’s post comes from one of Calvary’s dedicated volunteers. Overnight volunteer Allison Komara is one of the over 300 people and groups who volunteer with us. If Allison’s story makes you want to get…
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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
California vetoed a bill to protect people who are homeless against hate crimes despite the recent violence against a homeless man in the state: http://bit.ly/n3EuDR An important step in ending homelessness is figuring out who is most vulnerable. ht…
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