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Disabilities and Homelessness

WEB28% of people experiencing homelessness in the District have a mental health disability. 13% have a physical disability. 17% have a substance addiction. All of these can greatly …

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So, what does homelessness have to do with 9/11

WEBSeptember 11, 2001, is a day that will “live in infamy” for my generation, just as Pearl Harbor does for the generation who lived through World War II. This is especially true for …

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Other Ways to Give

WEBGive by Pledging. Become a “Champion for Change” by making a 5-year pledge of $1,000 or more a year to the mission of Friendship Place. Give the Gift of Healing ($1,000 per …

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New Ways to Solve Senior Homelessness

WEBYour Donation Helps End Homelessness! Your support for Friendship Place has a lasting impact. In 2023, our programs ended or prevented homelessness for 4,993 …

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Neighbors First Families

WEBFollowing the successful Housing First model, Neighbors First Families removes all barriers to housing for heads of households, such as unemployment or criminal record, and …

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Tending to a scattered flock at Friendship Place

WEBYour Donation Helps End Homelessness! Your support for Friendship Place has a lasting impact. In 2023, our programs ended or prevented homelessness for 4,993 …

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Meet William Plummer

WEBMarch 21, 2022. Share this…. William Plummer has been a La Casa resident for eleven life-changing years. While his childhood and twenties were filled with housing instability, …

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Amazon May Have Found A Cause in Homelessness

WEBYour Donation Helps End Homelessness! Your support for Friendship Place has a lasting impact. In 2023, our programs ended or prevented homelessness for 4,993 …

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Testimony of Jean-Michel Giraud before the District of Columbia

WEBJob First Model “Job First assumes employability and fosters self-sufficiency through job acquisition. Good afternoon, Chairwoman Nadeau and Members of the …

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Holiday giving campaign for The Washington Post Helping Hand …

WEBDonations benefit Bread for the City, Friendship Place, and Miriam’s Kitchen By WashPostPR. Today, The Washington Post kicks off its annual Helping Hand holiday …

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Race and Homelessness – Deconstructing Systemic Racism

WEBNative Americans make up 4% of the homeless population and only 1.6% of the overall population. This disproportionate representation is glaring. In order to end …

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The Graying of Homelessness

WEB“I always had a job, since I was 13,” says DC resident John Hines. But decades of hard work didn’t immunize John against homelessness. Plagued with health problems, he …

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Celebrating our participant’s achievement of 2 years of sobriety!

WEBLa Casa is proud to present a special recognition to Mr. JOSE (Fictitious name) for his remarkable dedication and strength in maintaining sobriety from alcohol for …

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Performing Street Outreach During COVID-19

WEBLearn about our life-saving Street Outreach efforts. Because of the COVID-19 crisis, people living on the street have limited resources. Many of the service locations …

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FP Strategic Plan 2021-2025 Final

WEBTo inform the 2021-2025 Strategic Plan, we conducted an environmental scan and gathered stakeholder feedback from staff, Board members, current and former participants, and …

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