Community Council for the Homeless at Friendship Place
Mission:
Mission Statement:To enable people in the upper Northwest area of the District of Columbia who are, or have been, at risk of homelessness to rebuild their lives with the involvement of the community.Friendship Place began in 1992 as a grassroots, all volunteer community response to the realization that there were no services for homeless individuals in the upper Northwest area of Washington, DC. Sixteen years later, a professional staff and over 300 volunteers are carrying out the mission to "enable homeless individuals, or those at risk of becoming homeless, to rebuild their lives with the involvement of the community." Beginning with street outreach, we actively seek out individuals living in the alleys, parks and streets of the community and attempt to build trust with them. From there we invite them to Friendship Place, our daytime resource center for services, referrals and advocacy. Friendship Place supports small, local congregation-based shelters and develops permanent housing for clients.
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Chuck Herrick
11/18/10
The Community Council for the Homeless at Friendship Place (CCHFP) is a rare and special organization that combines passion for its mission with administrative and managerial excellence. CCHFP’s facilities and innovative programs not only provide stop-gap measures to help the homeless of ...
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Lisa Adams
11/16/10
I am a former Board member and current donor of this wonderful organization which has grown from an idea discussed at a neighborhood home to an organization that is a true collaboration of many different communities -- churches and synagogues, civic organizations and retirees -- all joined in their ...
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Marjorie Dick Stuart
11/16/10
I was introduced to CCHFP several years ago by a friend who worked for the organization. It was amazing to me how they reached out to people living on the streets of DC and actually made a difference in these peoples lives. It is wonderful to see the results of tireless hours spent by staff members ...
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