Volunteering for Friendship Place is most effectively done within your local communities.
Friendship Place seeks individuals who are willing to donate their time and resources in places such as their local community, place of worship, school and workplace to assist us with the mission of ending homelessness.
Suggestions include:
Organize a non-perishable food donation drive to benefit the food pantries of our various facilities.
Prepare take-away, bagged or boxed, ready-to-eat lunches for the forty residents of La Casa.
New Socks Donation Drive.
Collect travel-sized hygiene products such as soap, shampoo, deodorant and feminine hygiene items.
Please note - Friendship Place is unable to accept donations of used clothing and/or bedding.
4713 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington, DC 20016, US
At our core, our mission is to help people facing or at risk of homelessness to secure stable housing and embark on a new chapter in their lives. Our ultimate vision is for DC and beyond to be a place where everybody can find a place they can call "home."
Friendship Place is staffed by over 100 people and has a wide reach in the DC Metro area. The highly successful programs have been given numerous awards, and help make a lasting difference in the lives of over 4,500 people yearly through street outreach, free medical and psychiatric clinic, including drop-in care, case management, transitional housing, rapid rehousing, permanent supportive housing for veterans and their families as well as job placement and specialized programs. Our program results have been incredibly successful, and various government and nonprofit organizations all over the country are studying our models to replicate our achievements.
Nonetheless, Friendship Place-supported by 26 congregations and more than 300 volunteers a year-retains the feel of a small, caring, neighborhood organization. The most commonly repeated refrain we hear from the people who come to us for help is this: "At other agencies, I felt like a number. At Friendship Place, I’m treated like a human being."
Multiple locations Washington, DC 20016
August 15, 2024
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