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For the past few days we’ve all been preparing our households for the arrival of Hurricane Sandy. You’d be hard-pressed to find water bottles at a…

As a staff member at Carpenter’s we stare poverty in the face every day, but few of us actually know what it feels like to experience poverty first…

Every year over 1,000 volunteers step through our doors at Carpenter’s Shelter. They dedicate over 14,000 hours of their time and skills. We have vo…

After months of collaboration between Carpenter’s Shelter, The City of Alexandria and the Partnership to Prevent and End Homelessness, the day is fi…

It’s September again and that means two things: the kids are headed back to school and the United Way and CFC campaigns are underway! What are the U…

Fiscal year 2012 was a great year for Carpenter’s Shelter. Last year we served 295 men women and children in the residential shelter, 395 chronicall…