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Seasons greetings from the residents and staff of Carpenter’s Shelter! December certainly has been a busy month for us and we’d like to take the time to say THANK YOU for your overwhelming support this holidays season. We take a different approach to the holidays and to meal preparation at the shelter and because of […]

Help Portrait is a movement of photographers who use their time, equipment and expertise to give back to hose who are less fortunate. For the third year in a row, Help Portrait has donated their time and talents to Carpenter’s Shelter, and we absolutely love working with them. So many of us take for granted

HELP US REACH OUR TARGET! Last holiday season we collected over $2,000 worth of Target gift cards, allowing us to support our residents and community case managed participants all year round. This year we’re aiming a little bit higher. Help us reach our new TARGET of $5,000! Consider purchasing a gift card today, or start

The staff and residents of Carpenter’s Shelter would like to take a moment to say how thankful we are to have amazing supports like you. Because of your steadfast support, we are able to continue helping those in need become independent and stable in the community. Here are just a few of the ways you’ve

Saturday November 17, we hosted the second annual Run for Shelter 5K/10K + Fun Run sponsored by MRIS. 850 runners braved the chilly November morning to participate in the only race in the region dedicated to ending homelessness. The race was a huge success! We raised over $30,000 for the shelter! The Staff, Residents and

November is a month when I often think about the things I am thankful for: my job, my home, and my supportive family and friends. Not everyone is so fortunate, and the other week my husband and I decided to do the SNAP/Food Stamp Challenge to get a small taste of what it might be

November is the National Homeless Youth Awareness Month, which also includes National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week (November 15-22.) These events acknowledge and raise awareness of the problems faced by youth, families and individuals at risk of and experiencing homelessness and food insecurity. Children experiencing homelessness: Are sick four times more often than other children.

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 any grocery store in the DMV area. While everyone has been out collecting storm supplies, our team at Carpenter’s Shelter has been pulling together an emergency plan for the homeless

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 hand. Last week, one of the staff members brought up the SNAP challenge. In a world of too much, two of our senior staff members decided to

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 volunteers at the front desk, volunteers who watch our children, volunteers who job mentor, volunteers in the kitchen…Carpenter’s is ALWAYS full of volunteers, we seriously couldn’t run the shelter without them.