In an effort to better understand the significance of this Remembrance Day, we sat down to talk with one of our long-time staff members, Sister Marcella Jordan. Working at Trinity Washington University as a residence director and moderator of the service council starting in 1965, Sr. Marcella was responsible for arranging service opportunities for students. […] More…
A Path to the Polls
Empowering Patients through Voter Registration Voting looks a bit different this year for people across the U.S. as many voters turn toward mail-in ballots due to the COVID-19 pandemic. While this may make voting more accessible for some, it can make voting even more challenging for people experiencing homelessness. Many individuals who are homeless do […] More…
Moments of Connection – A Year Long Volunteer Reflection
My favorite spot in Christ House is probably the second floor sunroom. Each day in between the rush of treatments, I try to carve out a moment of time to sit at the end of the hall and check my newspaper horoscope, read the Metro section, and spend quality time with patients. Lately I have been joined […] More…
Guest Post by Donna Chacko – Broken
Dr. Donna Chacko lived in Kairos and worked as a family doctor at Christ House as part of the residential community from 2003-2010. She continued working at Columbia Road Health Services until 2013, when she retired from clinical medicine. Now she promotes health of body, mind, and spirit through her website, blog, and various programs […] More…
Resilience During Disquieting Times
Following the Patients’ Lead One of the many gifts patients share with Christ House is their living example of resiliency. This has been true since the founding of Christ House and has become even more apparent during such disquieting times. Christ House remains vigilant to lessening the spread of COVID-19 by following CDC guidelines, implementing […] More…
An Unfolding Story…
Christ House reflects on welcoming 252 Year Long Volunteers in the past 35 years. Woven into the fabric of the Christ House mission of healing and hope are individuals committed to a year of full-time volunteer service among men experiencing homelessness with acute medical needs. The annual welcoming of these individuals, affectionately referred to as […] More…
Growing Hope
An abundance of new plants are taking root in the front garden beds of Christ House. Not only do these geographically native plants help local pollinators and slow run-off, they also provide a source of hope for patients and neighbors who witness their growth. Local volunteer Sandra shared her time assisting with meal service in […] More…
A Statement on Racial Equality
At Christ House we mourn the killings of Black Americans including George Floyd and Breonna Taylor rooted in a brutal history of racism in the United States. This ugly legacy is a pandemic coursing through all parts of American life. It is the reason why stark racial inequities continue to exist in everything from housing, […] More…
Remembering Gerald Henderson
Gerald Henderson died on April 20th, 2020 unexpectedly after a brief illness. He was 63 years old. We are all mourning the loss of a man who had been part of our community for 20 years. Gerald arrived as a patient on our respite unit in 1999 and soon after became a Kairos member. He […] More…
Belonging During the Pandemic
There is a sense of quiet in the corridors of Christ House as we live and work in this unanticipated world of the coronavirus. Many routines are maintained, but more are interrupted as each day we recalibrate daily activities to safely care for our patients and the individuals in the Kairos housing program. There is […] More…
