Tomorrow marks the last day for our 2018-2019 Year Long Volunteers. This past year, they have dedicated their lives to serving the Christ House community. We’ve been sharing their end of year reflections every Thursday for the past few weeks as they look back on a year of learning, laughs, and challenges. Eric is from […] More…
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“The Real Miracle”- Two Volunteers Share Their Christ House Experience
We celebrated all the wonderful volunteers who contribute to making the Christ House community so special at Volunteer Appreciation Night on May 17th. We were delighted to hear from several volunteers who described their experiences serving with Christ House. We would love to share this beautiful reflection from two of our incredible kitchen volunteers. Thank […] More…
The Transformative Power of Love: A Year Long Volunteer Reflection
Our Year Long Volunteers are in the home stretch of their service year. Over these past months, they have dedicated their lives to serving the Christ House community. We’ll be sharing their end of year reflections every Thursday for the next few weeks as they look back on a year of learning, laughs, and challenges. […] More…
Witnessing Healing: A Year Long Volunteer Reflection
Our Year Long Volunteers are in the home stretch of their service year. Over these past months, they have dedicated their lives to serving the Christ House community. We’ll be sharing their end of year reflections every Thursday for the next few weeks as they look back on a year of learning, laughs, and challenges. […] More…
Do More 24 starts today!
Do More 24 starts at 12:00PM today! This is a great time to support Christ House patients! By giving during Do More 24, you help Christ House compete for Do More 24 prizes. That means that you have the chance to increase the impact of your gift during Do More 24. On this one day […] More…
“All We Do is Sit Around and Tell Jokes”- A Year Long Volunteer Reflection
Our Year Long Volunteers are in the home stretch of their service year. Over these past months, they have dedicated their lives to serving the Christ House community. We’ll be sharing their end of year reflections every Thursday for the next few weeks as they look back on a year of learning, laughs, and challenges. […] More…
Do More 24 in Two Weeks!
Hey Christ House family! Did you know that Do More 24 is coming up in just two weeks? What is Do More 24? Do More 24 is the DMV’s largest 24-hour annual online fundraiser, powered by the United Way of the National Capital Area. This year’s Do More 24 will start on Wednesday, May 22 […] More…
2019 Data on DC Homeless Population Released
The 2019 Point-in-Time Count (PIT) Data was just released last week! Over 300 trained volunteers (including 11 members of the Christ House community) helped to conduct this year’s PIT count on January 23rd. The PIT provides a snapshot of the scope and scale of homelessness in DC, which is essential information for policymakers and funders. […] More…
Earth Day 2019: Going Green at Christ House
Happy Earth Day! At Christ House, we strive to do our part in protecting the planet. Below are some of the ways that Christ House practices environmental stewardship: · Our kitchen composts the food scraps from all of our meals through Veteran Compost, a food composting company that employs veterans and their families. · We […] More…
On the Road to Recovery: New Day Graduation
On Wednesday, March 13th, nine of our patients and Kairos men graduated from our New Day Recovery Program. New Day graduation is always a special time at Christ House, complete with music, sharing, food, and many warm emotions. During each ceremony, each graduate has the opportunity to speak about his recovery journey. Sometimes a graduate […] More…
