Tag Archives: Homelessness

“We want N Street Village to be there.”

Dale McDaniel has been a part of the N Street Village community since the beginning. He was a parishioner at Luther Place Memorial Church when Pastor John Steinbruck and his wife, Erna founded N Street Village with support from Jewish … Continue reading

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[Video] Speech of Arrested Development Live

While visiting N Street Village for a tour and lunch, Speech of Arrested Development treated our community with an impromptu performance of Night Time DeMons from the 2004 album Among the Trees [see below]. Arrested Development went on to perform … Continue reading

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A Place of Her Own

Lavone was tired of living in a public shelter. She had to share space with other women and do everything—eat, shower, sleep—when somebody told her. She had no privacy and her personal property was not respected. But she was there … Continue reading

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Ilana’s In Kind Corner: Cleaning Season

Thanks to everyone who visited our last In-Kind Corner post and collected winter boots and hand warmers for our community.  Because of your generosity, we were able to provide our clients the items they needed to stay warm throughout these … Continue reading

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Kitchen Crash Reveal

“I want this new space to give the residents a hug when they walk in.” – Alison Victoria, DIY Network interior designer and host of Kitchen Crashers Since 2010, Scripps Networks Interactive, a lifestyle media company, has been a major … Continue reading

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Photo of the Week

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In the Washington Post this Weekend

We are thrilled to share two exciting achievements that you made possible. This Sunday, the “Inaugural Issue” of the Washington Post Magazine will publish this article­ featuring two former residents who are now N Street Village employees. In 2009, Elaine … Continue reading

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Join us on Facebook!

Our community is fully immersed in the new year — setting goals and working towards achieving them. One of our goals this year is to make sure you are always the first to hear about what’s happening at the Village. … Continue reading

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Staff Spotlight – Muriel Drago

To kick off this new year, we would like to introduce you to N Street Village staff member Muriel Drago. Muriel began working at N Street Village in 2007 as a program assistant in Bethany Women’s Center.  This past year, … Continue reading

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