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House of Ruth is a non-profit organization that serves more than 600 women and children who are abused and homeless in Washington, DC.Founded in 1976 and opened on November 21, 1977, [1] the mission is to help women, children and families in greatest need and with very limited resources build safe, stable lives and achieve their highest potential.
Violence against men. The National Domestic Violence Hotline (NDVH) is a 24-hour confidential service in the United States for survivors, victims and those affected by domestic violence, intimate partner violence and relationship abuse. [1] Advocates are available at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) and through online chatting at www.TheHotline.org.
Region served. United States. Executive Director. Rico Harris. Main organ. Board of Directors. Website. www.theccnv.org. The Community for Creative Non-Violence (CCNV) is a Washington, D.C. -based charity that provides services to the poor and homeless including food, shelter, clothing, medical care, case management, education and art programs.
Sojourner Truth (/ soʊˈdʒɜːrnər, ˈsoʊdʒɜːrnər /; [1] born Isabella Baumfree; c. 1797 – November 26, 1883) was an American abolitionist and activist for African-American civil rights, women's rights, and alcohol temperance. [2] Truth was born into slavery in Swartekill, New York, but escaped with her infant daughter to freedom in 1826.
Woman who lost sister to domestic violence has created a device to help others in danger. Gannett. Elliot Hughes, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. June 14, 2024 at 6:04 AM. One day last summer ...
The Edlavitch Jewish Community Center of Washington, D.C. (formerly the Washington DCJCC) is an American Jewish Community Center located in the historic district of Dupont Circle. It serves the Washington, D.C. area through religious, cultural, educational, social, and sport center programs open to the public, although many programs are ...
Sojourners Community. The Sojourners Community is an intentional community that was started in the early 1970s by a group of students at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. [1] The founders had the desire to further explore the relationship between their orthodox Protestant faith and the social crisis that surrounded them, [1] particularly ...
Sojourners Community. James E. Wallis Jr.[1] (born June 4, 1948) is an American theologian, writer, teacher and political activist. He is best known as the founder and editor of Sojourners magazine and as the founder of the Washington, D.C. -based Christian community of the same name. In 2021, Wallis joined Georgetown University as the ...