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  At the EDGAR BAR AND KITCHEN Located inside of the Mayflower Hotel 1127 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20036 Event Date: April 17, 2013 / 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM Please RSVP to Alexis Lindsay before April 10th at alindsay@chdc.org or (202) 610-9602 Please note that all proceeds of “Almost Home” help support kids [...]

  Originally published on December 4th, 2011 Link to Washington Post Story > Throughout the sleepless night she spent in her car in September, Miracle Johnson, 21, prayed for patience, protection and a miracle. “When I feel so bad, I just look at my name and most of the time that helps me,” she said. [...]

Organized a live interview with HuffPost Live, which featured Dan Brannen and Guy Brami in a 20-minute segment on youth homelessness the day after Covenant House Washington’s first Executive Sleep Out.

Better yet, what does home mean to you? Almost Home (http://www.almosthomethebook.com) tells the stories of six remarkable young people from across the United States and Canada as they confront life alone on the streets. Each eventually finds his or her way to Covenant House, the largest charity serving homeless and runaway youth in North America. [...]

ALMOST HOME: Helping Kids Move from Homelessness to Hope tells the stories of six extraordinary young people who, despite almost unimaginable suffering and adversity, exceeded almost everyone’s expectations. To read an excerpt from “Almost Home”, Click on this link. Written by Kevin Ryan, president of Covenant House, and Pulitzer Prize nominee and former “New York [...]

In 2008, Covenant House Washington opened its Supportive Housing Program (SHP). This 13 unit apartment-based program provides housing and support services for seven (7) families and six (6) single, homeless young people who have extraordinary circumstances, such as mental health issues, positive HIV/AIDS diagnosis, exposure to domestic violence, substance abuse issues and other documented special [...]

In 1972, Covenant House established its first official intake center and shelter to serve homeless young people in New York City. Throughout the 1970s, Covenant House continued to expand its social service programs in New York City and by 1980 was ready to branch out to other cities. For the next two decades, Covenant House [...]