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Banding Together – October 26th at the Black Cat!
Banding Together returns to the Black Cat on October 26th to raise the roof, and raise funds for Gifts for the Homeless. Bands sponsored by law firms as well as fans will take the stage starting around 7pm on to compete for the 2023 Banding Together trophy. Join us is...
Banding Together 2022 Final Results!
Gifts for the Homeless Raises Over $300,000 for D.C. Homeless in “Banding Together” Concert Return! Elliewood Review Named Champion in Charity’s “Battle of the Bands” Competition Among Ten Participating Bands from the D.C. Legal community Gifts for the Homeless, Inc....
With a “Housing First” Strategy, Miriam’s Kitchen is Serving More Than Food for the Homeless
As you might guess, an organization named “Miriam’s Kitchen” began as a soup kitchen when it opened in 1983 to serve the homeless in Washington D.C. But now, as one of the most important homeless support facilities in the area, Miriam’s Kitchen has spread out to...
Ella’s Kids: Nearly 20 Years of Helping Families “Get Up, Get Out, and Get on With Life”
Ella Strother was raised in Northeast DC in a family that always helped the poor and homeless. So it was not a surprise that in 2002 she founded Ella’s Kids, a Christian-based non-profit organization that works with challenged families that reside in shelters,...
Combined with COVID, Winter Weather Poses ‘Massive Concern’ for Homeless Service Providers
The whirlwind of politics has consumed the Washington, D.C. area lately, so much so that another torrent has gotten little attention: the plight of the homeless. A combination of cold weather, a surge in homelessness, and some reductions in volunteerism because of the...
Gifts for the Homeless 2020 Video Fundraiser
Covid-19 may be keeping us apart, but Gifts for the Homeless (GFTH), an all-volunteer nonprofit, is very happy to announce that we are still banding together for the homeless in the DC metro area. While our sole annual fundraising...
DC LEGAL COMMUNITY “BANDS” TOGETHER TO CREATE INSPIRING MUSIC VIDEO TO RAISE MONEY FOR D.C. HOMELESS
Gifts for the Homeless, Inc. (GFTH), an all-volunteer non-profit organization that has provided new and used clothing to the Washington, D.C.-area homeless for over 30 years, is pleased to release its first-ever music video from the D.C. legal community to raise...
Clothing for the Homeless, Every Winter
Gifts for the Homeless Inc. may be best-known for its annual used clothing drive and its “Banding Together” battle of the law firm bands. But for decades, GFTH has also had a less visible but very important component, working with clothing wholesalers and vendors to...
Virginia Homeless Shelters Face New Challenges as Pandemic Grows
A month ago, the non-profit organization New Hope Housing was feeling good about helping hundreds of Virginia residents experiencing homelessness get through another winter. Jan-Michael Sacharko, director of development, said, “If you talked to us then, I would have...
Hogan Lovells Mobilizes to Help the Homeless
Hogan Lovells is one of the busiest and most well-known law firms in Washington, with more than 100 years of experience in the nation’s capital. But when November rolls around, many of its lawyers and staffers pause and take the time to help the homeless in the...