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SBY to offer permanent housing to homeless families
2nd of March 2008
Offering service-enriched permanent housing for families exiting emergency shelters is an organizational priority. So we are happy to report a new contract with the Community Partnership for the Prevention of Homelessness to do just that.
Read moreMark Your Calendar! Black History Extravaganza February 28
12th of February 2008
Join us as we celebrate African and African American history at our annual Black History Extravaganza on Thursday, February 28.
Read moreYouth Tell Their Stories on NPR and XM Radio
21st of January 2008
Bob Edwards’ popular radio show recently featured a series of broadcasts focusing on homelessness in DC and across the country. Several of our clients were interviewed, and they offered insights about how public policy changes might improve local conditions for disconnected youth and families. Segment 4 includes some of their stories of survival on the streets and connection to Sasha Bruce Youthwork. Check out the show here.
Latest “Kids Count” Shows Increasing Poverty Rate in DC
18th of January 2008
One in three children in the District continues to live in poverty, and there has been a slight increase in the city’s overall poverty rate, according to the D.C. Kids Count Collaborative. Read more about this in a Washington Post article of January 18.
Read moreAnnual Fundraiser a Smashing Success
10th of January 2008
SBY’s Board of Directors and staff would like to express our gratitude to Sir Nigel and Lady Sheinwald for hosting a fabulous dinner at the British Embassy last month to raise awareness of the plight of homeless youth and funds for our work in DC’s poorest communities.
Read moreCongress Ends DC Funding Ban on Needle Exchange
25th of December 2007
High HIV infection rates in DC have been a public health crisis for years, and it is no secret that youth and families in DC’s poorest communities continue to suffer disproportionately. Until now, our city government had been prohibited from funding a proven intervention – needle exchange.
Read moreBuilding for the future
24th of January 2012
In July 2011, Sasha Bruce Youthwork’s governing Board of Directors accepted the donation of two adjoining lots totaling roughly one-quarter of an acre at 5032 D Street SE in Ward 7. Our vision is to rehabilitate an existing, abandoned structure on one of these lots for use as affordable, service-enriched transitional housing for homeless youth.
Read moreLocal women’s group to hold event benefitting SBY
23rd of January 2012
The Junior Women’s Club of Chevy Chase (JWCCC) will be holding their annual ‘Black and White Ball’ on Saturday February 4th, raising funds and awareness for Sasha Bruce Youthwork and the National Center for Children and Families…
Read moreSBY to offer permanent housing to homeless families
21st of December 2011
Offering service-enriched permanent housing for families exiting emergency shelters is an organizational priority. So we are happy to report a new contract with the Community Partnership for the Prevention of Homelessness to do just that.
Read moreSasha Bruce supporters ROCK Halcyon House
16th of December 2011
DJ Chest Rockwell…inspirational speeches from Deborah Shore, the Mayor and Jasmine Williams…great suds from DC Brau….a house FULL of people dedicated to our mission….and ELEW attacking the grand piano….the December 13 benefit concert at Halcyon House was a smashing success!
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