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>Alexandrians
Involved
Ecumenically! {ALIVE!}
An
organization of volunteers working together to help those in need in
Alexandria. ALIVE! Helps thousands of Alexandrians annually with
shelter, lowcost childcare & education; financial help with
housing, utilities, medical care and other critical needs.
>AlexandriaNews.org,
“Guest
House
Choosing
Change”
Article
on the Guest House program and residents from AlexandriaNews.org
>AlexandriaNews.org,
“Living
Legend
Peter
Lunt”
Article
written by Diane Bechtol on Peter Lunt, a board member at Guest
House. Peter Lunt was named a 2011 Living Legend of Alexandria. We
are so fortunate to have him working with us!
>Beauty Full Boutique
A
fantastic boutique in Alexandria that caters to plus sized women.
They are incredibly generous with their donations to Guest House!
>Catalogue
of
Philanthropy
Catalogue
of some of the best small nonprofits in the Greater Washington
Region. This link directs you to the Guest House page in the
catalogue.
>Center for Advancing Correctional
Excellence (ACE!)
Group
that studies the effectiveness and experiences of Residential
Re-entry Centers (RRCs) such as Guest House
>City of Alexandria
Human Services
They
provide a wide array of services to Alexandrians from all income
levels. We work frequently with them and they do a TON of good for
our community.
>Diva Designer Consignment &
Other Delights
A
really cool consignment shop in Alexandria with lightly worn and
never worn designer clothes. They are really generous with donating
to Guest House and we are so appreciative!
>Food for Others
The
largest distributor of free food to people in need in Northern
Virginia. They provide a safety net for people who face unforeseen
emergencies.
>Get Out and Give Back
A great blog with stories from various
nonprofits that Jane Hess contibutes to. Jane is a volunteer at Guest
House and does so much to help spread our message. Support someone who
supports our community!
>Label Exchange
A
great shop in Alexandria selling delicately worn high end and vintage
clothing, shoes, and accessories. They generously donate to Guest
House and we are so happy about it!
>Lazarus
Ministries
A
church that actively helps their community. They offer financial and
family crisis
assistance.
>Legal Action
Center, "Advocacy Toolkit to Combat Legal Barriers Facing Individuals
with Criminal Records"
They
highlight the difficulties that individuals with criminal records
face when trying to reenter the community. Many very interesting
readings that really show the uphill battle people face when they are
coming out of incarceration.
>Mikuti:
A
Socially Active Company, “A Little Place Called Guest House”
Blog
article about Guest House. Thank you Mikuti
>Mint Condition: Designer
Consignment Boutique
A
top label consignment boutique in Alexandria. They are so awesome
with helping Guest House have fitting and quality clothes for our
clients.
>My Name Is
Victory Concert - Alfred Street Baptist Church
A
concert put on by the Alfred Street Baptist Church on Sunday, May 22,
2011
>Offender Aid and
Restoration {OAR}
Leading
provider of offender services in Arlington County and the Cities of
Alexandria and Falls Church, as well as Washington DC. They offer
jail-based education & career development, supervised community
services, employment counseling, and various professional reentry
services. Our clients work with OAR frequently, and they have helped
so many succeed!
>VaCares
-
Virginia Cares
Operates
a statewide network of ex-offender reentry programs to provide
transitional assistance, financial aid, employment training &
career development services, aswell as human relations &
self-awareness training. They offer so much support to the women of
Guest House! Thank you so much for all you do!
>Virginia Department of
Corrections {VADOC}
Resource
to find referals and probation & parole information for
Virginia
>Washington Area Women’s
Foundation
A
great nonprofit organization working to improve the lives of women
and girls in the Washington area.
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