Friendship Place

10/14/2026

Thank you to our friends from CORT furniture for donating this amazing TV for our participant Janae! 💙

10/14/2026

Dick Schleicher was a founder, longtime friend, and an amazingly kind person to know. All of us at Friendship Place will miss him immensely. Please keep his family in your thoughts.

View Richard George Schleicher's obituary, contribute to their memorial, see their funeral service details, and more.

10/13/2026

Take a listen to the amazing performers from our Music of Friends Concert! Want to attend future events to support our work to end homelessness? Email [email protected] or visit friendshipplace.org/events. https://youtu.be/BFpwostWxUo

Support our mission to help our neighbors experiencing homelessness...

10/12/2026

250 snack packs. One incredible act of kindness. Countless moments of care.

A heartfelt THANK YOU to the students and school community at Beauvoir – The National Cathedral Elementary School for assembling and donating 250 snack packs to Friendship Place's Welcome Center!

For our neighbors experiencing homelessness, something as simple as a snack can offer more than nourishment. It can be a reminder that someone in their community cares.

These students are learning something powerful: You don't have to be an adult to make a difference in someone's life.

To everyone at Beauvoir helped make this possible, thank you for putting kindness into action and showing our DC neighbors what community looks like!

10/08/2026

DAF Day 2026 is here. DAF Day is a nationwide celebration of generosity through Donor-Advised Funds.

When you make a DAF gift to Friendship Place today, you’re helping us bring housing, jobs, and HOPE to over 5400 people.

Here’s how you can take part:
✅ Give easily and get counted in today's impact by giving through DAFpay at https://friendshipplace.org/give/donate/
✅ Celebrate the power of giving together by spreading the word

🧡 Today your DAF can do more than ever before. Join us and be part of the movement.
👉 Give now: https://friendshipplace.org/give/donate/

10/08/2026

A little Halloween joy can mean a lot. 🎃🍬

This week, we’re asking our Washington, DC community to help fill the trick-or-treat buckets at The Brooks with something every child deserves: a chance to simply have fun.

Friendship Place is collecting unopened, store-bought Halloween candy for children and families at The Brooks. A bag of chocolate, gummies, lollipops, or other favorite treats can help turn an ordinary October night into something exciting, festive, and memorable.

So while you’re picking up Halloween candy for your own home, please grab one extra bag for a child at The Brooks. Let’s give these kids a frightfully fun Halloween with plenty of treats to go around. 👻

Help Friendship Place make Halloween sweeter for families in Washington, DC.

10/01/2026

Fang-tastic friends, we need your help making Halloween a little sweeter for children and families at The Brooks. 🎃🍬

We are collecting unopened, store-bought Halloween candy so children at The Brooks can enjoy a boo-tiful celebration filled with treats, smiles, and a little bit of childhood magic.

One bag of candy may feel small, but to a child waiting for Halloween, it can be part of a memory they hold onto for years.

If you are shopping this week, toss an extra bag or two into your cart and help us make sure these kids have plenty of treats waiting for them. 🦇

Help Friendship Place make Halloween in Washington, DC a little more fang-tastic for families rebuilding their lives.

09/28/2026

OPEN HOUSE at the Welcome Center! This is a unique opportunity to meet the staff, tour the center, and hear stories of transformation made possible by your kindness.

RSVP to [email protected]
*Choose the date that works best for you:

*Wed, October 7 (4-7pm)
*Sat, November 14 (1-3 pm)

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Our most needed items:
- Warmth & Comfort: Hand warmers, gloves, ponchos, lightly used and cleaned jackets and coats

- Nourishment: Bottled water, coffee (Folgers), cup noodles, ramen, canned soups (pop-top), prepackaged meals, pocket snacks (tuna/crackers, granola bars, fruit cups)

- Dignity & Wellness: Travel-size toiletries (soap, toothpaste, deodorant), laundry detergent, hand sanitizer, lotion, wet wipes, face masks

- Coffee Service: Paper coffee cups, sugar packets, cream packets

09/24/2026

Boo-tastic news! 🎃 Friendship Place is collecting Halloween candy for children and families at The Brooks, our DC shelter program serving families experiencing homelessness.

Help us make Halloween extra sweet by donating unopened, store-bought candy for trick-or-treating and Halloween celebrations. 🍬👻

Candy donations are preferred Monday–Friday, 10 AM–4 PM, and may also be left with the guard desk 24/7.

Every bag of candy helps bring a little Halloween magic to families at The Brooks. So grab some treats, skip the tricks, and help us fill those candy buckets! 🦇🍭

09/22/2026

What an unforgettable night! 💙

A huge, heartfelt thank you to everyone who joined us, donated, and supported Friendship Place’s 35th Anniversary Gala & Awards. Because of your incredible generosity, we raised vital funds that directly power our mission to prevent and end in our community.

35 years of impact is only possible because of dedicated supporters like you. Here’s to the next chapter of building a community where everyone has a place to call home!

A very special thanks to Faith Holmes for capturing all the sparkle ✨

📸 Wedding & Event Content Creator
📸 Faith