Have you received a copy of our 2012 Spring Newsletter in the mail yet? Highlights from this season’s newsletter include the Mayor’s Ten-Year Plan to End Homelessness by 2014, GMC’s amazing community, and updates on upcoming special events.
2011 was a year of change for us, which you can read all about in our 2011 Annual Report. Details about last year’s renovations, services, and financials are included.
Both the newsletter and the annual report can also be found on our Media page.
Categories: Annual Reports, Newsletters
During today’s house meeting, a guest brought up Mayor Vincent Gray’s proposed $7 million cut to homeless services funding. With this cut, shelters are at great risk and may close. Those that do stay open may have half their beds cut for men and women. Services, including food, transportation, and outreach will be cut.
There is a rally this Thursday, May 10, at 9am to protest this budget cut. The march will start from the CCNV Shelter: 2nd & D St NW, DC.
If you have time, please rally to help keep shelters open and services provided.
Details can be found here.
Categories: Uncategorized
We have a new craft auction going on, and there’s less than a week to bring home this adorable teddy bear!
This adorable teddy bear is sitting in our center, patiently waiting for someone to take him home and love him beary much. GMC’s temporary mascot stands a proud 18″ from the top of his head to the tips of his toes.
He sports a purple, bue, and green sweater vest and scarf, which are removable during the hot summer months. His button eyes and shy smile invite people to give his dark brown hands and feet a gentle squeeze.
Teddy wants a home by May 13 at 5pm, when the auction ends. Be quick and bid now!
The winning bid goes directly to Sandra, the artist, minus 10% which is put into a fund for more materials. We will accept payment via PayPal or check, and Teddy can either be shipped or picked up from our center.
Categories: Uncategorized
Stay tuned for information about Spirit of Georgetown 2012– Georgetown’s Autumnal Welcome Back soirée! We are currently working on a new Spirit page for our website, but in the meantime, get excited for this year’s benefit by looking at pictures from last year’s!
Categories: Events
Recently, we’ve been posting about all of the colleges and college groups that have been involved with GMC. College students aren’t the only ones who care, though. Last Thursday, a group of students from Sidwell Friends School came to do street outreach with GMC.
They brought with them not only tons of energy and enthusiasm, but also probably the best bagged lunches we’ve seen to date: turkey and cheese sandwiches, an apple, baby carrots and bell pepper slices, a bag of pretzels, a bag of cookies, and a juice box. WOW! That’s a lot of food crammed into a brown paper lunch bag.
After doing outreach with us, they reflected on their experience:
Coming to Georgetown Ministry Center, we have had many eye-opening experiences. We have learned so much about the causes of homelessness, as well as the day-to-day reality of those who live on the street. We now know that many homeless people suffer from mental illnesses, and that many even have families who care about them, but aren’t able to take care of them. It made us happy to see how much the people we met appreciated the lunches we made for them, and we enjoyed talking to them and hearing their stories. We also realized that sometimes homeless people can feel ignored and invisible, and that just making contact can brighten their day. We love coming to Georgetown Ministry Center, and we hope to come again soon!
Thank you, Sidwell Friends, and we hope to see you again soon!
Categories: Services
Tags: Sidwell, youth engagement