Friendship Place

A backpack can be more than a bag. For a child who has experienced homelessness, it can be a fresh start. Help Friendship Place provide students with the supplies, confidence, and stability they need to begin the school year ready to learn.

Help students begin the 2026–27 school year with dignity, confidence, and the tools to succeed. Support Friendship Place’s Annual Back-to-School Donation Drive today.

Big cheers for Girl Scout Troop 44123! 💚🎉✨

These amazing scouts assembled Comfort & Care Kits for families served by Friendship Place’s Neighbors First Families Division, and we are so grateful for their kindness, creativity, and community spirit. 🫶🏡🌟

Each kit is packed with helpful everyday items, including wipes, toothbrushes, toothpaste, baby shampoo, Aquaphor, baby lotion, baby sunscreen, coloring and activity books, hand sanitizer, small stuffed animals, bottled water, and kid-friendly snacks. 🧴🪥🧼🧸📚🖍️💧🍎

The troop also collected diapers separately so families can receive the sizes they need most. 👶🍼💛

For families moving from homelessness toward stability, these kits bring practical support, comfort for children, and a beautiful reminder that their community cares. 🏠🌈🤝

Thank you, Girl Scout Troop 44123, for showing what compassion in action looks like! 💚👏✨

At Friendship Place, we know that ending homelessness means supporting the whole family. This school year, you can help children in our programs begin with the supplies, stability, and encouragement they deserve.
Help students begin the 2026–27 school year with dignity, confidence, and the tools to succeed. Support Friendship Place’s Annual Back-to-School Donation Drive today.

This Women Veterans Day, we honor the women who have served, and the families who continue forward with strength, care, and hope.
Friendship Place is collecting backpacks and school supplies for the children of U.S. Veterans as they prepare for the new 2026-27 school year.
Your support can help a child walk into class feeling prepared, confident, and seen.
Donate today to support veteran families and help students start the school year ready.
Email volunteer@ friendshipplace.org for more info

🚇 Help Friendship Place AimHire participants get to interviews and work!

Friendship Place’s AimHire Job Placement program is in need of SmarTrip card donations with money loaded on them to help participants travel to job interviews, new jobs, training opportunities, and other employment-related appointments.

Many AimHire participants are rebuilding their lives after experiencing homelessness and re-entering the workforce. A loaded Metro card can remove a major transportation barrier and help someone take the next step toward stability.

✅ Suggested balance: $20
✅ Please make sure donated SmarTrip cards have fare loaded on them.

To make a donation or learn more, email [email protected].

Join Friendship Place for Music of Friends, our annual Chamber Music Concert, on our NEW date: August 30. You can purchase tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/friendship-place-music-of-friends-concert-2026-registration-1968811841216

A brown bag lunch can be more than a meal.

For residents of La Casa, Friendship Place’s permanent supportive housing program in Washington, DC, a ready-to-eat lunch is a simple act of care that helps offer nutrition, dignity, and community connection.

We’re looking for volunteers, donors, faith communities, civic groups, and good-hearted neighbors to help provide 40 brown bag lunches for La Casa residents.

Your meal can remind someone rebuilding their life that they are seen, valued, and supported.

Sign up to provide lunches today:
tinyurl.com/LaCasaLunch

Make a Meal. Make a Difference.

A home is more than four walls.
For many individuals and families moving into housing after experiencing homelessness, a working television can bring comfort, connection, routine, and a sense of normalcy to an otherwise empty apartment.
Friendship Place is currently seeking gently used TVs in working condition to support neighbors rebuilding their lives after homelessness.
Your unused TV could help make a new apartment feel like home. 📺💙
Email [email protected] if you can help.
Friendship Place is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, and your donation may be tax-deductible as allowed by law.

Thank you to World Bank Group for inviting Friendship Place to participate in the annual World Bank Group Volunteer Awareness Expo! 🌍💙

We were grateful for the opportunity to connect with World Bank Group staff, share more about our mission to end homelessness in the Washington, DC region, and highlight meaningful ways volunteers can support our neighbors.

From meal support and donation drives to community engagement opportunities, volunteers play an essential role in helping Friendship Place create pathways toward stability, dignity, and hope.

Thank you to everyone who stopped by our table, asked thoughtful questions, and showed interest in getting involved. We are excited to continue building partnerships that make a real difference for individuals and families experiencing homelessness.

Friendship Place is currently collecting non-perishable food donations to help stock pantry shelves for neighbors experiencing homelessness and housing instability.
Most needed items include:
• Canned goods
• Pasta and rice
• Beans and legumes
• Peanut butter
• Cereal and oatmeal
• Shelf-stable pantry staples
Please note: all donated food must be unopened and unexpired.
At this time, we are only accepting non-perishable food items. We are not able to accept refrigerated items, frozen items, opened packages, or expired food.
Thank you for helping provide practical support and nourishment for neighbors served by Friendship Place. Email [email protected] for delivery/drop off info.