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Happy Fourth of July!
Parades and Ice Cream, Oh My!
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 To celebrate the festive weekend, children at DC General, NCFN and Turning Point ate delicious ice cream snacks donated by Jean Edelman and created red, white and blue art projects. A few aspiring ice cream creators even helped to mix the ingredients and shake the bags to make good old fashioned home-made ice cream at DC General!
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Volunteers Revamp Turning Point Baby Room!
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On the weekend of June 24th, volunteers from Turning Point gave up their Sunday to re-locate the baby room. Their hard work brought a spacious, peaceful and developmentally stimulating playroom to 10 babies and toddlers who play there every Monday and Thursday night. Thanks to Lauren Rubenstein and friends for donating much needed items and to the volunteer leaders
for making it happen! The babies and mothers were thrilled to use the new space.
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Meet-Up Group Happy Hour to Benefit Playtime!
Friday, July 15th from 6pm
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Come join HCPP and the 20s and 30s Going Out Group for a great happy hour at Café Asia!
Looking for a fun activity next Friday night?
Bring yourself and your fellow volunteers downtown to Cafe Asia for a night out to benefit HCPP thanks to volunteers Megan and Chris!
When: Friday July 15th from 6pm onward
Where: Café Asia- 1720 I Street NW
Suggested $5 or $10 donation at the door
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DASH Playtime Program Moving to Thursday Nights!
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Our newest program, Playtime at the District Alliance for Safe Housing's Cornerstone Building, is moving to Thursday nights next month. Now, Playtime can take place at the same time as parent meetings and support groups, provide additional relief for parents and joyful activities to children after school! We've got the playroom, and we've got the toys, now all we need is YOU! If you are interested in becoming a volunteer at DASH on Thursday nights, please plan to attend our introductory training on July 26th, and email lana.hcpp@gmail.com for more information.
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Volunteers Needed!
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Help take the sting out of homelessness with playdough, basketballs, chalk and laughter! We are seeking dedicated and creative weekly volunteers to lead play programs Monday - Thursday nights from 6:30-8:30 pm.
HCPP's next volunteer training is
Tuesday, July 26 from 6:30-9:00 pm
1525 Newton St, NW
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Keep up the great summer reading initiative in your sites. Thank you for bringing joy to playtime each week!
Jamila and Lana
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Our website has been updated! Visit:
www.playtimeproject.net
More news, updated Site Coordinator bios and media clips can be found here!
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HCPP Board of Directors
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Kirsten LodalLIFT Patricia Mullahy-FugereWashington Legal Clinic for the Homeless Robert EdwardsXM Radio: The Bob Edwards Show
David Graling
Gelman Rosenberg
& Freedman
Advisory Board
Regina Kline Co-Founder, HCPP
Attorney
Executive Director
Jamila Larson, LICSW Co-Founder, HCPP
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4th of July Parade!
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Give the Gift of Play!
Donate Here!
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Group Volunteer Opportunities
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Our weekly volunteers need your help!
Do you know a group interested in dedicating a few hours to cleaning and re-organizing our playrooms in a DC shelter?
Your beautification work will go a long way in helping keep our playrooms calm and therapeutic for children dealing with the crisis of homelessness!
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Playtime Project's
Fall Fundraiser is Around the Corner!
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We are planning a great event for supporters of Playtime, and will be raising money to deepen our impact for every child that enters Playtime's doors. To help make this event a success we are seeking:
- A videographer willing to donate time and equipment to make our first promotional video
- Corporate sponsors at the $1,500 - $10,000 level
- Host Committee members to "give or get" $1,000
- Donations of experiences and interesting items for our Silent Auction
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We're Hiring!
Part-Time Teen Program and Field Trip Coordinator
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Want to make a difference in the lives of youth who are homeless in DC? Come join our small-but-mighty team!
We are looking for someone who is passionate about working with teenagers to help start a weekly evening teen program in DC General Emergency Family Shelter and lead a monthly Saturday field trip program for teens.
This position also involves coordinating field trips for the elementary-age children we serve at three other shelters with field trips every-other-month.
We are looking for a self-starter with extraordinary drive and initiative, who has experience and ideas for innovative programming for at-risk youth - we will be building these programs with your help!
Check out the position here! |
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