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STOP Cuts to Homeless Services for Families
Don't Just Play - Advocate!
Join HCPP to ADVOCATE against the proposed huge budget cuts to homeless services for 2013.
Family homelessness has increased by nearly 50% since 2008 in DC. If we do not take ACTION, cuts targeted directly at DC General will likely prevent new families from seeking shelter. Where will families go?
Now is the time to join Playtime's Lunchtime Lobbying Sessions and make our voices heard that we will NOT accept another year of growing family homelessness and a lack of affordable housing.
WHO: You, mighty citizen of Washington DC!
WHAT: Lunchtime Lobbying at the DC Council
WHEN: The week of April 16th - Next Week!
Sign up here: http://bit.ly/HCPPadvocacy
WHERE: Wilson Building, 1350 Pa. Ave NW. [Map]
WHY: Help prevent cuts that will hurt our families!
If you cannot make any of the sessions but still want to make your voice heard, please email Tom, our Advocacy Intern, at tom.hcpp@gmail.com.
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12 Playtime Youth from 2 Sites
Learn How to Make Pizza!
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Thanks to a great hands-on lesson from Brainfood's Community MVP's, twelve Playtime boys got to learn all about the art of making pizza. Our all-boy crew of chefs mixed and kneaded dough and chose from a selection of healthy toppings to create the pizza of their dreams!
Thanks to the teen leaders at Brainfood, each field trip participant got to try each step of making their own pizza, taste the yummy whole wheat crust (everyone's favorite part!), and bring home extras to share with their families.
A few chefs also made chocolate-carrot vegan cupcakes for the group to enjoy after pizza! After enjoying lunch, the group visited the Art of Video Games exhibit at the American Art Museum. It was a day of new friends, new healthy cooking skills and testing our brains with "old school" video games! Thank you Brainfood for creating this fun day and sharing your pizza making skills!
 
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Teen Program Expands to Two Nights
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Introducing Teen Tutoring Night at DC General!
In addition to playing games, talking about goals and meeting guest speakers on Wednesday night, our Teen Coordinator has expanded to hold Teen Tutoring night on Mondays! Both nights are very popular - read the quotes below written by the teens in a recent survey:
"Teen Night is fun, I'm going to miss it when I leave."
"I wish that Teen Night went for more hours, because there would be more time to learn."
"I would like Teen Night to be every day except the weekends."
For more information about helping Playtime's Teen Program, please email Andy Miller at andy.hcpp@gmail.com.
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Volunteers Needed as Shelters Fill Up!
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There are currently 495 children living at DC General. Help make Playtime happen for more of them! Read about how much fun it is to volunteer with Playtime in this Washington Post article!
Be a dedicated and creative weekly volunteer Monday -Thursday nights from 6:30-8:30pm. Volunteer Training Tonight! April 10th 6:00-8:30 pm or, Wednesday May 23rd 6:00-8:30pm
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Our website has been updated! Visit:
www.playtimeproject.net
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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
ShoreBank Corporation
Advisory Board
Regina Kline Co-Founder, HCPP
Attorney
Executive Director
Jamila Larson, LICSW Co-Founder, HCPP
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Watching yeast grow at Brainfood's Pizza-making workshop!
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Over 250 Spring Break Backpacks Made & Distributed!
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Over 50 volunteers joined Playtime for Games and Giving Back event on March 31st!
Last week, volunteers handed out book bags and baby totes to grateful parents and kids. One 10-year old was thrilled with her big backpack to "keep all her books like a college student" in.
Thanks to BabyLove, Life Ever Progressing, Good4DC, and the Washington Junior League for your amazing teamwork in creating hundreds of beautiful spring break gifts! 
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Check out the latest "Tip of the Week"!
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Meet the DC General Girls on the Run Team!
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Each Tuesday and Thursday night, you can find the DC General Girls on the Run Team practicing a few blocks from the shelter. In addition to reaching their goal of running a 3k race this June, they are praciticing motivating themselves and each other, building self-esteem, and having lots of fun! 
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