March 31, 2023
Kenyatta T. Brunson and Kris Thompson testified before the D.C. City Council on behalf of the coalition of Women’s Housing Providers – Calvary Women’s Services, House of Ruth, New Endeavors by Women, and N Street Village – in support of more gender-specific, service-enriched housing for women.
Read MoreJanuary 29, 2021
On January 26, 2021, Schroeder Stribling, CEO of N Street Village, joined the Holy Trinity Catholic Church as one of their CommuniTea guest speakers. Exploring how we rebuild for justice in 2021 and beyond, Schroeder Stribling talks about social justice from a racial, economic, and social lens.
Read MoreJanuary 9, 2021
Dear Village Friends, I ended this week in a meeting of Village program leaders. There were nineteen people on our Zoom screen, mostly African American women, talking about their week. The shelter staff described how they responded to white supremacists marching past the shelter yelling racial slurs and angry epithets.
Read MoreJanuary 4, 2021
As with the rest of the country, our attention at N Street Village has been focused on the COVID-19 pandemic. Managing through this time has been extremely difficult but there are bright spots of inspiration and courage which deserve to be uplifted.
Read MoreJune 1, 2020
Monday Morning, June 1, 2020. This is a morning when I would rather not write anything. This is a moment when words are grossly inadequate to the task. This is the most mournful Monday in America that I can remember.
Read MoreFebruary 26, 2020
This February, we were honored to have Chief Program Officer Kenyatta Brunson speak on The National Alliance to End Homelessness's Helping Unsheltered Women panel.
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