How Hope Happens at N Street Village: A Year-End Reflection

As this year comes to a close, I want to pause and thank you for being part of the N Street Village community, especially in a year that has asked so much of us all.

This has been a difficult season for our community and the women we serve. There is an increased need for housing and for the ecosystem of supportive services we provide at the Village, even while uncertainty around government and private funding continues to grow.

It can be hard to hold on to hope. Yet, gratefully, hope continues to show up at N Street Village every single day.

It shows up when a woman recounts how she suddenly felt like a “person again” after arriving at the Village and being offered healthy meal options at Bethany Women’s Day Center. Hope is there when a woman declares, “I am finding my calm and my peace” as she talks about participating in a weekly knitting group. And hope abounds when a volunteer of 40-plus years describes the light she finds during the dance class she leads, saying “There is one woman who just stands in the middle and sways — but she smiles. That’s enough. That’s joy.”

These moments seem small, but together they are incredibly powerful. At N Street Village, we provide more than housing — we welcome women into a community that offers light and possibility.

With your support, N Street Village continues to be a place where we partner with every woman who comes to our doors to help them find their strength and to make meaningful gains toward stability. With partners like you, the Village will continue to be a source of housing and healing, just as we’ve been doing for more than five decades.

Thank you for standing with N Street Village. Your generosity strengthens our community and sustains a hope we can all hold onto and claim as our own.

Wishing you a joyful and peace-filled holiday season.

With gratitude,