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Children and Young Adults Add a Special Touch to the Conway Education Center
As a new phase of construction begins at Catholic Charities’ Conway Education Center, children and young adults gathered on April 23 with members of the Board of Directors to…
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Catholic Charities Presents Seven Exceptional Volunteers with Caritas! Honors
Seven Catholic Charities volunteers were honored for their extraordinary commitment and contribution to the work of Catholic Charities at the annual Caritas! reception on April 10, 2025, at the Saint Pope…
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Case Management: Walking Alongside Clients on Their Journey to a Better Life
William Richardson had lost his job and could no longer tolerate the turbulence of life at home. In October 2021, he left and started staying at the New York Avenue Men’s…
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Rooted in Hope, United in Mission: A Call to Answer
Over the past year, our community has witnessed and felt the reverberations of economic challenges that have impacted the Greater Washington region and beyond. The scaling back of federal and local safety nets, coupled with rising…
by Marie Maroun
April 21, 2026
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The Bridge to Stability: Our Social Workers on the Frontlines of Change
Monday rolls around, a school bell rings in Ward 8, and a welcoming Soul Train line forms. Kids are high-fived,…
by Marie Maroun and Alexandra Porben
March 25, 2026
One Center, Two Missions: New Facility Serves Students with Developmental Differences and DC’s Youngest Learners
The Conway Education Center houses a school for young adults and children with developmental differences and the Child Development Center. For almost seven decades, a stretch of Buchanan Street in Washington, D.C.’s Ward 5 has been…
by Marie Maroun
February 24, 2026
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Restoring Dignity: One Case Manager’s Mission to Help Trafficking Survivors Heal
Long before anti-human trafficking became recognized globally – or even well defined – abolitionists began an organized effort to end…
by Marie Maroun
January 26, 2026
