Tag: carpenter’s shelter
Carpenter’s Shelter awarded $2.5 million
By Olivia Anderson | [email protected]
The fifth annual Bezos Day 1 Families Fund, created by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos in 2018, issued a $2.5 million...
Longtime Carpenter’s Shelter supporter Carson Lee Fifer dies
By Olivia Anderson | [email protected]
Carson Lee Fifer, an Alexandria Living Legend and longtime supporter of Carpenter’s Shelter, died on April 21 after an extended illness....
Amazon gift helps Carpenter’s Shelter reach fundraising goal
By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected]
Carpenter’s Shelter hit the $2 million fundraising goal for its New Heights Campaign on Monday courtesy of a $300,000 cash...
Pamela Sue Fitzgerald dies at 51
Pamela Sue Fitzgerald (Pam) passed away after a courageous battle with cancer at her home in Alexandria, VA on September 7th, 2019 at the...
Taste of Old Town North to celebrate neighborhood’s past, present, future
By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected]
The annual Taste of Old Town North will return on Sept. 19 and will celebrate the neighborhood and its place...
M&M Appliance donates to Carpenter’s Shelter
M&M Appliance of Alexandria donated a combination microwave/convection oven to Carpenter's Shelter at its temporary Landmark Mall location to help the shelter provide holiday...
Carpenter’s Shelter, AHDC project breaks ground
By Alexa Epitropoulos | [email protected]
The effort to build a new Carpenter’s Shelter has been years in the making. Construction on the new shelter and...
AHDC discusses Gateway project at monthly meeting
By Alexa Epitropoulos | [email protected]
The Alexandria Housing Development Corporation passed resolutions for the soon-to-open Gateway on the West End and approved the release of...
AHDC to break ground on The Bloom, new Carpenter’s Shelter
The new Alexandria Housing Development Corporation development, which will include nearly 100 units of affordable housing and a new Carpenter’s Shelter, will break ground...
Carpenter’s Shelter moves to new temporary home
By Mae Hunt | [email protected]
Carpenter’s Shelter relocated Saturday to a temporary location at the former Macy’s in Landmark Mall.
The shelter will continue to serve...
