Tag: friends of guest house
Spring2ACTion raises $2.6 million
By Olivia Anderson | [email protected]
As of Wednesday, ACT for Alexandria raised $2,645,843 for 172 nonprofits during Spring2ACTion, Alexandria’s community-wide Giving Day. Though the official...
Justice Matters with Bryan Porter: A great post-incarceration resource
Recently, my office collaborated with an amazing local non-profit. Friends of Guest House is an Alexandria-based organization that helps women successfully reenter the community...
Friends of Guest House expands
By Arya Hodjat | [email protected]
One Friday night in 2005, Terry Garrett decided she had had enough.
She was in the midst of her second stint with...
Friends of Guest House expands to South Payne Street
By Arya Hodjat | [email protected]
CORRECTION: In the original version of this article, the Times incorrectly stated that there are 10 beds in Friends of Guest...
Guest House resident looks to give back
By Michaela Gleeson | [email protected]
Friends of Guest House resident Helenia Bragg knows the importance of second, third and even fourth chances.
Bragg, 61, spent 20...
Opioids in Alexandria Part 7: Addiction knows no bounds
By Alexa Epitropoulos | [email protected]
A little more than a decade ago, Heidi Christiansen was leading what most would consider an ideal life in her...
