Sasha Bruce Youthwork http://sashabruce.org/news en jbeck@sashabruce.org Copyright 2013 2013-05-02T13:23:33+00:00 SBY to offer permanent housing to homeless families http://sashabruce.org/news/sby-awarded-drug-prevention-contract/ http://sashabruce.org/news/sby-awarded-drug-prevention-contract/#When:19:49:00Z Offering service-enriched permanent housing for families exiting emergency shelters is an organizational priority. So we are happy to report a new contract with the Community Partnership for the Prevention of Homelessness to do just that.

]]> 2008-03-02T19:49:00+00:00 Mark Your Calendar! Black History Extravaganza February 28 http://sashabruce.org/news/mark-your-calendar-black-history-extravaganza-february-28/ http://sashabruce.org/news/mark-your-calendar-black-history-extravaganza-february-28/#When:19:06:00Z Join us as we celebrate African and African American history at our annual Black History Extravaganza on Thursday, February 28.

]]> 2008-02-12T19:06:00+00:00 Youth Tell Their Stories on NPR and XM Radio http://sashabruce.org/news/youth-tell-their-stories-on-npr-and-xm-radio1/ http://sashabruce.org/news/youth-tell-their-stories-on-npr-and-xm-radio1/#When:19:44:00Z Bob Edwards’ popular radio show recently featured a series of broadcasts focusing on homelessness in DC and across the country. Several of our clients were interviewed, and they offered insights about how public policy changes might improve local conditions for disconnected youth and families. Segment 4 includes some of their stories of survival on the streets and connection to Sasha Bruce Youthwork. Check out the show here.

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]]> 2008-01-21T19:44:00+00:00 Latest “Kids Count” Shows Increasing Poverty Rate in DC http://sashabruce.org/news/latest-kids-count-shows-increasing-poverty-rate-in-dc/ http://sashabruce.org/news/latest-kids-count-shows-increasing-poverty-rate-in-dc/#When:20:13:00Z One in three children in the District continues to live in poverty, and there has been a slight increase in the city’s overall poverty rate, according to the D.C. Kids Count Collaborative. Read more about this in a Washington Post article of January 18.

]]> 2008-01-18T20:13:00+00:00 Annual Fundraiser a Smashing Success http://sashabruce.org/news/annual-fundraiser-a-smashing-success/ http://sashabruce.org/news/annual-fundraiser-a-smashing-success/#When:21:40:00Z SBY’s Board of Directors and staff would like to express our gratitude to Sir Nigel and Lady Sheinwald for hosting a fabulous dinner at the British Embassy last month to raise awareness of the plight of homeless youth and funds for our work in DC’s poorest communities.

]]> 2008-01-10T21:40:00+00:00 Congress Ends DC Funding Ban on Needle Exchange http://sashabruce.org/news/congress-ends-dc-funding-ban-on-needle-exchange/ http://sashabruce.org/news/congress-ends-dc-funding-ban-on-needle-exchange/#When:23:55:03Z High HIV infection rates in DC have been a public health crisis for years, and it is no secret that youth and families in DC’s poorest communities continue to suffer disproportionately. Until now, our city government had been prohibited from funding a proven intervention – needle exchange.

]]> 2007-12-25T23:55:03+00:00 Promise Place Unveiled http://sashabruce.org/news/promise-place-unveiled/ http://sashabruce.org/news/promise-place-unveiled/#When:13:23:33Z Today marks the official opening of the first shelter for homeless youth in Prince George’s County – Promise Place. A ribbon cutting featured our many partners including the Prince George’s County Department of Social Services and Out of the Box Designs.

Other partners include Brianna and Shavonne Moore, Centennial Contractors Enterprises, Inc., Homeless Services Partnership, Homeless Youth Workgroup, Maryland Department of General Services, Maryland Department of Human Resources, Maryland National Park and Planning Commission, Prince George’s County Department of Environmental Resources, Prince George’s County Department of Family Services, Prince George’s County Department of Housing and Community Development, Prince George’s County Office of County Executive, Prince George’s County Office of Finance, Prince George’s County Office of Law, Prince George’s County Office of Management and Budget, and Wegmans Woodmore Bakery.

]]> 2013-05-02T13:23:33+00:00 Join us Saturday for Global Youth Service Day https://www.facebook.com/SashaBruceYouthwork https://www.facebook.com/SashaBruceYouthwork#When:15:04:32Z This event will take place at Re*Generation House 5032 D Street SE.

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]]> 2013-04-27T15:04:32+00:00 Join us Saturday http://sashabruce.org/news/join-us-saturday/ http://sashabruce.org/news/join-us-saturday/#When:15:07:06Z On Global Youth Service Day, this Saturday, April 27, Sasha Bruce Youthwork will be kicking-off its entrepreneurial program for formerly homeless youth. The event will be held at our youth transitional living program at 5032 D Street, SE. This will be a volunteer-driven, working event to begin at 10 am.

]]> 2013-04-25T15:07:06+00:00 Post covers youth homelessness fight http://sashabruce.org/news/post-covers-youth-homelessness-fight/ http://sashabruce.org/news/post-covers-youth-homelessness-fight/#When:13:37:16Z The Post’s Annie Gowen brings further light to youth advocates’ fight against District budget cuts.

]]> 2013-03-22T13:37:16+00:00 Youth Shelter Imperiled - A Call to Action from Deborah Shore http://sashabruce.org/news/youth-shelter-imperiled/ http://sashabruce.org/news/youth-shelter-imperiled/#When:19:31:12Z Dear Friends of Sasha Bruce Youthwork:

We are confronted with unprecedented cuts from federal and District sources—and our shelter bed capacity has dropped from 16 to 5! Young people with nowhere else to turn need us now more than ever, and that’s why I am writing to you.

]]> 2013-03-20T19:31:12+00:00 State of youth homelessness drawing attention http://sashabruce.org/news/state-of-youth-homelessness-drawing-attention/ http://sashabruce.org/news/state-of-youth-homelessness-drawing-attention/#When:13:33:52Z An article by Chelsea Kiene of the Huffington Post brings attention to the plight of homeless youth in the District.

]]> 2013-03-19T13:33:52+00:00 Shore asks for help http://sashabruce.org/news/shore-asks-for-help/ http://sashabruce.org/news/shore-asks-for-help/#When:16:02:59Z Sasha Bruce Youthwork’s founder, Deborah Shore, lent her voice to a chorus of youth and members of the DC Alliance of Youth Advocates to raise awareness of the dire circumstances for runaway and homeless youth in the nation’s capital.

]]> 2013-03-13T16:02:59+00:00 SBY’s Bradley Holmes receives Mayor’s Community Service Award! http://sashabruce.org/news/sbys-bradley-holmes-receives-mayors-community-service-award/ http://sashabruce.org/news/sbys-bradley-holmes-receives-mayors-community-service-award/#When:18:14:22Z Congratulations to Sasha Bruce Youthwork’s Mr. Bradley Holmes for recently receiving the Mayor’s Office for Returning Citizens Affairs (ORCA) Award for Community Service!

]]> 2013-03-04T18:14:22+00:00 Raise DC releases youth “snapshot” http://sashabruce.org/news/raise-dc-report-on-youth-stats/ http://sashabruce.org/news/raise-dc-report-on-youth-stats/#When:15:21:35Z Raise DC’s report highlights the challenges faced by young people in DC’s poorest communities. Not surprisingly, we have our work cut-out for us.

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