Dinner Program for Homeless Women (DPHW)

What’s Cooking
Autumn 2007 Just a Few Easy Steps ...
The 20th Annual Fannie Mae Help The Homeless
Walkathon Is HERE!
Saturday, November 17, 2007 at 9:00 a.m.
DPHW Board of Directors
on The National Mall between 7th and 14th Streets NW
Erika Barry, MPA, Ex Officio

Kari Kirwin Bedell The Help the Homeless Walkathon is the Dinner Program’s largest fundraiser of the
Rev. David Bowers year—our goal for 2007 is $50,000, but we can not achieve that without your help!
David Bowman, PhD Below are all the many ways in which you can help DPHW reach our goal and
Diana Bruce, MPA
continue to meet the needs of our clients. Thank you for your loving support!
R. Matthew Kelley, Esq.
Register to Walk: Over 50,000 people gather each year on the National Mall for this
George Madill event. Every walker counts! More feet on the street means more benefits for DPHW
Anne K. Nelsen, PhD and the men and women that we serve. Once you register, consider asking your fam-
Ann Parnow ily and friends to sponsor you or organize your friends, your colleagues, your faith
Yvonne Rice
community, or even book
club to walk on behalf of Pre-Walk Breakfast
DPHW. Why it matters: Saturday, November 17, 2007
7:30 - 8:30am
100% of your registration
In this issue: 309 E Street NW, Washington DC
fee benefits DPHW. Plus,
DPHW’s staff invites you to join us for a continental
DPHW receives incentive breakfast before the Walkathon on November 17. Get to
2007 Fannie Mae 1 funds from Fannie Mae know other friends and supporters of DPHW over a hot
Walkathon Details
based on the total number drink and tasty treat!
Letter from the 2 of walkers that we recruit. We'll walk together from DPHW to the starting point of the
Executive Director
Walkathon on the National Mall.
In The News 2 Make a general donation:
Can’t participate on November 17 but still want to be involved and support DPHW?
PN Hoffman Golf 3
Tournament Recap You can make a general donation to “Help the Homeless” and designate it to DPHW.
Just go to our website at www.dphw.org to find out more.
Client Highlight 4

Halloween Party 4 No matter how you choose to get involved, every dollar you give or raise
New Faces 5 goes directly to programs that help DPHW's clients break the cycle of
homelessness and move toward independence.
Volunteer Corner 6

New Programs 7 Other Ways to Give!

Donor Spotlight 7
For all federal employees and other workplace givers:
Wish List 8 DPHW has a new CFC code for 2007-2008: 56398
Our United Way workplace giving code remains: 8280

Please remember DPHW when you pledge this year!

 Letter from the Executive Director
Dear Friends,
This year is coming to a close with all of the same rollicking energy with which it began. Starting with
our change in locations at the beginning of the year, 2007 has been a year of significant transition and
exciting growth. If it has been a while since you were last at DPHW, you may be surprised at all of the
new faces and programs that have been popping up. Having doubled our program hours and intro-
duced comprehensive social services, DPHW is now uniquely poised to offer our clients the individual-
ized support necessary to end their homelessness. I encourage you to take a look inside this issue of
What’s Cooking to learn a bit more about our great new staff and neat new programs, and I hope that
you come down to visit soon. We always have an extra apron available in our kitchen, but there are now more
ways than ever to get involved. To all of our many supporters that have worked so hard to make this year a suc-
cess, thank you! Your contributions of time and resources are enabling DPHW to directly impact the lives of DC’s
homeless in many inspiring ways.
With Gratitude,
Erika Barry, Executive Director

In Memoriam: Florence Theresa Shorter, 1955-2007

For longtime members of the Dinner Program family, Florence was more than just a famil-
iar face—she was a welcome source of humor, comfort, and hope. As DPHW’s Resource
and Referral Specialist for seven years, “Flo” kept her finger on the pulse of the many dif-
ferent services and programs throughout the city, so she always knew the best place to
send a woman to get her needs met. Having experienced homelessness herself, Florence
offered our women great compassion and a wonderful model of peer success. Known for
her no-nonsense BINGO calling on Sundays, Florence also had a love of poetry that she
tried to share with our clients, helping to organize DPHW’s monthly poetry readings and
contests. She retired from DPHW at the beginning of 2007. Soon after, Florence found
herself fighting lung cancer, which she did with her characteristic strength, dignity, and wry
humor. We are honored to have had Florence as part of our DPHW family, and know that
her memory will live on in the hearts of the many people whose lived she touched. Flo, you are deeply missed.

next payday. The problem is likely to continue as

Pulled From the Newsstand
America’s Working Poor Stretching
Paychecks To The Breaking Point
As rent, food, and energy bills increase for today’s
Americans, more and more people are finding that pay-
day is not coming soon enough to meet their basic
needs. This is affecting not only the poor, but also mid-
dle-income working families as of late. Double coupon
day and space heaters are just not providing the savings
families need to stretch their paychecks through to the
heating bills and mortgage rates steadily increase. As
a result, food pantries have been experiencing short-
ages over the past couple years. The number of fami-
lies visiting food pantries and other emergency nutri-
tional services has risen over 60% in urban areas in
the past year alone.
What is now beginning to grip middle America is an
issue our clients face multiple times over on a daily
basis. As this problem continues to plague our citi-
zens, we ask you to continue your support of pro-
grams like the Dinner Program. Thank you for all you
do!

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 Charity Golf Tournament
Raises $50,000 for DPHW
On September 27th 2007, PN Hoffman, a
DC-area upscale property develop-
ment firm, hosted a charity golf tour-
nament to benefit DPHW at the
beautiful Whiskey Creek Golf Club in
Ijamsville, Maryland.

The tournament was a huge success and raised $50,000 for DPHW! We would like to thank the PN
Hoffman staff, subcontractors, and vendors who made this event possible with their dedication and
generosity. We would also like to thank the following tournament sponsors for their incredible support:

Gold Sponsor ($8,000-10,000)

Miller & Long
Silver Sponsors ($5,000-7,000)
The Carmen Group
Struever Bros. Eccles & Rouse
United Masonry
Bronze Sponsors ($3,000-4,000)
Colonial Electric,
First Savings Mortgage
Forest City
Spartan Electric
Wells Fargo

In addition to organizing and staffing

the charity golf tournament,
employees at PN Hoffman have also
shown their support of DPHW by be-
coming regular volunteers in our
kitchen. We thank PN Hoffman for their
inspiring community involvement!

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 Creative Expressions, a new thera-
Client Spotlight peutic group held every Tuesday after
breakfast, is allowing our clients to ex-
press themselves through art.
The Mask I Wear
We are pleased to present a recently
By Kelly Brevard
crafted piece from Kelly Brevard, a
participant in DPHW’s Real Opportu-
In life we all wear masks. nity employment
Some are to enhance us, training and in the
Some transform. Creative Expressions
The mask I wear is to hide. group. Kelly has
been an invaluable
I hide the pain and sorrow of loneliness.
resource to the eve-
I mask my pain with smiles and laughter. ning program, work-
I shade all hurt like sunshades block ing alongside DPHW
out the sun. staff. Thank you, Kelly, for sharing!
How do you wear your mask?

will directly benefit

Mini-Walkathon DPHW. These walk-
ers will also count to-
And wards our walker to-
tals for Fannie Mae

Halloween Party! incentive funs as part

of the Walkathon on
November 17th.
On October 26th, the Dinner Program hosted a Thanks to DPHW cli-
mini-walkathon to help raise money for the ents, staff, donors,
2007 Fannie Mae Help the Homeless Walk- and volunteers for all of your support in rais-
athon. Over 150 clients came out to walk for ing these funds!
the cause, and all of their registration fees
(donated by DPHW’s Board and supporters) After the mini-
walkathon, all the
walkers gathered
back at DPHW for
a scarily fun Hal-
loween party!
There was a deli-
cious fried chicken
lunch and carnival games, karaoke, a cos-
tume contest, and a dance-off!

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 New Faces at the Dinner Program
Sandra Lizarraga, Director of Social Services
Sandra received a masters degree in clinical social work from the University of Michigan and is licensed in clinical
social work; she also received a doctorate in clinical psychology from the Illinois School of Professional Psychol-
ogy. Sandra worked for the Chicago domestic violence agency, Rainbow House, providing individual and group
psychotherapy for women and children, assisting them in overcoming trauma, building positive self worth, and liv-
ing lives free of violence. While working for Norwegian American Hospital, Sandra helped implement the program-
ming for group and individual counseling and assessment for a brand new psychiatric unit serving an ethnically
diverse, chronically mentally ill population. Sandra has over 15 years of experience including: creating and super-
vising mental health programs, working with a gang-intervention counseling program, providing psychotherapy,
case management, mental health and psychological assessments to homeless men, women and children, veterans
and survivors of all kinds of violence and abuse.

Krystal Nesbitt, P.M. Program Coordinator/Case Manager

Krystal is one of our newest additions to DPHW. Before joining DPHW, Krystal worked for House of Ruth’s Reuni-
fied Families Transitional Housing Program facilitating psychosocial groups and providing case management support
to homeless women and families in recovery. Krystal also worked at Howard University Hospital Mental Health
Clinic, giving her experience working with Bi-Polar and Schizophrenic patients, doing patient intakes, and participat-
ing in psychotherapy groups. Krystal also brings experience working with youth with behavioral difficulties and as-
sisting the coordinators at Sister2Sister/Hermana a Hermana. A graduate of Howard University, Krystal has a B.A. in
African-American Studies and a B.S. in Psychology.

Bryan Norman, A.M Program Coordinator/Case Manager

Bryan is the Morning Program Coordinator/Case Manager and comes to DPHW from N Street Village, where he
worked for six months as a Program Assistant at their Luther Place Night Shelter. While Bryan worked at N Street
Village, Bryan was also the Operations Coordinator for two and a half years at the National Building Museum. He
was the primary liaison for the many government agencies and building tenants within the building. In his spare
time, Bryan likes to volunteer as a dinner server with N Street Village which he has been doing for over a year
now. He is very excited to become a part of the team at DPHW and looks forward to developing the many areas
for which he is responsible, such as coordinating the morning program and building trust with the myriad clients to
help them learn how to overcome the barriers to stable employment, housing and a life of integrity and respect.
Bryan attended George Mason University in Fairfax, VA and received his Bachelor’s degree in Russian Studies.

Jackie Walker, A.M. Cook

Jackie is the new A.M. Cook for DPHW. Jackie is originally from North Carolina, but was raised in Maryland in
Prince George’s County. She worked for the District of Columbia government for over fifteen years, and then set-
tled into retirement. Jackie recently graduated from culinary school through the DC Central Kitchen, and she joined
the Dinner Program staff soon after she graduated in July. Having personally experienced homelessness in the
past, Jackie is especially committed to making sure our meals our nutritious and delicious. Jackie loves to cook
and bake, and she hopes to return to culinary school to learn how to be a pastry chef. She will be working with
Managing Chef Kevin Holloway and all of our wonderful volunteers.

Brad Barfield, Development and Communications Intern

Brad, who joined the DPHW staff in September, had his first experience with the Dinner Program as a kitchen vol-
unteer with his AmeriCorps team in 2005. This team was sponsored by the National AIDS Fund, and as a member,
Brad worked at Food & Friends for two years as their Client Enrichment Coordinator. Originally from Central Geor-
gia, Brad graduated from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, with a BE in biomedical engineering, and
is currently pursuing an MBA from George Washington University with a focus in nonprofit management and entre-
preneurship. As the Development and Communications Intern, Brad assists the Executive Director in sustaining
existing funding and exploring new opportunities to fundraise for DPHW, as well as helping to continue to enrich
DPHW’s image through various media outlets.

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 Can you SNIP Donation Pick-
and CLIP? Up Needed!
DPHW is looking for a volunteer or two DPHW needs a volunteer or group of vol-
with experience cutting hair so that we can unteers with a vehicle to help transport food
provide free barber services to men and donations from Howard University to our
women on a monthly basis. Volunteers facility at 309 E Street, NW from 3:30-5:00
would need to be available during the day- Mondays-Fridays. This donated food saves
time on weekdays. Come help our clients DPHW more than $100,000 each year, so
get ready for that next appointment or in- please sign-up for a day and help us out!
terview with a brand-new do!
Please contact Heather Prince Doss, DPHW’s
Please contact Heather Prince Doss, Volunteer Volunteer & Community Resources Manager, at
and Community Resources Manager, at volunteer@dphw.org or (202)737-9311
volunteer@dphw.org or (202) 737-9311 x.504 if you are interested in learning
x.504 if you can share this skill. More about this volunteer opportunity.

Volunteers from Cleveland Park Congregational Church

Volunteers from PN Hoffman Volunteers from DC United

A Huge Thank You To Our

Star Summer Volunteers!
Sylvester Jackson Margaret Polski
Jack White Erica Culler
Callie Markey John Darnell
Sarah Horn Lucy Barber
Anne Nelsen Zubin Patel
We Appreciate All You Do For DPHW And Our Clients!

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New Program Offerings
The new social services staff at DPHW has been
working hard to meet the many needs of our clients, ◊
both men and women alike. We want our clients to
not only survive, but also to thrive. Thus, over the
past few months, we have introduced many new
programs and services.
offered during both the breakfast and dinner
program, so men, as well as women, can keep
themselves clean and healthy.
Extended Computer Lab Access and Classes:
Monday-Friday: 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
(men & women)
Monday-Thursday: 4:00-6:00 p.m.
(women & kids)

Here is a quick overview of what’s new! ◊ Three new support/counseling groups:

◊ Expanded program hours:
Monday-Friday: 8:30-11:30 a.m.
(breakfast for men & women)
Sunday-Thursday: 3:30-7:00 p.m.
(dinner for women & kids)
◊ New Case Management services, designed to
give clients the individualized support
needed to reach their goals.
◊ Expanded laundry and shower services, now
Men’s group (Fridays)
Women’s group (Wednesdays)
Creative Expressions (Tuesdays)
◊ New Community Partnerships with local agen-
cies to provide educational presentations and
services onsite at DPHW: Whitman-Walker Clinic
(preventative health); HIPS (STD prevention); Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs (veterans benefits & sub-
stance abuse treatment); Income Maintenance (food
stamps & health insurance enrollment); and Calvary
Women’s Services (transitional housing)

Recent Donors — Gifts That Keep On Giving

Individual Donors Terri Maureen Wade
R. and D. Varney
Andrew King and Kathy Zurawski-King Lucy G. Barber
Barret F. Washington Christopher O'Brien
Donald and Mary Kathryn Cubitt Keith and Nora Sylvestre
Donald and Mary Ryan
Edward and Kathleen Beal Foundations and Organizations
Francis and Sally Smith
Frederick Walton Agua Fund
James and Erna Sullivan Outreach Group, Shrine of the Blessed Sacrament
Jeffrey and Pamela Dunn Al-Huda School
John and Dorothy Brennan Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church
John and Rosemary Colston Downtown BID
Michael Garland Fabrangen Tzedakah Collective
Ralph and Dorothy Childs German Marshall Fund of the US
Richard and Norma Ronson Greenbelt Community Church
Russell and Jean Donaldson, Cheryl Nichols Hillandale Volunteer Fire Dept Inc
Stephen and Faith Czecha International Monetary Fund
Thomas and Catherine D'amour Little River United Church of Christ
William and Anne Janson Metropolitan Community Church of Washington DC
Ann M. Tierney St. Raphael's Church
Eileen Brennan The United Church
Joan Darby and Richard Kjeldgaard Women's Missionary Society
Kathryn Salasin Naomi and Nehemiah Cohen Foundation, Inc.
Marie Rice The Community Foundation for the National Capital Region
Mary Virgina Weschler Temple Sinai
Ricki Peltzman, Upstairs on 7th St. Alban's Episcopal Church
Beall Comstock Jack D. and Fredda S. Sparks Foundation
Sherly Wilcox The Jovid Foundation

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 Wish List
Unfortunately, our budget does not always allow for us to purchase the daily items
needed by our clients. DPHW relies heavily on donations of items for distribution to
the people we serve. Below is a list of our most desperately needed items this fall.
Like all gifts to DPHW, these donations are tax deductible.

◊ Men and women's underwear (new) ◊ Rain ponchos and umbrellas

and bras (gently used) – especially ◊ Men and women’s work/snow
in large sizes boots (new & gently used)
◊ Socks (new) ◊ Toiletries (especially hotel-
◊ Feminine hygiene products sized):
◊ Towels and washcloths ◊ Soap
◊ Long underwear/thermals for men ◊ Shampoo
and women (new or gently used) ◊ Deodorant
◊ Coats and heavy sweaters (new or ◊ Toothbrushes/Toothpaste
gently used) ◊ Razors
◊ Lotion
◊ Winter hats, scarves, and gloves
◊ Backpacks, duffel bags, hand carts, ◊ Bus tokens and Metro passes
and rolling luggage ◊ Arts & Crafts supplies

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