In need of a haircut? Visit a local Hair Cuttery!
On February 4th and 5th, when any client (adult or child) purchases a haircut at Hair Cuttery, they will match that haircut by donating a free haircut certificate to DASH! The free certificates will be given to women and children residents at DASH. Help spread the word!
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Each year, DASH recognizes those community partners who have made a difference in the lives of women and children facing homelessness due to domestic violence.
This year we are excited to welcome back Erika Gonzalez of NBC4 as our Mistress of Ceremonies.
And we are thrilled to have Yvette Cade as our keynote speaker who will share her inspirational story of survival as she escaped domestic abuse. Ms. Cade was a guest on the Oprah Winfrey show and has focused her survival on speaking out against domestic violence in communities around the country.
Join us on April 2nd as we honor those who continue to be an ally in the community to amplify our mission and work to ensure that every home is a safe home for survivors of abuse.
Purchase a ticket or be a sponsor!
When: Wednesday, April 2, 2014 at 12:00PM to 1:30PM
Where: Hyatt Regency at Capitol Hill, 400 New Jersey Avenue, NW, Washington, DC
For more information on the Allies in Change Awards Luncheon, please contact Tameka Martin at tmartin@dashdc.wpengine.com or Meghan McDonough at mmcdonough@dashdc.wpengine.com.
It’s not too late to consider a gift for the District Alliance for Safe Housing (DASH)!
DASH’s programs help prevent homelessness for women and children who have survived domestic violence; and help them to establish safe, independent lives on their own terms.
We decided to make it easy for you to give.
Click on the link below to make your year-end donation to DASH!
Your giving will allow a family a fresh start and their NEW YEAR can begin TODAY.
DASH has grown to become D.C.’s largest dedicated safe housing provider for survivors and their families. We are able to continue to provide these services for survivors with your support!
Thank you for your support!
On Monday, December 16, the District Alliance for Safe Housing, Inc. (DASH) was named as one of four national awardees of the Mary Bryon Project’s Celebrating Solutions Award for its innovative work in providing safe housing for victims of domestic and sexual violence in the District of Columbia.
The Mary Byron Project was established in 2000 in memory of the young woman whose tragic murder led to the creation of automated crime victim notification technologies. As a nationally recognized thought leader on domestic violence, the Mary Byron Project cultivates and supports efforts that extend beyond crisis management to attack the root causes of this epidemic and help build safer, healthier communities. They created the Celebrating Solutions Awards to showcase and applaud local innovations that demonstrate promise in breaking the cycle of violence. They select programs that can serve as models for the nation and offer $10,000 cash awards in recognition of their pioneering efforts. Nominations are judged by a panel of experts in criminal justice, health care, and public policy, and other disciplines that address domestic violence.
DASH is being recognized for their ground-breaking model of providing housing for survivors who face homelessness as a result of abuse. Throughout all of their programs, DASH works to ensure that domestic violence survivors, regardless of their circumstances, have access to a full range of housing options and that they don’t have to become homeless in the first place just to become safe from violence. Since then, through their model, partnerships, and example, they have helped change how safe housing is operated throughout the District and have helped hundreds of survivors find a safe place to call home.
“We are thrilled to be honored by the Mary Byron Project with the Celebrating Solutions Award” said Peg Hacskaylo, Executive Director of DASH. “Women are one the fastest growing groups of homeless people in the country and are also more vulnerable to be victimized while homeless. Through this award, we can continue to highlight our work to ensure that hundreds of families become safe from abuse without facing life on the streets.” Funds will be used to support DASH’s safe housing programs.
On December 12th DASH hosted a group of volunteers from the Newtown Action Alliance (http://newtownaction.org/). This week over 150 volunteers from all over Connecticut traveled to Washington, DC in order to commemorate the tragic events of the Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting on December 14th, 2012. Groups of Newtown Action Alliance volunteers were working all around the metro area in order to infect DC residents with kindness, and it worked! We immensely enjoyed having them. They helped us prepare picture frames for our upcoming talent show and organized our art supplies closet. For DASH, the experience was humbling. We appreciate their work and for allowing us to be a part of this day.
DASH has partnered with DC Diaper Bank to support the babies of DASH. In 2 months we’ve provided diapers to over 20 families and could not do it without their support! DC Diaper Bank also recently celebrated 3 years of service!
DC Diaper Bank works to provide an adequate and reliable supply of diapers to babies, toddlers and their families in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. It is modeled after successful diaper banks around the country, providing diapers to social service organizations that are already helping families in need through comprehensive programs and services. Diaper banks using this model ensure that diapers are distributed to the families that need them the most and in the most effective way.
DASH is really gearing up Christmas!! On Saturday, December 7, 2013, DASH had a holiday party hosted by Washington Biggest Givers on Saturday. We had an awesome time with volunteers and residents as we decorated the tree, had hot chocolate and popcorn, made ornaments and colored Christmas pictures!! If you haven’t had the opportunity, please check out our Holiday Wish List to make a donation to support the families of DASH!
Last Friday we started a new DASH tradition, Family Movie Night. We ate movie snacks generously donated by Kayla Johnson and Kati Garness while enjoying A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving. If you would like to sponsor a DASH Family Movie Night, email Mari at mvangenadams@dashdc.wpengine.com. In December we will be watching Elf!
Sponsoring includes providing a family friendly movie, movie snacks and attending the film showing!
Our upcoming nights are December 7th, January 31st and February 28th.
Thanks to American University’s Wellness Center for coordinating a “Trick or Can” food drive for DASH women and families during October. This is the second year that AU has hosted a canned food drive for DASH for the Thanksgiving holiday. Over 200 canned goods were donated by faculty and staff — Go AU!
Happy winter DASH supporters! It’s that time of year again, we are
kicking off the 2013 holiday gift drive for our residents and their children. This winter at DASH we have over 40 families who will be participating in our annual festivities. If you are looking to give this holiday season, please check out our 2013 DASH Wish List and consider giving to DASH.
Thanks from all the DASH staff!
