Sip and Savor, the annual fundraiser that brings excellent food and drink together, as well as a silent auction, to benefit Everyone Home DC, is less than a month away and you should get tickets! On Saturday, September 14, you’ll get to experience the joy of unlimited food and drink tastings from favorites like Valor […]
By Liz Festa, THIH contributor and Capitol Hill Village volunteer Many of our older Hill-area neighbors have trod, sashayed or picked their way over cobblestone, rubble, marshes, dance floors and asphalt, but now their pace has slowed and their steps are harder won. Although they’ve taken so many steps, a senior living here would like […]
We all love arts and artists and want to encourage our kids and our inner kids to explore their artistic side. For many of us, the safe and happy place in our community to explore that side of ourselves for over 40 years has been the Capitol Hill Arts Workshop, CHAW. I know that, were […]
Everyone should be home here in the District, but sadly, displacement and homelessness are realities for many of our neighbors. For 50 years, the Capitol Hill Group Ministry has been helping the less fortunate among our citizens and partnering up with volunteers, other neighbors, and advocates, so that those who are in need can be […]
Did you know that volunteering is not just a good way to help your community, but that it also has health benefits? A 2013 study from Psychology and Aging concluded that volunteering at least 200 hours in a year lowers your risk of hypertension! You can read a little more about how volunteering is good […]