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In the News

Volunteers of America Chesapeake is making headlines!

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• January 23, 2012 - Loudoun Nonprofits Awarded Over $150,000 in United Way Grants, Volunteers of America Chesapeake Among Winners
  United Way of the National Capital Area
• December 29, 2011 - Hypothermia Prevention Program Fills Up Nightly as Winter Temperatures Drop
  WUSA9 News
• December 29, 2011 – Spotlight: Bailey’s Crossroads Community Shelter
  Falls Church Patch
• December 9, 2011 – Harvest for Hope fundraiser featured in The Back Page Extra
  Washington Business Journal
• December 9, 2011 – ABC2 News Teams up with Volunteers of America Chesapeake for a Car Donation
  WMAR-TV
• December 3, 2011 - “Art With A Heart”
  Tidewater Women Magazine
• November 28, 2011 - Harvest for Hope featured on JCHayward.com
  JCHayward.com
• November 16, 2011 – Franklyn Baker is Interviewed by WUSA-TV’s JC Hayward on JCHayward.com
  JCHayward.com
• October 31, 2011 - Mini-Walk Benefits Local Homeless Center
  Leesburg Patch
• October 30, 2011 - Walk, clean up benefit Woodbridge homeless shelter
  InsideNova
• October 6, 2011 - Homeless Shelter Receives Grant To Provide Housing
  Burke Connection
• September 27, 2011 - NPower changes name to 501cTech
  Washington Business Journal
• September 22, 2011 - Loudoun Not Immune From Record High Poverty Rate
  Leesburg Today
• September 22, 2011 - Volunteers, clients with mental illness work together to beautify group home in Bowie
  The Gazette
• September 5, 2011 - Children in NoVa homeless shelters start school too
  The Washington Post
• August 29, 2011 - Loudoun Homeless Kids Prep For First Day Of School
  Leesburg Today
• August 19, 2011 – Recession Pushes More in D.C. Area to Live With Relatives
  The Washington Post
• August 19, 2011 – Volunteers of America Chesapeake Recently Announced its 2011 Board of Directors and Promotes Two Members of its Leadership Team
  The Daily Record
• August 8, 2011 - Eagle Scout Project Seeking Donations for Homeless Shelter
  Woodbridge Patch
• August 2, 2011 – Floating on a Cloud: Volunteers of America Chesapeake honored for its business and technology innovation
  Bisnow
• July 15, 2011 - Volunteers of America Chesapeake has been named to CIO Magazine’s 2011 CIO 100 List
  The Daily Record
• July 5, 2011 - Hawaiian Dance Group Visits Arlington Homeless Shelter
  Ballston-Virginia Square Patch
• June 30, 2011 - Inmates program earns honors for Lanham organization
  The Gazette
• June 28, 2011 – Volunteers of America Chesapeake’s President/CEO Selected for Leadership Washington’s Class of 2012
  The Daily Record
• June 26, 2011 – Boot Camp Focuses on Fund Raising
  The Chronicle of Philanthropy
• June 17, 2011 – Fairfax Reduces its Homeless Population, Even in Recession
  The Washington Post
• June 16, 2011 – Homelessness and a Hotel: Volunteers of America Chesapeake’s President & CEO Letter to the Editor
  The Virginian-Pilot
• June 9, 2011 - Beauty school treatment designed to polish self esteem for Lanham-area homeless
  The Gazette
• June 2, 2011 - Partnership Helps Nonprofits Manage Operations: Volunteers of America Chesapeake Works with Programs in Prince George’s, Baltimore
  The Gazette
• June 1, 2011 – Virginia Beach Still Needs Home for Homeless Service Center
  WVEC-TV
• June 1, 2011 – Local Organizations Receive Annandale Rotary Grant Awards: Bailey’s Crossroads Community Shelter Receives $1,000 Award
  AnnandalePatch
• May 26, 2011 - Bailey’s Crossroads Community Shelter Featured in A Penny for Your Thoughts: News of Greater Falls Church
  Falls-Church News-Press
• May 3, 2011 - “Hollywood” Helps the Homeless - WVEC-TV interviews Volunteers of America Chesapeake’s Lighthouse Center Director about her May 6 Auction Extravaganza to Help the Homeless
  WVEC-TV
• February 25, 2011 - Homeless Individuals at Volunteers of America Chesapeake’s Bailey’s Crossroads Community Shelter Receive Generous Gift and Visit from Molina Healthcare
  Falls Church Patch
• January 2011 - Action Team Report: Going All Out for the Homeless
  The Wall Street Journal Classromm Edition
• December 28, 2010 - 15 Fund-Raising Videos for the Last 15 Day of 2010
  The Chronicle of Philanthropy
• December 28, 2010 - Small Toiletries Help Homeless in Big Ways
  Potomac Local
• December 22, 2010 - Holidays Made Brighter by Volunteers of America
  The Sentinel
• December 10, 2010 - CFO of the Year Awards
  Washington Business Journal
• November 8, 2010 - Straining to Care
  Capital Business
• November 8, 2010 - Nonprofits Struggle to Survive
  The Washington Post
• October 25, 2010 - Out of The Woods
  INSIDENOVA.COM
• October 11, 2010 As Homeless Rates Rise, Volunteers Work to Beautify Shelter
  Potomac Location
• October 10, 2010 - $2,000 Raised on World Homeless Day
  INSIDENOVA
• September 29, 2010 - Eastern Ave Apts Ribbon Cutting
  The Sentinel
• September 29, 2010 - Apartment renovations boost residents
  The Gazette
• September 29, 2010 - Daily People On the Move
  Washington Business Journal
• September 27, 2010 - The 3-minute interview: Franklyn Baker
  The Washington Examiner
• September 21, 2010 - Recession’s over, but homeless problem remains
  Potomac Local
• September 20, 2010 - On a mission: Couple has helped others for 20 years
  Potomac Local
• July 29, 2010 - Daily People on the Move
  Washington Business Journal
• July 23, 2010 - People on the Move
  Baltimore Business Journals
• July 17, 2010 - Jobless man subject for prospective TV show
  Inside NoVA
• July 14, 2010 - County honors local Volunteers of America
  The Sentinel
• July 1, 2010 - Volunteers of America Chesapeake's Harford Senior Center Hosts Health Fair
  The Examiner
• June 10, 2010 Snack Drive to Help Homeless
  Arlington Connection
• June 6, 2010 - Transitioning Homeless Back to Society
  The Sentinel
• June 2, 2010 - Transitioning homeless back to society
  The Sentinel
• April 24, 2010 - Redemption Through Writing
  Virginia Pilot
• April 21, 2010 - Precious Gifts
  Loudoun Times
• April 16, 2010 - Daily People on the Move
  Washington Business Journal
• March 19, 2010 - Spring overhaul
  Inside NoVA
• February 20, 2010 - Students Help Feed Homeless
  The Connection
• October 27, 2009 - Senior center gets reprieve after complaints
  Baltimore Sun
• October 14, 2009 - Out Of The Debris, A Survival Story
  Washington Post

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