Friends of Guest House Opens its Newest Location
October 10, 2019 In the newsRead moreNew “Friends of Guest House” Property in Alexandria Will Assist 20 Women to Re-Enter Community, Job Train and Restart Their Lives After Incarceration200-year o…
Autumn 2019 Newsletter
October 1, 2019 Staff ContributionRead moreFriends of Guest House Autumn 2019 Newsletter
In the Washington Post
June 15, 2019 In the newsRead moreFriends of Guest House featured in the Washington Post.
Portraits of Progress
April 5, 2019 Created by ClientsRead moreFor the past six months, our residents have worked with George Washington University’s Master’s level art therapy student, Aubrey Rainbow, to learn the importa…
45th Anniversary-March 2019
March 31, 2019 45th AnniversaryRead moreCheck out these March highlights from our 45th Anniversary series. This month, we sat down with two Guest House alumnae, a Residential Case Manager, and a volu…
Women’s Perspectives on Criminal Justice
March 20, 2019 Created by ClientsRead moreOn Tuesday, March 29, 2019 Friends of Guest House hosted “Women’s Perspectives on Criminal Justice” a panel discussion on issues related to women’s involvement…
45th Anniversary-February 2019
March 11, 2019 45th AnniversaryRead moreTo celebrate our 45th Anniversary, we’re sharing stories about the people involved with and affected by Friends of Guest House. This month, we got to hear from…
45th Anniversary-January 2019
January 31, 2019 45th AnniversaryRead more2019 marks Friends of Guest House's 45th Anniversary--45 years of helping thousands of women successfully reenter the community from incarceration. Inspired by…
Guest House Presents at Victim Assistance Conference
October 18, 2018 Staff ContributionRead moreAs Clinical Director, I was honored to have the opportunity to represent Friends of Guest House, and the women we serve, at the National Organization for Victi…
The Friends of Guest House Family
October 16, 2018 Guest ContributionRead moreStacey Picard has been a volunteer with Friends of Guest House since 2016. Her experience:I first connected with Friends of Guest House when it kept coming up …
Friends of Guest House Resident Newsletter
October 5, 2018 Created by ClientsRead moreFriends of Guest House clients created a newsletter.Check it out here.
Helping Women Find Their Voice
September 24, 2018 Created by ClientsRead moreOn Tuesday, September 11, 2018, we hosted our second annual Helping Women Find Their Voice event at Shirlington’s Busboys and Poets. The event was moderated by…
ACLU of VA // Friends of Guest House
September 8, 2018 In the newsRead moreIn just over 35 years the number of women incarcerated in Virginia state prisons alone has increased by 930%. Friends of Guest House clients collaborated with …
Friends of Guest House and Giving Circle of HOPE on Inside Scoop
August 27, 2018 In the newsRead moreEarlier this month, our Executive Director, Kari Galloway, and former resident, Heidi Christiansen, sat down with Read.Think.Act’s Catherine Read to discuss th…
Friends of Guest House Poetry
August 22, 2018 Created by ClientsRead moreSix current and former Friends of Guest House clients share their original poetry. Three clients wrote their poems during a creative writing class as part of t…
April 2018 Newsletter
April 1, 2018 Staff ContributionRead moreNews and highlights about Friends of Guest House, April 2018
October 2017 Newsletter
October 1, 2017 Staff ContributionRead moreNews and highlights about Friends of Guest House, October 2017
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Friends of Guest House serves our clients through our core programs: the Residential-to-Aftercare program continuum, Workforce & Life Development Program, or the non-residential Outreach Program.