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Jingle Jammies!
Reflection on the Our Place DC 2011 Holiday Party By, Nia Jones, Our Place DC AmeriCorps Member The holiday season presents the occasion to spread good cheer, to spend time with family and to give to...
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DC Mayor Honors Our Place DC
January 28, 2012 On Saturday January 28th Our Place DC was presented with a proclamation honoring its service to currently and formerly incarcerated women. The award was given as part of the Returning...
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Our Place DC Health Fair!
May 15, 2012 Reflection on Women’s Health Day Almost 40% of respondents from a Returning Home study reported having a chronic physical or mental health condition, with the most commonly reported...
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Our Place DC Legal Director Michelle Bonner Making News!
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Mayor Vincent C. Gray today swore in board members for the newly re-established Corrections Information Council (CIC), which serves to monitor and inspect the conditions of...
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Our Place DC Welcomes New Executive Director
Caralita Moore Named Executive Director of Our Place DC WASHINGTON – Our Place DC, an organization established to help currently and formerly incarcerated women transition back into their communities,...
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Our Place DC Receives $25,000 Grant
On Thursday October 11th, 2012, Karen Gaskins Jones from the Unity Fund for Sustained Change visited the Our Place DC offices and presented Our Place DC Executive Director, Caralita Moore, with a...
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Support Our Place DC’s Annual Holiday Party!
Our Place DC staff is hard at work planning our annual children’s holiday event! This year our theme is: Holiday Jam! We will be promoting healthy movement, dance and music in addition to providing...
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Our Place, Our Fight
In recognition of World AIDS Day 2012, Our Place DC hosted an event called “Our Place, Our Fight.” Staff, clients, and volunteers came together to create crafts and red ribbons to spread messages of...
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Holiday Jam 2012: Volunteers and Gifts Needed
Are you ready for the holiday season? We are! The whole staff at Our Place DC is busy gearing up for our annual children’s holiday party. This is our biggest event of the year and we are in need of a...
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National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day!
The HIV Services Office went to Fairview to celebrate Valentine’s Day with the clients in addition to honoring National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. The staff and clients, played Valentine’s Day...
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A Huge Thanks to the African American Women’s Giving Circle!!
The African American Women’s Giving Circle came by on March 8th to donate $4000! The AAWGC makes grants that support African American women-led organizations that improve the lives of African American...
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Good360 donates 100 bags!
Our Executive Director, Caralita Moore presented to the board of directors and staff for Good360 on March 12th. Caralita talked about the background of Our Place DC and our serivces, and in particular...
View ArticleHelp Our Place Move!
Our Place is excited to announce that we are moving! After much hard work, we have found just the right place that we hope will allow us to do an even better job of providing the services we offer....
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Easter Basket Giveaway
Every year Our Place DC gives away Easter baskets to clients with kids. This year we gave away a record-breaking number: 160! The Easter baskets are assembled by supporters of Our Place and are filled...
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Health Fair Success!
On Friday, June 14th we proudly debuted our new drop-in center with an Open House and Women’s Health Fair. Around a hundred people passed through to check out the new space and get health information...
View ArticleMatching Grant
Our Place Dc is participating in a Matching Grants Program sponsored the Our Place DC Board. Any money contributed between now and September 1, 2013 will be matched by the Board of Directors. If you...
View ArticleWe’re Hiring!
We have openings for Case Manager, Staff Attorney, and Legal Assistant. Check out: http://www.ourplacedc.org/current-openings/ for more details. Apply by sending a cover letter and resume to...
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Support Our Place DC’s Annual Holiday Party!
Our Place DC staff is hard at work planning our annual children’s holiday event! This year our theme is: Holiday Jam! We will be promoting healthy movement, dance and music in addition to providing...
View ArticleMessage from Our Place DC
We thank our supporters. We call for continued service to women ex-offenders. Our Place, D.C. has played a critical role in the national capital region’s continuum of services to women returning from...
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