MEDIA ARCHIVES

Community of Hope Families on Local News Channel 5!
See the Rucker family in Channel 5's "Community of Hope: Diane's Story."
Watch Channel 5's "Diary of a Family: A Story of Hope" about the Roscoe family, one of the families in Community of Hope's transitional housing programs.
If you would like to help, please call us at 202-232-7356, ext. 302 or learn more about supporting families and individuals in need and getting involved on our website.

Read the Roscoe family's message to all the supportive responses from the Channel 5 piece.

Kelly Sweeney McShane Receives the Debbi Hurd Baptist Award
City First Bank honored Kelly Sweeney McShane, Community of Hope's Executive Director, with the Debbi Hurd Baptist Award for partners who exemplify Debbi's commitment to improving the economic health of low and moderate income communities in Washington, DC.  Many thanks for their great partnership and $500 gift to Community of Hope.

Community of Hope In the News - Budget Cuts
Click here to read an update on the budget cuts from Community of Hope's Executive Director, Kelly Sweeney McShane.
Follow recent progress on the DC budget cuts by clicking here.
Read our Letter to Supporters
View the "Community-Wide Impact of Homeless Services Budget Cuts"
Click here to read the Washington Post article
Watch COH residents testify before the City Council Committee on Human Services.
See Community of Hope on News Channel 4.
Read "Homeless Shelters Fear Service Cuts" by Darryl Fears in the Washington Post.

Community of Hope's Executive Director Receives Prestigious
Exponent Award
Community of Hope is proud to announce that its Executive Director, Kelly Sweeney McShane, has been chosen by the Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer Foundation as one of the recipients of the Foundation’s 2009 Exponent Award. Read more...
Read the Washington Post piece, "Five Leaders Honored for Perseverance in Downturn" by Susan Kinzie.

September, A Busy Month At Community of Hope

Click here to learn about what COH did in September 2009!

Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP)
Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP) is aimed at preventing families and individuals from becoming homeless and helping people who have become homeless to regain housing as quickly as possible. To learn more about our HPRP program, click here.

Community of Hope unveiled our new Educational Enrichment Program space on Tuesday, August 4.  Click here to learn more and see the photos!

Community of Hope in the NPower 2008 Annual Report
NPower featured Community of Hope in their 2008 Annual Report.  Click here to view the PDF.

Voice of America Piece Featuring Community of Hope- July 2009
Check out Community of Hope featured on Voice of America! Click here to read the text of the video piece titled, "In US, Homelessness Grows as Families Join the Ranks" by Chris Simkins. Click here to watch the video.

Community of Hope in the Meyer Foundation 2008 Annual Report

*Photo by Carol Guzy
The Meyer Foundation chose to feature Community of Hope along with Bread for the City and Manna Food Center in its 2008 Annual Report.  View the webpage here.

Podcast: AmeriCorps Volunteers
Listen to Community of Hope's first podcast.  For our initial broadcast, we spoke with AmeriCorps volunteers Anne Blair and Whitney Vedella. Read on...

DCPCA Announces the Award of Grants to DC Health Centers - May 6, 2009 DCPCA announced the award of small capital grants to six community health centers in DC. The awardees, wards, grant totals, and project descriptions are as follows: Bread for the City (Ward 2) was awarded $35,000 to purchase new vehicles; Community of Hope (Ward 1) will receive $27,000 to upgrade its technological infrastructure and begin to prepare for implementation of electronic health records...
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Community of Hope On Voice of America - April 2009
Check out Community of Hope featured on Voice of America! Click here to read the transcript and listen to the mp3 of the radio piece, "US Health System Leaves Many Without Care" by Kate Woodsome.  Click here to read the transcript and listen to the mp3 of the radio piece, "US Health Care Reform Targets Costly System" by Kate Woodsome. Click here to read the transcript and watch the video of the piece titled, "US Community Health Clinic Offers Help, Hope to Low-Income Clients" by Deborah Block.

Kelly Sweeney McShane Sworn In as ICH Member - April 2009

Community of Hope's Executive Director Kelly Sweeney McShane was sworn in by DC mayor Adrian Fenty as a member of the Interagency Council on Homelessness (ICH) on April 14, 2009.  This is Kelly's second term on the ICH.  The ICH consists of cabinet-level leaders, providers of homeless services, advocates, homeless and formerly homeless leaders who come together to inform and guide the District’s strategies and policies for meeting the needs of individuals and families who are homeless or at imminent risk of becoming homeless in the District of Columbia.  To learn more about the ICH, click here.

Press Release: Community of Hope Receives Stimulus Money - April 2009
Washington, DC – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced on Friday, March 27, 2009 the release of $338 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to increase the services offered by the nation’s community health centers.  Read more...

DCPCA - Volunteer Views from COH's HealthCorps Members - March 2009
Anne and Whitney both became HealthCorps members for similar reasons. They wanted to continue their careers in the health field, and possibly even at a community-based health center.  Read more...

COH Receives New Grant - December 2008

Community of Hope has just received a $100,000 grant from the Health Coverage Foundation for outpatient mental health services  to low income residents of DC.  Click here [PDF] to read the Health Coverage Foundation's press release.

DCPCA Awards Grant Money to COH - December 2008
Washington, DC—The District of Columbia Primary Care Association (DCPCA) announced that Mayor Adrian M. Fenty has awarded DCPCA a $29.8 million grant to expand and improve access to primary health care services in Washington, DC.  Read more...

IMF Podcast about Community of Hope - November 2008
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) recorded a podcast about Community of Hope for their Helping Hands Campaign. Click here to listen to an interview with Executive Director Kelly Sweeney McShane about Community of Hope's programs.

Medical Bisnow Reports on the DCPCA Grant Money to COH
December 16, 2008 - Call it a shot in the arm for the organization that fights for primary care for DC's most vulnerable residents.  Read more...

NPower Greater DC Region: Your Mission, Our Technology
Watch NPower's video featuring Community of Hope and focusing on the technology and IT support that NPower provides to COH.