CHGM is thrilled to announce the upcoming college graduation of Danielle Johnson, the eldest child in one of the families in CHGM‘s Shelter Plus Care Permanent Supportive Housing Program. CHGM staff watched Danielle grow up in our program and head off to college. She is now a senior at Virginia University & Lynchburg College, where […]
On January 29, 2014, over 200 volunteers joined members of homeless services organizations from all over the city to perform DC’s eighth annual Point In Time Count. The count is a census of the homeless population that takes place, nationwide, in the last week of January every year. This year, CHGM served on the Point […]
The Thanksgiving holiday is often an exciting time for people from all walks of life to come together to share a meal and reflect on what they are grateful for. This season of giving also offers Capitol Hill Group Ministry (CHGM) and similar organizations the opportunity to do something special for the many families they […]
Unfortunately, for hundreds of children living in emergency shelters or housing programs, and thousands more in poverty, beginning the year prepared and privileged is an unattainable dream due to their families’ financial difficulties. For these reasons and more, CHGM is proud to announce that with the help of our donors and greater Capitol Hill community, […]
Once a year, Washington, DC is among the more than 3,000 cities and counties which participate in the national Point-In-Time Homeless survey coordinated by HUD. Last Thursday more than 180 bundled-up volunteers canvassed buildings, bridges, and back alleyways looking for the homeless neighbors in our community, many of whom have no choice but to seek […]
The Stevens, a family of five, entered CHGM’s CBSP in the winter of 2010. Prior to coming to the program, all five individuals were renting one bedroom out of a friends house. With the many physical challenges the family suffers; one child wheel chair bound, and another child with autism, there was just no space […]
At the heart of Capitol Hill Group Ministry (CHGM) is our mission of “Serving the Community, One Neighbor at a Time,” and striving to break the cyclical nature of poverty that often exists within the homeless and low-income communities which we serve. A critical part of achieving that mission centers around assisting the students within […]
Because of your generosity, support, and compassion, Capitol Hill Group Ministry’s (CHGM) 2012 Thanks-GIVING Food Basket Program was successful in serving a Thanksgiving Day Feast to more than 1,480 members of our Capitol Hill community. In keeping with the unfortunately growing trend over the past several years, CHGM received record demand in requests from the […]
Capitol Hill Group Ministry (CHGM) distributed Christmas gifts for hundreds of local children and families from the Capitol Hill United Methodist Church sanctuary. “Our Adopt-a-Family Christmas project provides an opportunity for hundreds of local donors to give of their time and money to make Christmas special for our neighbors in need,” said Barfonce Baldwin, Executive […]
Capitol Hill Group Ministry (CHGM) held our 9th Annual Thanksgiving Interfaith Service on Sunday, November 18th, at Capitol Hill United Methodist Church. The 9th Annual Thanksgiving Interfaith Service celebrated CHGM’s 45th year of faithful partnership with the community. During our celebration of service, we recognized and spotlighted outstanding neighborhood volunteers and the causes they have […]
