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Buffalo Exchange Supports House of Ruth

We are happy to announce that House of Ruth has been selected as a recipient of the Buffalo Exchange Tokens for Bags® program from January through June 2019. You can now support House of Ruth’s work simply by shopping at Buffalo Exchange. Instead of a plastic bag, the Tokens for Bags® program offers every customer who […]

DVSC Partners with Local Groups

The Domestic Violence Support Center (DVSC) not only serves individuals who are working to recover from their abusive experiences, but also partners with other local organizations to provide psychoeducational groups to support the growth and development of their clients. One such partnership is with an after school program for at-risk adolescents. In a recent group […]

Volunteering with Heart at House of Ruth: Face Painters

There are many opportunities to volunteer at House of Ruth. The main way people support our work is through preparing and serving meals in our single women’s shelter on Capitol Hill. Another way people share is by teaching or offering their talents. In January alone, a hairdresser came in and styled several women’s hair, a […]

Desiree’s Story

54-year-old Desiree* was referred to the Domestic Violence Support Center (DVSC) by another social service agency in DC where she had been receiving counseling services. Desiree has a long history of abuse beginning early in her life, continuing through adolescence when she was placed with an abusive foster family after her mother died from a […]

A Successful Giving Tuesday 2018

This past month on Giving Tuesday, House of Ruth set a goal to raise $10,000 to support women and children survivors of domestic violence and homelessness. We reached out to our community of supporters to help us achieve this goal, and our plea was answered. Thanks to the caring supporters in our community, we not […]

Venable Foundation Grant to House of Ruth

The Venable Foundation Awards $105,000 in Grants to DC-Based Women’s Recovery Organizations The Foundation gave $35,000 each to three women’s organizations that help survivors of sexual abuse, domestic violence, and human trafficking find pathways to healing. Washington, DC (November 20, 2018) – The Venable Foundation Inc., the philanthropic arm of the AmLaw 100 law firm Venable […]

Tonya’s Story

36-year-old Tonya* came to House of Ruth’s Domestic Violence Support Center (DVSC) to address feelings of depression related to a recent miscarriage, along with concerns about her relationship with a highly physically and verbally abusive boyfriend. Like many clients who seek services at the DVSC, Tonya felt unable to discuss her circumstances with family or […]

Open House and Interview Prep at Madison

Last month, as part of Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM), House of Ruth’s Madison Program held an open house fair to share information about the housing programs and services we offer. Madison staff gave a presentation on the admission process to the family and single housing programs at House of Ruth, and provided a brief […]

Stories of Hope: Aleya

Aleya’s Story of Hope is the twelfth in our Stories of Hope video series. Aleya shares how she was married for seven years, and left her abusive situation and came to House of Ruth this past July with her three children. Aleya shares how the House of Ruth staff helped guide her through the process […]

GW Freshman Day of Service

Last month, a group of students from George Washington University helped create a wonderful garden at House of Ruth’s Hope Rising program. Prepared with shovels and bags of mulch, the students spent a Saturday planting fresh flowers at the program site. From all of us at House of Ruth, thank you so much for your […]