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Doorways for Women and Families (Doorways) is
WWPR’s new pro-bono client for 2006-09! Doorways is a resource
for abused, homeless or at-risk women and their families. It provides
self-sufficiency and prevention services, and educates the larger
community about domestic violence and homelessness.
The pro-bono committee will be working with Doorways
for the next three years on their media and communications needs. If you have any questions about the Doorways work, or if you're interested in working on the pro-bono committee, please contact Rachel Henderson or Patricia Pincus.
For over nearly 30 years, Doorways has served as the
only shelter for abused, homeless and at-risk women and their families
in the Arlington area.
Doorways is the recent recipient of the Kresge Foundation Capital Challenge Grant. The Grant will be used toward the construction of the Freddie Mac Foundation Family Home, which was completed in November 2007. Within the challenge grant period of now through July 1, 2008, Doorways must raise $800,000 in new private funds. When that goal is met, The Kresge Foundation will award Doorways a one-time $400,000 grant. To view pictures of the shelter construction, please visit www.doorwaysva.org
Doorways is the 2006 recipient of the Arlington Chamber of Commerce Best Business Award (ABBIE) in the nonprofit category. Doorways was selected as a featured charity in the 2005 issue of The Catalogue of Philanthropy, and is the winner of the 2006 Arlington County’s Community Hero Award for Volunteers. Doorways is also the 2006 recipient of the James B. Hunter Community Hero Award and the 2005 James B. Hunter Human Rights Award.
Each year, Doorways provides emergency services
to more than 6,000 women and children through their emergency family
shelter, safehouse and 24-hour crisis hotline. Doorways also offers
extensive services to families on the road to self-sufficiency through
their transitional housing program, children’s services, thrift
store and financial education services.
For more information, please visit www.doorwaysva.org
The WWPR Pro-Bono Committee
would like to cordially thank...
NAN's
radio satellite tour support during
Domestic Violence Awareness Month

Chris Gallagher of Ambertone
Printing for his
work with promotional postcards and printing material for Doorways
for Women & Families
PR Newswire
for their services in distributing Doorways' media events within
the DC metro area.

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about PR Newswire
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Burrelle's for their assistance with clipping news articles of Doorways' frequent media coverage.

Carmie McCook & Associates, Inc. for her creative message development and media training session.
Marvin T. Jones & Associates for his photography services of Doorways’
special events.
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