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S.O.M.E. love for our neighbors…

My friend Eric Lund asked me to be on the host committee for a fundraiser at club Midtown. The fundraiser will benefit S.O.M.E. So Others Might Eat is the only interfaith, community-based organization in the District of Columbia that offers a comprehensive, holistic approach to caring for the homeless and extremely poor citizens of our city.   

Why a holistic approach?  It works. 

• The combination and centralization of services encourage SOME clients to build on their successes, become increasingly self-reliant, and ultimately overcome the barriers that keep them homeless and destitute.  

• Each service that SOME offers is equally important to our clients’ well-being and recovery — whether it is a winter coat, a hot meal and a hot shower, a doctor’s care, job training, or affordable housing. 

• The continuum of care we offer helps us forge a partnership built on trust that keeps the men and women we serve moving forward on a path out of poverty.

• Our reach extends beyond direct service to addressing the systemic causes of poverty and homelessness through advocating for stronger governmental policies.

The results are dramatic: 

Thousands of people have transformed their lives, lifted themselves out of poverty, and are now living productive, meaningful lives in our communities.   

In 2008, with the help of caring supporters, SOME provided

• 271,707 hot nutritious meals for hungry children, women, and men
• 127,114 meals for the residents of our rehabilitative programs, senior center and shelter for abused elderly
• 16,334 showers and free clothing for homeless men and women
• 42 abused and neglected elderly shelter for 1,890 nights
• 11,358 medical and dental care visits to homeless people who could not afford a doctor or dentist
• 1,533 adults with individual and group counseling, case management and continuing care
• 144 homeless men and women with 13,728 transitional housing nights in rehabilitative programs designed to help participants maintain sobriety and find employment
• 120 homeless and extremely low-income women and men with 51,336 hours of intensive job training
• 614 homeless children, women and men with 176,742 nights of safe affordable long-term housing

So TrenDC lovers, join me in helping hundreds of men, women and children who come to SOME every day for support, nourishment, guidance, and encouragement as they strive to turn around their lives.