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We need your help! Friendship Home is in need of paper towels, toilet paper, bath towels, baby wash, baby lotion, and baby shampoo! We kindly ask that all donations be new or unopened items. If you are able to help,...
Read More ››Domestic Violence is happening to people you know and care about … your extended family, friends, and coworkers. It happens across all neighborhoods, income and educational levels, races, and ethnicities. Read more in the latest edition of our newsletter The...
Read More ››NOW A VIRTUAL EVENT! As may you know, there has been a steady increase in the number of warnings regarding the quick spreading Delta variant of COVID. Friendship Home Administration has been cautiously watching and having discussions about what that...
Read More ››What is Juneteenth? Juneteenth is a 155-year-old holiday celebrating the emancipation of African-Americans from slavery in the U.S. It is celebrated on June 19 (the name is a combination of the words “June” and “nineteenth”) because on that date in 1865, Major General...
Read More ››We are completely blown away by the generosity we received during Give To Lincoln Day! With your help, we were able to raise $142,615 to empower freedom from domestic violence. THANK YOU LINCOLN for helping us live our mission every...
Read More ››Over 61 weeks and 34,386 masks, 585 surgical scrub caps, 269 hospital gowns, and 12 pairs of surgical shoe covers later, the Lincoln Covid Sewists made a HUGE contribution to 75 local organizations, including Friendship Home! The Lincoln Covid Sewists...
Read More ››Starting May 1st through May 25th– your gift can have more impact, give more security, and inspire more hope through Give to Lincoln Day. Thanks to the generosity of our community, together we continue empowering freedom from domestic violence. Through...
Read More ››Today, Wednesday, April 21, 2021, is National Day of Action for the VOCA Fix! The Victim of Crime Act’s (VOCA) Crime Victims Fund (CVF) is a non-taxpayer source of funding that support thousands of crime victims service providers, including Friendship...
Read More ››Thank you to our generous Stuff the Bus supporters for helping us “stuff” our virtual StarTran Bus with critical supplies! These donations will allow families served at Friendship Home to receive the everyday essential items they need while rebuilding their...
Read More ››April 5th – 18th Friendship Home, StarTran, and Alpha Media are partnering for the 22nd Annual Stuff the Bus. Visit the Stuff the Bus event page, today through April 18th, to “shop” our online platform to provide highly needed items...
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