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Watch on YouTube (start at 2:19:10) New Endeavors by Women Executive Director, Wanda Steptoe My name is Wanda Steptoe and I am the Executive Director of New Endeavors by Women. Together with Calvary Women’s Services, Catholic Charities, House of Ruth, and N Street Village, we represent the full women’s homeless services continuum. Today, I join my colleagues in respectfully urging the Council to restore $34.694 million to DHS to preserve the full housing continuum as well a

Every day the women at New Endeavors by Women (NEW) are reshaping history and creating new legacies for themselves and their families. One such legacy-builder is our alumna Donna Burke. You may remember Donna — she was honored with NEW’s 2024 New Light Alumna Award for her dedicated service to the community and her leadership as a recovery coach. When Donna first came to NEW, she had just begun the process of writing a new story for herself and her future. Sobered by witnessi

We love hearing from our New Endeavors by Women (NEW) alumni as they move on in the world. Their stories — successes, challenges, new adventures — are a beacon of encouragement to current residents. Many of these women are active in the NEW community, giving back and uplifting others who follow in their footsteps. Alumna Brenda Brooks is one such light. When she arrived at New Endeavors by Women, she was at the end of a long career working for places like the National Labor R