My Girlfriend’s House Provides Apartment Renovations to New Endeavors by Women

On September 5th, My Girlfriend’s House will renovate rooms for the 17 families and 45
children currently residing in permanent supported housing apartments run by New Endeavors by Women (NEW) for
homeless women and children in Washington, DC.

WASHINGTON, DC–On Saturday, September 5, 2015, My Girlfriend’s House will renovate
permanent supported housing apartments run by New Endeavors by Women (NEW) for
homeless women and children in Washington, DC. The “grand reveal” will be held 3:30 pm that
afternoon at 300 56th St., NE, Washington, DC 20019.

With the number of families in DC’s homeless population increasing each year, housing programs
are finding it harder to secure the funds needed to provide adequate housing and support. My
Girlfriend’s House addresses this issue semi-annually by bringing their Shelter Room Makeover
Party to facilities that house women and their children in the DC Metropolitan area.

In their largest makeover project to date, My Girlfriend’s House will bring 120 volunteers to
NEW’s family housing program, New Horizons. The organization will renovate the apartments
with new furniture, fresh paint jobs and re-decorated children’s rooms for the 17 families and 45
children currently in residence.

Work on this project will begin as early as September 3, with volunteers arriving to dispose of
large furniture. By the end of the project, My Girlfriend’s House will repaint, decorate and
transform the apartments into a more welcoming, livable space for residents.

Volunteers will also put in special effort to make the facility and an adjoining backyard more
child-friendly and better landscaped. Veronica Eyenga, Executive Director and Founder of My
Girlfriend’s House, is excited to show the children and parents how much fun and comfortable
their new homes will be. “Our goal with this makeover party is to transform each of the
apartments to look and feel like a child’s haven with bright colors, toys and pictures of
inspiration.”

“It’s really all about the kids,” says NEW’s Executive Director Wanda Steptoe. “What a great
opportunity it is to provide the children with an atmosphere that stimulates their creativity.”

The Shelter Room Makeover Party is a semi-annual outreach program that renovates the living
spaces for women and children residing in area homeless shelters. The program addresses a
major issue that plagues shelters across the country: the lack of resources needed to upgrade
their facilities into comfortable and functional living spaces.

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About My Girlfriend’s House
My Girlfriends House, Inc. is a non-profit organization that works with at-risk middle and high
school girls in DC, Maryland and Virginia. The group’s mission is to empower young girls living in
poverty to break the cycle and maintain a positive understanding of self-worth, confidence, and
professional advancement. This is accomplished through group mentoring, life skills training, and
career and academic planning. For more information and to support this and other efforts of My
Girlfriend’s House please visit us at https://www.mygirlfriendshouse.org.

About New Endeavors By Women
New Endeavors by Women is a non-profit organization located in Washington DC. By partnering
with homeless women, NEW creates new futures. We provide a nurturing environment so that
women can recognize their worth. NEW transforms lives, by providing housing, fostering the
development of life skills, and promoting education and employment, to end the cycle of
homelessness.

Since we opened our doors in 1988, NEW’s programs and services have helped more than 3,000
women and children take steps toward achieving greater self-sufficiency and independence.
For more information and to support this and other efforts of NEW, please visit us at
http://nebw.org