St. Ann’s Blog

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Hope "Blossomed" on May 11, 2022 at Columbia Country Club, where over 300 guests gathered for St. Ann's Center's first in-person reception and awards ceremony since 2019! This special evening was an unprecedented success thanks to our dedicated sponsors, donors, partners, and staff.

Please click here for event highlights, photos, and video.

Greetings from St. Ann’s Center! As summer begins, I am reflecting with gratitude on the blessings we have received this year. Your generous support has allowed us to keep serving the women and children most in need in our region. From the bottom of my heart, I thank you...

Earlier this month St. Ann’s Center hosted Hope Blossoms – our annual reception and awards ceremony – for the first time in-person since 2019. This special evening was an unprecedented success thanks to our dedicated sponsors, donors, partners, and staff.

To say that we are grateful would be an understatement. Thank you to everyone who joined our gathering – whether in-person or watching our livestream.

(Washington, D.C.) On May 9, 2022, Washington Post columnist Petula Dvorak wrote about her visit to St. Ann's Center and her encounters with the mothers who live here. Thank you Petula for highlighting St. Ann's mission!

Read the full article on the Washington Post website here.

From Nightlight to Hope Blossoms: Ten Years of Celebrating and Supporting St. Ann’s! Learn about the history of our gala and the establishment of our two awards named in honor of Michele Heidenberger and Mary McGrory.

Like many holidays throughout the year, Mother’s Day takes on special meaning at St. Ann’s Center. Of course, we celebrate with cards, candy, decorations, and flowers. Yet, this day signifies so much more for our mothers than a mere “thank you"...

St. Ann’s congratulates upcoming Hope Blossoms honorees Judy and John Ritz, who will receive the Mary McGrory Advocacy Award at our May 11 event. This award is presented to individuals whose work brings attention to the needs of some of the community’s voiceless: homeless and vulnerable youth and young mothers.

(Washington, DC) On May 2,2022, NBC4 Washington aired a local news story spotlighting the mothers who are re-writing their futures at St. Ann's Center. Special thanks to Reporter Tommy McFly for visiting St. Ann's and capturing these special interviews!

Watch the story on the NBC website here.

(Washington, D.C.) St. Ann’s Center’s “Hope Blossoms” gala will celebrate 162 years of fulfilling a mission bestowed by then-President Abraham Lincoln: caring for vulnerable women and children in the Nation’s Capital.