Get Involved
Donate by Mail
If you prefer to donate by check, please mail it to:
Joseph’s House
1730 Lanier Place NW
Washington, DC 20009
Wish List
We work very hard to make sure that Joseph’s House always feels like home. You can purchase many of the items that do that through our Amazon Wish List or arrange to drop off your gift in-person. Please confirm whether a drop-off can be accepted by calling us at 202-328-9161 or emailing info@josephshouse.org.
Matching Gifts
Matching gift programs through your workplace can double or even triple the value of your contribution. Contact your employer’s human resources department to find out if your employer offers a matching gifts program.
Workplace Giving
Support Joseph’s House through the United Way of the National Capital Area (#8485), the Combined Federal Campaign (#60539), or the D.C One Fund (#8485). If you are holding a workplace fair, please remember to invite us.
Volunteering
Volunteers are an integral part of life at Joseph’s House, bringing skills and love that add great richness to our ability to serve. Some volunteers are part of our everyday life and others we see a few times a year. All are valued for the gifts they bring.
Full Time Volunteers
Our full-time, year-long volunteers work as part of the staff, offering compassionate companionship to our residents. Two volunteers with the Ignation Volunteer Corps serve weekly, sitting with residents, preparing meals, arranging flowers, filling pillboxes, and assisting residents with important paperwork. They include a retired nursing professor and social worker, and their lifetimes of experience and generous spirits are anchors and examples that guide and enrich us.
“Before I came to Joseph’s House, I did not know how to change a diaper, give a bed bath, fry chicken, bake sweet potato pie, parallel park a mini-van, or sit with silence.
In addition to these task-oriented lessons, I have learned that in the midst of simple acts dwells a capacity for great love.“
— Andrea Woods, former volunteer
Community Volunteers
Some Community Volunteers prepare the morning meals that create the setting for the conversation and fellowship that gets our day started, while others host educational workshops and fun activities, help with fundraising campaigns, and beautify our garden. Some volunteers simply come to provide companionship and presence with our residents. All are welcome, but we ask that your intentions are grounded in the philosophy illuminated by Lilla Watson.
“If you have come to help me, you are wasting your time. If you have come because your liberation is bound up with mine, then let us work together.”
— Lilla Watson
Begin Volunteering
Send volunteer interest emails to info@josephshouse.org, telling us a little about yourself and why you are interested in volunteering at Joseph’s House, and attach a resume if applicable. Please note that Community Volunteers are usually prohibited from providing direct medical care to clients.
Meet Our Community
Want to meet our community and visit Joseph’s House? Whether you are new in the area, a lifelong neighbor, or a friend of Joseph’s House, we want you to feel connected to our community and the mission of our organization.
We hold coffee and breakfast open houses. Please email info@josephshouse.org for available dates if you are interested.