My Girlfriend’s House provides year-round mentoring workshops and activities for teenage girls from the Washington metropolitan region. Mentoring workshops are conducted every Saturday, except for the last 2 weekends of the year. Mentee-only workshops and activities are not listed on this event listing. Please contact us directly for those specific details.

Community-based special events are the heart of our fundraising activities. Join us at any of our events listed below to experience the fun, camaraderie and fundraising that sustains us throughout the year.

July 26, 2014: 3rd Year Anniversary Mix & Mingle

It’s our 3 year anniversary and what better way to celebrate than with all the amazing individuals who have supported us throughout the years? Join us on July 26th for our fabulous 3rd Year Anniversary Mix & Mingle.

For the past three years we have embraced the idea of community empowerment to help build a generation of strong and confident women and teen girls. Our efforts, along with the unwavering support of our volunteers, have given us a chance to see personal, academic and mental growth from the individuals enrolled in our programs.

As we enter into our 3rd year of service to the community, we are happier than ever to celebrate the impact My Girlfriend’s House has made. From the 12 year old girl who learned to embrace her unique differences to the 42 year old woman who was inspired to overcome her financial hardships, we continue to dedicate our time and efforts to uplifting, motivating and educating.

So here’s your chance to join us at Silo Restaurant - 919-5th Street NW, Washington, DC from 4-7pm. We’ll see you on the 26th!

September 6, 2014: Shelter Room Makeover Party @ St. Anne’s Infant and Maternity Home

This month we will head over to St Anne’s Infant and Maternity Home, a group home for adult women & their infant children located in DC.

We will pull together a group of volunteers, mentees, parents, and community supporters to renovate the rooms of the 12 women and their children living in the facility. By the way, I’m not talking about laying down a new rug or hanging a picture. We are transforming into professional designers and will wall paper, paint the walls, and do some heavy lifting with the brand new home decor and furniture we will donate.

It is always hard work but the look on the faces of the children will make it all worth it. So if you’re interested in helping us bring a smile to the faces of these moms and their children, put on your creative hat and join us!

October 1 - 31st, 2014: Annual Purse Drive

It’s time to get your purses ready as we gear up to start our annual Purse Strings for My Girlfriends annual purse drive! As always, our goal is to collect 800 purses throughout the month of October which we will then stuff with health and beauty care items and donate to those less fortunate.

The drive, which supports young ladies and women in 30-35 group homes, homeless shelters, and domestic abuse centers within our region, addresses the growing needs of women affected by personal issues, career setbacks, and economic adjustments.

So, head on over to your sister’s, mother’s, colleague’s, and best friend’s closet and pull those gently used purses to donate to our Purse Strings for My Girlfriends drive. Click HERE to donate items and for more information.

November 8, 2014: Purse Stuffing Party

Please join us as we host our annual Purse Strings Stuffing Party, our largest outreach effort that calls upon volunteers to help fill the huge donation of purses received from the drive.

As you know, MGH prides itself on its ability to support and empower women and young girls and your participation in this effort will allow us to do just that. Here’s your chance to show up and show out!

April 26, 2014: Bra Shoppe Experience

Today we took 62 teenage girls from area group homes, shelters and foster agencies out shopping for new bras and panties at Macy’s Marlow Heights.

This highly anticipated event continues to be possible due to the generous staff at Macy’s, who were on stand by, awaiting our arrival into the store. The teen girls we were taken to the dressing room area, where the staff had designated a special section for us complete with snacks and beverages for our girls. The store manager and staff then educated the girls on why a properly fitted bra was necessary and how to find a good one. The girls were then personally fitted for their bra size before being cut loose to look through the large bra selections, with a few requiring custom sizes that had to be special ordered.

Each girl received 3 new bras and 5 new pairs of underwear.
Take a look at all the event details here!

April 5, 2014: Shelter Room Makeover Party @ Rachael’s Women Center

This month we headed over to Rachael’s women’s Center, a homeless shelter for adult women located in DC. MGH divas worked with several other MGH adult female volunteers to remodel several rooms in this 3 level shelter for the women who call it home. We painted, hung up room borders, made beds, hung pictures and basically transformed the current “clinical”shelter environments into “homes.”

I want to send a huge THANK YOU to all the volunteers that came out this weekend to support our Shelter Room Makeover Party. Take a look at a few photos from the day’s event. This outreach effort represents just a small portion of the work we do within our community, but we can’t do it alone. THANK YOU!!Take a look at all the event details here!

December 7, 2013: Holiday Tea Party

As we continue with the joyous season of giving we’re excited to announce that we will be spreading cheer to a group of women residing in a homeless shelter this holiday. Today, we are traveling to the Montgomery Avenue Women’s Center to host our Holiday Tea Party.

The event featured a three course meal, games, and raffles for women who would otherwise not have a very merry Christmas. With the help of our young divas and a few volunteers, we showered the guests with food, entertainment and love in true MGH style!
Check out the event pictures here!

November 9, 2013: Purse Stuffing Party

Please join us as we host our annual Purse Strings Stuffing Party, our largest outreach effort that calls upon volunteers to help fill the huge donation of purses received from the drive.

As you know, MGH prides itself on its ability to support and empower women and young girls and your participation in this effort will allow us to do just that. Here’s your chance to show up and show out! Take a look at all the event details here!

October 1 - 31st, 2013: Annual Purse Drive

It’s time to get your purses ready as we gear up to start our annual Purse Strings for My Girlfriends annual purse drive! As always, our goal is to collect 800 purses throughout the month of October which we will then stuff with health and beauty care items and donate to those less fortunate.

The drive, which supports young ladies and women in 30-35 group homes, homeless shelters, and domestic abuse centers within our region, addresses the growing needs of women affected by personal issues, career setbacks, and economic adjustments.

So, head on over to your sister’s, mother’s, colleague’s, and best friend’s closet and pull those gently used purses to donate to our Purse Strings for My Girlfriends drive. Click HERE to donate items and for more information.

July 27, 2013: 2nd Year Anniversary Mix & Mingle

It’s our 2 year anniversary and what better way to celebrate than with all the amazing individuals who have supported us throughout the years? Join us on July 27th for our fabulous 2nd Year Anniversary Mix & Mingle.

We’re calling all volunteers, community members, and avid supporters to let your hair down and meet us at the club house for an evening of networking, food, and a celebration of two years of community service.

Bring your fun attitude, divaliciousness, and don’t forget what mama taught you: never show up to a party empty-handed, we’d love to try your favorite dish or drink of choice!

There is no fee for this event but we graciously accept your donation of love to help us continue to provide ongoing support to the women and girls in our community.

So here’s your chance to meet the women behind My Girlfriend’s House, tour the clubhouse and toast to another successful year of service to our community. We’ll see you on the 27th!

Take a look at some of the pictures from the event by Clicking HERE !

June 29, 2013: Monte Carlo Night Fundraising Event.

Big thanks to our generous sponsors and donors, and of course our fabulous guests for making this our most successful fundraising event to date! Together, we raised funds to provide critical support services to teen girls in our community.

June 1: Shelter Room Makeover Party: Part 2.

What an amazing weekend we had! This past Saturday, a team of 60 phenomenal women came to our Shelter Room Makeover Party to help renovate all six of the family rooms at UCAP/Shepherd’s Cove Shelter, a Capitol Heights, MD shelter for women and their children. By the end of the day we were completely drenched in paint and sweat, but it was all worth it when we saw the faces of the residents light up as their new rooms were revealed.

I want to send a huge THANK YOU to all the volunteers that came out this weekend to support our 2nd Shelter Room Makeover Party of the year. Take a look at a few photos from the day’s event.

This outreach effort represents just a small portion of the work we do within our community, but we can’t do it alone.

April 13: Bra Shoppe Experience.

Today we took 40 teenage girls from the region out shopping for new bras and panties at Macy’s Marlow Heights and it was such an experience. The wonderful Macy’s staff was on stand by, awaiting our arrival into the store and once we arrived, we were taken to the dressing room area, where they had designated a special section for us complete with snacks and beverages for our girls. The store manager and staff then educated the girls on why a properly fitted bra was necessary and how to find good one. The girls were then personally fitted for their bra size before being cut loose to look through the large bra selections, with a few requiring custom sizes that had to be special ordered.

Each girl received 3 new bras and 10 new pairs of underwear. And the day was complete when more then 10 large pizzas arrived and they got to feast with the Macy’s team. Here are the pictures from today’s Bra Shoppe experience…

Thank you again everyone, for giving our girls the chance to experience a “Pretty Woman” moment today.

March 2: Shelter Room Makeover Party:.

What do you get when you combine a shelter full of vivacious women, an army of divas equipped with a paint brush, and a mission to bless those in need? The Shelter Room Makeover Party, that’s what!

The Shelter Room Makeover Party was an outreach event designed to uplift women living in homeless shelters by renovating their rooms into hotel-styled rooms. On March 2nd we rolled up our sleeves, put on our interior decorator hats and headed to Hyacinth’s Place, a DC-based supportive housing program for women who are homeless and who have a mental health diagnose.

We pulled together a group of volunteers, mentees, parents, and community supporters to renovate the rooms of four women living in the facilities. By the way, I’m not talking about laying down a new rug or hanging a picture. We transformed into professional designers and hung wall paper, painted the walls, and did some heavy lifting with the brand new home decor and furniture we donated. It was hard work but the look on their faces made it all worth it. I was speechless by the amount of support we received. It really showed me the power women exude when we come together for the greater good. Thank you to Hyacinth’s Place for allowing us to transform your rooms!

To watch some of the video testimonials from the Shelter Room Makeover Party, tune in to our YouTube Channel here.