10/17/14 Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority visits DC General Family Shelter

Members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority carry boxes of Halloween costumes into Playtime Project at the DC General Family Shelter October 17^th.  /Photo by Nancy Shia  

Members of Alpha Kappa Sorority tour Playtime Project of DC General Family Shelter with site manager Heather Wade (2^nd from left) October 17^th.  /Photo by Nancy Shia 

Heather Wade, site manager of Playtime Project of the DC General Family Shelter, gives members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority a tour of the project October 17^th.  /Photo by Nancy Shia 

Members of the Daughters of a New Day, a service project of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority surround Heather Wade, site manager of Playtime Project at DC General Family Shelter October 17^th.  /Photo by Nancy Shia 

Two Alpha Kappa Alpha women give the Alpha sign during a service project at Playtime Project at the DC General Family Shelter October 17^th.  /Photo by Nancy Shia  

Howard University Alpha Kappa Alpha alumna helps sort costumes at Playtime Project of DC General Family Shelter October 17^th.  /Photo by Nancy Shia  

Members of Alpha Kappa Alpha at Playtime Project of the DC General Family Shelter October 17^th  /Photo by Nancy Shia 

 Cherrelle Elan, 41 from Louisiana, Arto Woods 69 from Baltimore and Tamara Billings, 41 from Dallas in the Project Playtime room of the DC General Family Shelter October 17^th.  /Photo by Nancy Shia 

Members of the Daughters of a New Day of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Howard University alumnae gather in a room of Playtime Project at the DC General Family Shelter October 17^th  /Photo by Nancy Shia 

Stacey Baroulette of Miramar Florida and Stephanie Webb from Dallas Texas share a moment in the Playtime Project room of the DC General Family Shelter October 17^th.  /Photo by Nancy Shia 

Members of the Daughters of a New Day of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Howard University alumnae gather in a room of Playtime Project at the DC General Family Shelter October 17^th  /Photo by Nancy Shia 

Laverne Campbell Lodge from NY and Christine Richards from Brooklyn, both Howard University Alpha Kappa Alpha alumnae, give a hand signal in the Playtime Project room at DC General Family Shelter October 17^th.  /Photo by Nancy Shia 

 
 Niambi Jarvis, Daria Williams-Johnson and Afriqiyah Woods give Playtime Project site manager Heather Wade over $1000 in gift cards and 300 Halloween costumes for residents of the DC General Family Shelter October 17^th.  /Photo by Nancy Shia 

 Niambi Jarvis and Daria Williams-Johnson, alumnae of Howard University Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority have flyers about human trafficking to distribute during the Howard Homecoming October 17^th.  /Photo by Nancy Shia 

One member of Daughters of a New Day of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority works on sorting costumes in Playtime Project at the DC General Family Shelter October 17^th.  /Photo by Nancy Shia 

Shelter residents Catrice Cunningham, 41 and her daughter Sade, 11, stand under a tree outside the DC General Family Shelter October 17^th.  /Photo by Nancy Shia

Former DC General Family Shelter resident Janay Hawkins, 26 and son Kai, 1, sit outside the shelter October 17^th.  /Photo by Nacy Shia 

Afriqiyah Woods, Community Service Chair of the Daughters of a New Day of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, elates Heather Wade, site manager of Playtime Project at the DC General Family Shelter, with donations of Halloween costumes and gift cards October 17^th.  /Photo by Nancy Shia