Poor Robert’s Charities held a festive gathering in mid-November at the ColumbiaCountry Club in Chevy Chase to benefit Living Wages. Living Wages is a non-profitorganization that seeks to help individuals become responsible, empoweredparents, workers and citizens. Funded primarily by private grants and donations,the organization offers pre-GED and GED classes, computer instruction, employmentcounseling and resume writing assistance, and provides low-income housingfor individuals in recovery.