#GivingTuesday 2016

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RESULTS: 133

Special List: #GivingTuesday 2016


1st Stage
Tysons, VA

Creates thought-provoking, modern productions in Tysons, Virginia.

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Performing, Literary, & Visual Arts

826DC
Washington, DC

Helps under-resourced youth find their voice through creative writing programs.

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Youth Education & Enrichment

Academy of Hope Adult Public Charter School
Washington, DC

Provides high-quality adult basic education to improve lives.

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Adult Literacy & Learning

Access Youth
Washington, DC

Restorative justice programming to reduce truancy and suspensions.

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Youth Education & Enrichment

Action Youth Media (formerly Gandhi Brigade)
Silver Spring, MD

Trains underserved youth to be leaders through media creation.

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Youth & Community Arts

An Open Book Foundation
Washington DC, DC

Connects authors and books with students to build equitable access.

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Youth Education & Enrichment

Anacostia Watershed Society
Bladensburg, MD

Mobilizes the community to stop pollution, restore natural systems, and rebuild relationships to Anacostia River.

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Environment & Animal Services

AppleTree Institute for Education Innovation
Washington, DC

Creates and provides evidence-based early education for under-resourced students.

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Youth Education & Enrichment

Arlington Free Clinic
Arlington, VA

Provides exemplary, safety-net medical care for Arlingtonians in need.

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Health, Wellness, & Senior Services

Arlington Partnership for Affordable Housing
Arlington, VA

Providing housing and supporting resident services to lower-income neighbors.

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Basic Needs, Food, & Housing

Arlington Thrive
Arlington, VA

Offers same-day emergency assistance to cover basic needs for Arlingtonians in crisis.

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Basic Needs, Food, & Housing

Art Works Now
Hyattsville, MD

Offers affordable art education for low-income students.

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Youth & Community Arts

Arts for the Aging
Gaithersburg, MD

Helps seniors experience joy and healthy aging through multi-disciplinary arts experiences.

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Health, Wellness, & Senior Services

Arts on the Block
Silver Spring, MD

Provides job training and community development through the arts and design.

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Youth & Community Arts

ArtStream
Rockville, MD

Uses the performing arts to empower people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

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Performing, Literary & Visual Arts

Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center
Washington, DC

Provides legal services for low-income Asian immigrants with limited English proficiency.

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Legal Services & Justice Programs

Atlas Performing Arts Center
Washington, DC

Presents performances, activities, and youth programs in Northeast DC.

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Performing, Literary & Visual Arts

Beacon House
Washington, DC

Closing the academic achievement gap for youth in Ward 5.

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Youth Education & Enrichment

Bishop John T. Walker School for Boys
Washington, DC

Tuition-free independent school located east of the Anacostia River.

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Youth Education & Enrichment

Brain Injury Services
Springfield, VA

Helps survivors of brain injury lead fulfilling lives.

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Health, Wellness, & Senior Services

Bridges to Independence
Arlington, VA

Helping families overcome homelessness and achieve stable, independent futures.

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Basic Needs, Food, & Housing

Britepaths
Fairfax, VA

Provides emergency and long-term services to help those in need in Fairfax County.

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Life Skills, Training, & Employment

BUILD Metro DC
Washington, DC

Entrepreneurship and college readiness program for students from under-resourced communities.

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Youth Education & Enrichment

Calvary Women's Services
Washington, DC

Supports homeless women in DC with housing, health, employment and education.

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Basic Needs, Food, & Housing

CASA for Children of DC
Washington, DC

Advocates for abused and neglected children and youth.

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Legal Services & Justice Programs

Center for Adoption Support and Education
Burtonsville, MD

Offers adoption-competent mental health services that strengthen foster/adoptive families.

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Children, Youth, & Families

Charlie's Place at St. Margaret's
Washington, DC

Empowers homeless with meals, case management, healthcare and encouraging potential.

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Basic Needs, Food, & Housing

Child and Family Network Centers
Alexandria, VA

Free early education and family services for at risk youth.

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Youth Education & Enrichment

City Dogs & City Kitties Rescue
Washington, DC

Rescues adoptable dogs from overcrowded and high-kill shelters.

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Environment & Animal Services

Cloverleaf Equine Center
Clifton, VA

Offers therapeutic horseback riding for people with disabilities, youth-at-risk, and recovering military.

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Children, Youth, & Families

College Bound
Washington, DC

Mentorship and college access program for Washington-area students.

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Mentorship & College Access

Communities In Schools of the Nation's Capital
Washington, DC

Surrounds students with support, empowering them to stay in school.

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Youth Education & Enrichment

Community Bridges
Bethesda, MD

Offers leadership development, advocacy, and college programming for girls and families.

Community Lodgings
Alexandria, VA

Transitions families from homelessness to independence through housing and educational programming.

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Basic Needs, Food, & Housing

Conflict Resolution Center of Montgomery County
Bethesda, MD

Provides free mediation and conflict resolution services in Montgomery County

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Legal Services & Justice Programs

Court Appointed Special Advocates/Prince George's County
Riverdale, MD

Advocates for and protects abused and neglected children in foster care.

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Children, Youth & Families

Culmore Clinic
Falls Church, VA

Offers high-quality, compassionate healthcare to low-income adults.

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Health, Wellness, & Senior Services

Dance Place
Washington, DC

Hosts a thriving theater, dance school and community resources.

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Performing, Literary, & Visual Arts

DC Arts and Humanities Education Collaborative
Washington, DC

Makes arts/humanities education accessible for DC public school students.

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Youth & Community Arts

DC Creative Writing Workshop
Washington, DC

Offers creative writing program for underserved youth in Ward 8

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Youth & Community Arts

DC SCORES
Washington, DC

Uses poetry, soccer and service learning to inspire youth in after-school programs.

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Youth Education & Enrichment

District Alliance for Safe Housing (DASH)
Washington, DC

Provides safe housing for survivors of domestic violence.

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Basic Needs, Food, & Housing

Don Bosco Cristo Rey High School
Takoma Park, MD

Gives students professional experience while earning a college prep education.

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Mentorship & College Access

Doorways
Arlington, VA

Creating pathways out of homelessness, domestic violence and sexual assault.

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Children, Youth & Families

Dumbarton Oaks Park Conservancy
Washington, DC

Restores, promotes and maintains Dumbarton Oaks Park.

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Environment & Animal Services

Earth Sangha
Annandale, VA

Ecological restoration and maintenance of the most comprehensive native plant nursery in the region.

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Environment & Animal Services

Emerging Scholars Program
Arlington, VA

14-month academic/leadership enrichment for underrepresented students.

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Youth Education & Enrichment

Encore Stage & Studio
Arlington, VA

Showcases theatre by kids, for kids.

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Performing, Literary & Visual Arts

Everybody Wins DC
Washington, DC

Promoting children's literacy through shared reading experiences with a mentor.

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Youth Education & Enrichment

Fairfax Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA)
Fairfax, VA

Provides court appointed volunteers to advocate for abused/neglected children.

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Children, Youth & Families

Falls Church-McLean Children's Center
Falls Church, VA

Early childhood education program serving low-income, working families.

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Youth Education & Enrichment

Family & Youth Initiative
Washington, DC

Helps teens in foster care find family.

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Children, Youth & Families

Fihankra Akoma Ntoaso (FAN)
Washington, DC

Changes lives for foster youth through safe and engaging programming.

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Children, Youth & Families

Food Recovery Network
Washington , DC

Fights food waste and hunger by empowering student leaders.

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Basic Needs, Food, & Housing

Free Minds Book Club & Writing Workshop
Washington, DC

Inspires formerly incarcerated youth to pursue employment and education.

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Legal Services & Justice Programs

Friends of Fort Dupont Ice Arena
Washington, DC

Athletic and educational programming for young people in DC.

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Children, Youth & Families

Friends of the National Arboretum
Washington, DC

Encourages healthy lifestyles and environmental stewardship in low-income communities.

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Environment & Animal Services

Fund for Investigative Journalism
Washington, DC

Supporting independent investigative journalism through grants, fellowships, and mentorships.

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Community & Civic Engagement

Future Link
Rockville, MD

Launches bright futures through self-advocacy, academic support, workforce development.

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Mentorship & College Access

GALA Hispanic Theatre
Washington, DC

Serves as DC's original stage for Latinos and youth.

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Performing, Literary, & Visual Arts

Generation Hope
Washington, DC

College completion and pre-k services for teen parents and children.

Georgetown Ministry Center
Washington, DC

A service-rich day center for chronically homeless individuals.

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Basic Needs, Food, & Housing

Girls on the Run - DC
Washington, DC

Mentors over 2,200 pre-teen girls annually, activating confidence & competence.

Girls on the Run NOVA
Fairfax, VA

Helps girls in Northern Virginia build confidence through physical activity.

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Children, Youth & Families

Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture
Glen Echo, MD

Manages Glen Echo Park's arts programs, festivals, and facilities.

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Performing, Literary & Visual Arts

Greater DC Diaper Bank
Washington, DC

Alleviates financial stress on families by providing diapers to low-income families.

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Basic Needs, Food, & Housing

Hope for Henry
Washington, DC

Reinventing the way hospitals care for seriously-ill children.

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Health, Wellness, & Senior Services

Housing Unlimited Inc
Silver Spring, MD

Provides affordable independent housing for people in mental health recovery.

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Basic Needs, Food, & Housing

IN Series
Washington, DC

DC's home for innovative opera, intimate cabaret, and Latino programming.

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Performing, Literary & Visual Arts

Inspired Child (formerly Inner City-Inner Child)
Washington, DC

Distributes books and provides learning opportunities for at-risk preschoolers.

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Youth Education & Enrichment

Iona Senior Services
Washington, DC

Provides safety-net services for isolated, low-income elderly.

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Health, Wellness, & Senior Services

JCADA
Rockville, MD

Providing support, education, and prevention to end domestic/dating abuse.

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Basic Needs, Food, & Housing

Jubilee Jobs
Washington, DC

Free job placement for individuals seeking marketplace jobs.

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Life Skills, Training & Employment

Just Neighbors Ministry
Annandale, VA

Legal services for low-income immigrants in Northern Virginia.

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Immigrant & Refugee Services

KID Museum
Bethesda, MD

Connects school-aged youth and families to STEM and cultural enrichment programming.

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Youth Education & Enrichment

Kid Power, Inc
Washington, DC

Inspires youth leadership through academics, wellness, and civic engagement.

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Youth Education & Enrichment

Kids R First
Reston, VA

Purchases and delivers grade-appropriate school supplies to needy children in Northern Virginia.

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Youth Education & Enrichment

LearnServe International
Washington, DC

Empowers students with entrepreneurial leadership and confidence to transform communities.

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Youth Education & Enrichment

Liberty's Promise
Alexandria, VA

Helps low-income, immigrant youth learn about American civic life.

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Immigrant & Refugee Services

Mid-Atlantic Innocence Project
Washington, DC

Prevents and corrects the conviction of innocent people.

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Legal Services & Justice Programs

MobileMed
Rockville, MD

Primary healthcare for over 4,000 low-income individuals annually.

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Health, Wellness, & Senior Services

Montgomery Coalition for Adult English Literacy
Rockville, MD

Strengthens the countywide adult English literacy network.

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Adult Literacy & Learning

Montgomery Countryside Alliance
Poolesville, MD

Promotes and protects a vibrant agricultural reserve in DC.

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Environment & Animal Services

Monument Academy
Washington, DC

Educates DC's foster and at-risk youth through public boarding school.

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Youth Education & Enrichment

Multicultural Career Intern Program (MCIP)
Washington, DC

Promotes educational experiences and a college-going culture among students.

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Youth Education & Enrichment

Nature Forward
Chevy Chase, MD

Inspires residents of Greater Washington to appreciate and protect their environment.

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Environment & Animal Services

New Futures
Washington, DC

Helps low-income youth access scholarships and middle-skill career education.

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Mentorship & College Access

Nick's Place
Beltsville, MD

Recovery home and life management programs for young men.

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Basic Needs, Food, & Housing

Nueva Vida
Alexandria, VA

Services throughout the cancer continuum for underserved Latinas.

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Health, Wellness, & Senior Services

OAR of Arlington, Alexandria and Falls Church
Arlington, VA

Assists individuals returning home from incarceration and court-involved adults and youth.

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Legal Services & Justice Programs

Open Arms Housing
Washington, DC

Helping formerly homeless women obtain and maintain permanent housing.

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Basic Needs, Food, & Housing

Operation Renewed Hope Foundation
Alexandria, VA

Mobilizes Veterans to end Veteran homelessness.

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Veterans & Military Families

Operation Second Chance
Germantown, MD

Provides financial and community support for wounded, injured, or ill veterans.

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Veterans & Military Families

Our Military Kids
Oakton, VA

Provides grants for extracurricular activities to children of service members.

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Veterans & Military Families

Parkinson Foundation of the National Capital Area
Olney, MD

Programs and services for people facing Parkinson's.

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Health, Wellness, & Senior Services

Passion for Learning
Silver Spring, MD

Helps disadvantaged students gain literacy, technology and college readiness skills.

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Youth Education & Enrichment

Phoenix Bikes
Arlington, VA

Teaches underserved teens bicycle repair through a community bike shop.

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Youth Education & Enrichment

Posse DC
Washington, DC

College access and leadership program for high school students.

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Mentorship & College Access

Potomac Riverkeeper Network
Washington, DC

Protecting and defending the Potomac River.

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Environment & Animal Services

Prince George's Child Resource Center
Largo, MD

Supports parents and child care providers so children can thrive.

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Children, Youth & Families

Project Create
Washington, DC

Creative youth development for children experiencing homelessness and poverty.

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Youth & Community Arts

RESET
Fairfax Station, DC

Brings STEM professionals to PreK-8th grades to deliver hands-on science activities.

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Youth Education & Enrichment

Resources to Inspire Students and Educators
Washington, DC

Helps underserved, low-income DC youth achieve academic and career success

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Youth Education & Enrichment

Rock Creek Conservancy
Bethesda, MD

Protects and revitalizes the lands and waters of Rock Creek Park.

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Environment & Animal Services

Samaritan Ministry of Greater Washington
Washington, DC

Supporting, coaching, training our unhoused/unemployed neighbors to reach their goals.

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Adult Literacy & Learning

San Miguel School
Washington, DC

Educates Latino boys and prepares them for high school success.

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Youth Education & Enrichment

School Justice Project
Washington, DC

Supports older court-involved youth with disabilities through special education legal services.

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Legal Services & Justice Programs

Senior Services of Alexandria
Alexandria, VA

Fosters independence to enable Alexandria seniors to age in place.

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Health, Wellness, & Senior Services

Shepherd's Table
Silver Spring, MD

Provides meals, clothing and basic services for individuals experiencing homelessness.

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Basic Needs, Food, & Housing

Sitar Arts Center
Washington, DC

Advances critical life skills of underserved youth through arts education.

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Youth & Community Arts

SMYAL
Washington, DC

Empowers LGBTQ youth through leadership development and mentorship.

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Children, Youth, & Families

Split This Rock
Washington, DC

Presenting, teaching, and cultivating the next generation of socially engaged poets.

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Performing, Literary & Visual Arts

Spur Local
Washington, DC

The ONLY locally-focused guide to giving, connecting you to the Greater Washington area's critical, most trusted nonprofits.

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Community & Civic Engagement

Suited for Change
Washington, DC

Providing professional attire and job-readiness support.

Synetic Theater
Arlington, VA

Movement-focused theater offering performances, education, and free community programs.

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Performing, Literary & Visual Arts

Teaching for Change
Washington, DC

Develops multicultural teacher resources and meaningful family engagement strategies.

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Youth Education & Enrichment

The Arc of Northern Virginia
Fairfax, VA

Advocacy and services for those living with intellectual/developmental disabilities.

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Children, Youth & Families

The Barker Adoption Foundation
Bethesda, MD

Offers adoption, education, and support services for birth, adoptive parents and adopted children.

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Children, Youth & Families

The Dance Institute of Washington, Inc.
Washington, DC

Provides access to dance training, arts education and enrichment opportunities.

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Performing, Literary & Visual Arts

The Ellington Fund
Washington, DC

Supports high-quality arts and academic education for DC youth.

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Youth Education & Enrichment

The Family Place, Inc
Washington, DC

Empowers low-income Latino families with educational and support services.

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Immigrant & Refugee Services

The Father McKenna Center
Washington, DC

Provides guidance and basic human service to help rebuild lives.

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Basic Needs, Food, & Housing

The Latino Student Fund
Washington, DC

Provides educational support for PreK-12 Hispanic students and their families.

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Youth Education & Enrichment

The Washington School for Girls
Washington, DC

Transforms lives of girls through tuition-free private education.

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Youth Education & Enrichment

Thrive DC
Washington, DC

Offers services for hard-to-reach, homeless men, women, and children in the DC area.

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Basic Needs, Food, & Housing

Tracy's Kids
Bethesda, MD

Addresses emotional needs of children with cancer through art therapy.

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Children, Youth & Families

Traveling Players Ensemble
Great Falls, VA

Uses classical theatre to educate, explore, and entertain.

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Youth & Community Arts

Turning the Page
Washington, DC

Engages families in DC public schools through various programs

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Youth Education & Enrichment

Volunteer Fairfax
Fairfax, VA

Strengthens the Northern Virginia community through volunteerism.

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Community & Civic Engagement

Washington Literacy Center
Washington, DC

Literacy and workforce training for adults.

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Adult Literacy & Learning

Wilderness Leadership & Learning
Washington, DC

Develops life skills for youth with experiential learning, leadership training, and service.

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Youth Education & Enrichment

Yellow Ribbon Fund
Bethesda, MD

Provides programs to make daily life more manageable for wounded service members and their family caregivers.

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Veterans & Military Families

YouthBuild Public Charter School
Washington, DC

Helps young people re-engage in their education in a non-traditional school environment.

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Adult Literacy & Learning