The innovative partnership of a nonprofit organization (MCIP) and a school (Columbia Heights Educational Campus) enhances academics with year-round support programs. Many of the campus’s 1700 students face educational hurdles: 80% are “language minority,” and 85% of high schoolers work to sustain themselves or their families. To give them every opportunity for success, MCIP offers an array of services: year-round tutoring, individualized college and career mentoring, comprehensive resources for teen parents and their children, counseling and family strengthening workshops, and college scholarship awards. Through a student-led Community Development Corporation, students develop civic responsibility by engaging in advocacy, service projects, and leadership training. Some 92% of MCIP seniors are on track to graduate, and 85% are accepted into college. When support goes beyond academic achievement, young people are empowered to dream without limits.

Headquarters: DC-Ward 1

Where They Operate: DC-Ward 1; Columbia Heights; Mount Pleasant; Adams Morgan; Georgia Avenue Petworth; Shaw

Age Groups Served: Infants (0-2); Pre-K (3-4); Pre-teen/teen (12-17); Young adult (18-24)

Population(s) Served: All; Men/Boys; Women/Girls; Students; Low- to Moderate-Income Community Members

Schools They Work In: Columbia Heights Educational Campus; Bell Multicultural High School; Lincoln Multicultural Middle School


  • Number of people (clients, patrons, students, etc) we serve annually:   2,000
  • Number of volunteers who work with us annually:   100
  • Number of children we prepare for success in school annually:   1,400
  • College acceptance rate of your students:   100 Percent

Awards & Recognition

Quality Schools Initiative Award - Fight For Children - May, 2013

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Budget (FY2022)

  • $3 million or higher
  • The current budget for Multicultural Career Intern Program (MCIP) is: $1 million to $3 million
  • $500k to $1 million
  • Less than $500k

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