Greater Washington Community Foundation

Starting our #FeelGoodFriday with this feature on one of our incredible nonprofit partners, @Bold Yoga https://lnkd.in/en8Z__ZY

At The Community Foundation, we’ve celebrated #GivingSeason year-round for over 50 years. Each year, we like to encourage Greater Washington to start family-giving traditions. This year, we invite you to join the Together, We Prosper Campaign for Economic Justice. Whether you give your time, voice, or dollars—your family can help others in Greater Washington thrive beyond the holidays. 🎁Join Us! togetherweprosperdmv.org

A reminder for our fundholders that Grant Recommendations for 2024 must be submitted by the close of business TODAY, Monday, December 16 to be processed by the end of the year. Click here for more information about year-end giving and grantmaking activities - https://lnkd.in/eGinu7kQ If you'd like to make a gift to The Community Foundation, you can do so online at https://lnkd.in/eTwW7nNX.

Before he became a homeless advocate, Wesley Thomas had been living on the streets for nearly 30 years. He said people would choose sleeping in tents outdoors over shelters due to safety concerns. “I was safer on the street because we slept in a community,” he said. “We slept around people that we trusted.” When he took the tour at the Aston - a brand-new shelter in DC's Ward 2, Thomas said, “I almost cried.” https://lnkd.in/eN7ZVcc8

“Some people look at a young parent and see them as a problem,” Ribeiro-Yemofio of LIFT, Inc. shared. “We see them as the solution.” “Everyday I come to school, I get to show up for people,” Romero shares. “I feel like the work that I do is really making a difference – especially for these kids that really need someone who believes in them.” Romero is one of 140 City Year Washington, DC AmeriCorps members working to support the learning, social, and emotional growth of thousands of kids across DC’s public schools. She's also a single mother - an experience that she says has helped drive her to touch thousands of lives through a career in National Service. Now a new pilot program - LIFT As We Climb - hopes to empower more young parents like Romero to transform their communities through national service. https://lnkd.in/eeZsT6CH

"Dietitian Emily Frymark slid open a drawer inside a Children’s National Hospital clinic that looks as though it should store bandages or medicine to reveal a surprise: heaps of onions and garlic bulbs. The produce is part of the food pharmacy at the Northwest Washington hospital, where patients can pick up fresh fruit and vegetables, pasta, cereal, canned foods and other supplies at their regular medical checkups. The program is one way the Capital Area Food Bank is bundling what it knows best — feeding people — with other basic services to help them manage health issues." https://lnkd.in/gjug2_p6

This past weekend we were thrilled to receive the 2024 Dr. Sheila Brooks Community Impact Award at the 3rd annual Washington Association of Black Journalists (WABJ) Honors and Scholarship Gala. The Award was given in recognition of our VoicesDMV Initiative and it's commitment to amplifying the voices and needs of underrepresented communities across the D.C. metropolitan area. https://lnkd.in/es3uQJX5

As we approach the holidays, we express gratitude for our donors and their generosity throughout 2024. Thank you for standing with us as we worked to support and strengthen our community. A reminder for our fundholders that Grant Recommendations for 2024 must be submitted by next Monday, December 16 to be processed by the end of the year. Click here for more information about year-end giving and grantmaking activities - https://lnkd.in/eGinu7kQ If you'd like to make a gift to The Community Foundation, you can do so online at https://lnkd.in/eTwW7nNX.

The numbers are in! Last week's Giving Tuesday raised $3.6 BILLION for nonprofits across the globe -- a 16% increase over last year! A special thank you to all who supported local nonprofits on this incredible day of giving! In case you missed it, it's not too late to make an impact in 2024! Fundholders at The Community Foundation can make grant recommendations to their favorite causes through December 16th and donations through the end of the year. https://ow.ly/8Y9F50UlPHt

We are excited to share this incredible collaboration! Kaiser Permanente is teaming up with Volunteers of America Chesapeake & Carolinas, along with an amazing advisory board of hospitals, local government, and nonprofits, to address a critical gap in our community. Together, we’re working to establish Prince George’s County’s very first Medical Respite Center—providing much needed care for our neighbors experiencing homelessness. 📖 Read the full story and learn more about this effort here: https://lnkd.in/e7N7rRkF To learn more about Hope Has A Home, please visit: www.voachesapeake.org/hhah George Leventhal, Ph.D. Greater Washington Community Foundation National Institute for Medical Respite Care #HealthyCommunitiesForAll #KaiserPermanente