Health

DC KinCare Alliance (DC KinCare) supports and empowers relative caregivers (usually grandmothers) who raise Washington, DC’s most vulnerable and at-risk children in times of crisis when their parents are unable to care for them. The majority of their clients are Black women who reside in Wards 5, 7, and 8, the wards with the lowest incomes and highest unemployment rates.

SafeSpot Children's Advocacy Center of Fairfax provides a safe environment and support services for child abuse victims and their families as they navigate the investigation and aftermath of abuse. By coordinating the Fairfax County response to child abuse, SafeSpot puts the interests of the child first.

Healthy Babies Project, Inc. empowers DC youth to build healthy, stable lives by offering life skills training to prevent youth pregnancy; evidence-based case management and peer support to nurture healthy families; and job readiness and advocacy training to empower youth to move out of poverty.

Child Resource Connect creates healthy and nurturing environments for children Through direct services for families, coaching for childcare providers, and collaboration with other public and private agencies, they work to ensure that children have a healthy start through maternal and child health services, access to first-rate childcare programs, safe and secure housing, and other crucial supports.

Nueva Vida informs, supports, and empowers Latinas in the greater DC region whose lives are affected by cancer and advocates for and facilitates timely access to state of the art cancer care. Nueva Vida believes that no physical, financial, or structural barrier should block the care of any person.

The Homeless Children's Playtime Project cultivates resilience in DC children experiencing family homelessness by providing and expanding access to transformative play experiences.

Nourish Now seeks to solve two major social issues simultaneously–food waste and hunger–by recovering food […]

Greater DC Diaper Bank empowers families and individuals in need throughout DC, Maryland, and Virginia […]

The Grassroot Project recruits and trains NCAA Division 1 student-athletes to provide innovative, sports-based health […]

Safe Shores provides intervention, hope and healing for children and families affected by sexual abuse, […]

Mercy Health Clinic (MHC) serves uninsured, low-income adult residents of Montgomery County and is committed to […]

Pediatric AID/HIV Care, Inc. provided children living with HIV/AIDS education, therapy and youth programming to […]

Metro TeenAIDS works to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS through outreach and education as well […]

Mary’s Center serves multicultural populations throughout the metropolitan Washington, DC region, serving individuals and families […]