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Washington, D.C. Project Organizes Elders in Community Activism

May 31, 2009 | Program Result

On a sunny day in April with cherry blossoms in full bloom, Mark Andersen walks the streets of one of the poorest, most troubled neighborhoods in Washington.

Helping Mothers and Children with a Families Center in Washington, D.C.

March 24, 2010 | Program Result

The Developing Families Center in Washington, D.C., provides health and social support services to young women and their families in the city's low-income, Black neighborhoods.

Shaniqua Ballard's Story

March 24, 2010 | Program Result

Shaniqua Ballard was living without much hope in a shelter for pregnant women, with little money and no health insurance, until she discovered the Developing Families Center, where she received obstetric and well-woman care, and enrolled her children in the child development program.

Funding Revitalizes a Project that Serves the Elderly in D.C.

July 1, 2002 | Program Result

The Emmaus Services for the Aging, in Washington, revitalized its programming and adding more volunteers and services.

Washington-Based Food & Friends Program Expands Outreach of Meals Delivery Through RWJF Faith in Action Initiative

January 1, 2007 | Program Result

From July 2001 until January 2004, staff of the Washington, D.C.-based Food & Friends recruited, trained and deployed volunteers to prepare and deliver food to people with HIV/AIDS, cancer, dementia and other life-challenging illnesses.

Center for Child Welfare Identifies Needs of Hispanic Families

August 1, 1998 | Program Result

The Center for Child Welfare developed a series of activities designed to strengthen the organization's capacity to work with service providers, policymakers, researchers and community-based organizations that serve Latino children and their families.

Care-Giving Program Illuminates Volunteers' Motivations

December 1, 1997 | Program Result

United Seniors Health Cooperative established the Cooperative Care Network (CCN), a computerized service credit bank in the greater Washington area, to increase the availability of services for the elderly and the disabled living in their homes.

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