DC Nonprofits

The meals are delivered three times a week, and each of those deliveries includes two days worth of food.

She has walked about 1,800 miles in those brown, desert boots.

WASHINGTON — Food insecurity — or the state of being without reliable access to affordable and nutritious food — affects nearly 40 million Americans, and can lead to a number of negative health outcomes, including hypertension, diabetes,…

Trouble continues to roil The Horizon, a Ward 7 homeless shelter that opened just last fall. The Department of Human Services discovered that the social services nonprofit tapped to run the shelter’s day-to-day operations appeared to…

After a string of school shootings in D.C. in 2000, Hawah Kasat co-founded a local non-profit that could break the cycle of violence and build compassionate, healthy communities through the transformative power of music, arts, and peace…

I Support the Girls has received dozens of requests for tampons, pads, and bras during the shutdown.

Hawah Kasat, co-founder and executive director of One Common Unity (OCU), is the recipient of Georgetown University’s 17th annual John Thompson Legacy of a Dream Award.

Every day after school, children impatiently wait their turn to enter the homework help room at Horton’s Kids Community Resource Center. As they fidget in line, they can’t help but notice the high school diplomas and graduation pictures of…

Whitman-Walker Health is making some changes this year.

The people who have been calling the Washington region’s largest food bank this month sound different from before. More timid. More unsure. Less familiar with how the food bank system works.

The TV documentary series “Surviving R Kelly” laid out a history of abuse and sexual assault allegations against R&B Singer R Kelly.

The nonprofit agency Bread for the City is preparing to expand its operation in the District, citing what it says is an increased need for food, medical care and social services among city families.

When she plays with her 4-year-old son Jacob, Victoria Scheinman sometimes can’t help thinking about what her own childhood was like when she was his age.

Ebenezer Scrooge worked a miracle in the nation’s capital this year.

In May, a glittering new building opened across from the Benning Road Metro station. With its soaring atrium and its panels of glass and concrete, 4430 Benning Rd. NE could be home to a law firm or a think tank. But it’s actually home to…

The goal at the Bright Beginnings preschool in Southeast Washington is a simple one: to ensure every child who attends is ready for kindergarten by the time he or she leaves. Sometimes, there are challenges along the way.