Volunteer and Connect
The Washington Areas Women's Foundation has provided grants to a great variety of organizations whose work supports the mission of the Foundation. You can browse and search the list of these organizations below. For each organization, you will find a brief description of their work, as well as information regarding how you can contact them.You can download the complete list of these organizations as a PDF file by clicking here.
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A Wider Circle
(301) 657-1010 | (301) 654-1081 Fax
www.awidercircle.org
A Wider Circle's mission is to empower children and adults to break the cycles of poverty and poor health. The comprehensive wellness programming helps individuals gain greater control of their wellbeing, while the delivery of furniture, home goods, and more helps individuals and families meet their basic needs.
Main Address
4808 Moorland Lane, Suite 802
Bethesda, MD 20814
Grants
Leadership Award: 2007, $10,000
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African American Women's Resource Center
(202) 332-6561 | (202) 332-4736 Fax
www.aawrc.org
Cassandra Burton, Executive Director
An educational and cultural service center whose mission is to develop, support and maintain policies, programs, projects and activities that inform, educate, empower and celebrate women and girls of the African Diaspora. They also serve as a major resource, referral and networking source of information concerning this population.
Main Address
1501 Gallatin Street NW
Washington, DC 20011
Grants
Leadership Award: 2002, $5,000; Open Door Capacity Fund: April 2004, $2,000; November 2004, $9,000
Volunteer Opportunities
Assist in finding grants, keep filing systen in order, perform word processing projects, produce newsletter, distribute newsletters and flyers, develop a program for women and/or girls.
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Alternative House: Girl Power Program
(703) 506-9191 | (703) 506-8949 Fax
www.thealternativehouse.org
Judith Dittman, Executive Director
Alternative House exists to provide help to children, teenagers, and their families. Beginning as a small runaway shelter for teenagers, Alternative House has evolved into a larger organization and system of services designed to respond to the changing needs of today's young people.
Main Address
2100 Gallows Road
Vienna, VA 22182
Other Address
P.O. Box 694
Dunn Loring, VA 22027
Grants
Leadership Award: 2001, $5,000; Open Door Capacity Fund: June 2003, $8,250
Volunteer Opportunities
Contact: Karen Horowitz - (703) 506-9191
Work directly with the residents at the teen shelter, assist younger residents with homework or recreational activities, engage in conversation and activities with pregnant or parenting teens. Internships are also available.
Volunteer Skills: Fundraising skills, provision of services to clients, opportunities for anyone who is willing to participate. Everything from fundraising to office to direct service.
Number of Volunteers: 16+
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Ascensions Community Services, Inc.
(202) 399-8281
The mission of Ascensions Community Services is to help disempowered children and families rise above past and current difficulties to a place of renewed wellness, competency and stability, providing holistic psychological interventions to families living in Washington, D.C.'s most impoverished communities east of the Anacostia River.
Main Address
1526 Howard Road SE
Washington, DC 20020
Grants
African American Women's Giving Circle: June 2007, $50,000; Leadership Award: 2007, $10,000
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Asian Women's Self-Help Association, Inc. (ASHA)
(202) 207-1248 | (202) 296-2318 Fax
www.ashaforwomen.org
Nandini Assar, Executive Director
ASHA provides the support that enables south Asian women to become self-reliant and live in an abuse free future.
Main Address
1140 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Suite 1200
Washington, DC 20038
Other Address
P.O. Box 2084
Rockville, MD 20847
Grants
Leadership Award: 2002, $5,000; Open Door Capacity Fund: April 2004, $10,000; June 2006, $10,000;
Volunteer Opportunities
Organize fundraisers and workshops, contribute articles to ASHA newsletter, provide advocacy support and services, assist women seeking employment and provide transportation.
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Avery House: Halfway House for Women and Children
(301) 762-4651 | (301) 762-4836 Fax
Andrea Quarles, Program Manager
Avery House provides a structured, supportive and sober environment for women recovering from alcohol and drug abuse and strives to reunite these women with their families and children. During a six- to nine-month residence, women are helped to move to personal and economic independence and to safely and appropriately care for their children. Avery House offers parenting, child development, health, and nutrition education; smoking cessation assistance; individual, group, and family counseling; relapse prevention; and life skills training.
Main Address
14705 Avery Road
Rockville, MD 20853
Grants
Leadership Award: 2000, $5,000; 2001, $1,000
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Ayuda
(202) 387-4848 | (202) 387-0324 Fax
www.ayudainc.org
Mauricio Vivero, Executive Director
Ayuda exists to advocate for and defend the legal and human rights of low-income Latino and other immigrant communities in the Washington, D.C. area. A Latino community-based organization, they promote social justice and client empowerment through high-quality program activities related to immigration and domestic violence.
Main Address
1707 Kalorama Road, NW
Washington, DC 20009
Grants
V-Day Grant: 2002, $5,000; Open Door Capacity Fund: June 2006, $12,000
Volunteer Opportunities
Contact: Estera Barbarasa - (202) 243-7306
Provide administrative support, special projects, event planning and fundraising. Child care is also often needed. Also, there are internships for law students in domestic violence/family law/immigration law on a semester-basis.
Volunteer Skills: Database entry, Other office assistance, Language fluency, Provision of services to clients
Number of Volunteers: 1-5
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Bethel House (MD)
(301) 372-1700 | (301) 372-1796 Fax
http://www.ubame.org/unionbethel_033.htm
Rev. Sherita Moon Seawright, Executive Director
The mission of Bethel House is to provide holistic care and services to individuals and families by addressing the spiritual, physical, and mental health needs of those who seek assistance in southern Prince George's and northern Charles counties, Maryland.
Main Address
6810 Floral Park Road
Brandywine, MD 20613
Grants
Stepping Stones Strategic Opportunity and Partnership Fund: June 2006, $10,000
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Boat People SOS
(301) 439-0505 | (301) 439-6644 Fax
www.bpsos.org
Kim Dung Nguyen, Executive Director
Boat People SOS assists Vietnamese refugees and immigrants in their search for a life in liberty and dignity; by empowering, equipping and organizing Vietnamese American communities in their progress toward self-sufficiency.
Main Address
7411 Riggs Road
Adelphi, MD 20783
Grants
Open Door Capacity Fund: December 2007, $12,000 Rapid Response Fund: 2001, $8,000
Volunteer Opportunities
Contact: Tram Nguyen - (703) 538-2190 x 217
Disaster relief and recovery volunteers and special events volunteers are available as well as internship opportunities.
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Capital Area Asset Builders (CAAB)
(202) 419-1440 | (202) 419-1447 Fax
www.caab.org
Colleen Dailey, Executive Director
CAAB creates opportunities for people of all incomes to improve their financial management skills, increase their savings, and build wealth. They believe that a prosperous community is one in which everyone has incentives and opportunities to save for the future.
Main Address
1801 K Street, NW
Suite M100
Washington, DC 20006
Grants
Stepping Stones Financial Education and Wealth Creation Fund: September 2005, $15,000; June 2006, $37,500; June 2007, $35,000; June 2008, $45,000
Volunteer Opportunities
Contact: Donna V.S. Ortega - (202) 419-1440 - dortega@caab.org
Education and outreach volunteers for the DC EITC Campaign; greeters and intake volunteers, site managers, translators, financial educators, and tax preparers for DC EITC Campaign tax sites (see Community Tax Aid's listing below); volunteer trainers for CAAB's financial education program.
Volunteer Skills: Language Fluency, Provision of services to clients, Financial services/education. Training is available for all volunteer positions
Number of Volunteers: 500 for EITC Campaign, 1-5 for CAAB's financial education programs
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