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Looking to support Washington, DC-area nonprofits working to reduce racism and racial inequities? We have some suggestions for you.
CASA de Maryland
734 University Boulevard East, Silver Spring, MD 20903
Ph: (301) 270-8659
http://www.casademaryland.org
CASA of Maryland is a community organization that was founded in 1985 by Central American refugees and North Americans. CASA was created in response to the human needs of the thousands of Central Americans arriving to the D.C. area after fleeing wars and civil strife in their countries of origin. CASA's primary mission is to work with the community to improve the quality of life and fight for equal treatment and full access to resources and opportunities for low-income Latinos and their families. CASA also works with other low-income immigrant communities and organizations, makes its programs and activities available to them, and advocates for social, political, and economic justice for all low-income communities.
End Time Harvest Ministries
PO Box 524
Riverdale, MD 20738
PH: (301) 220-4333
http://www.ethm.org
Based in Prince George's County, MD, End Time Harvest Ministries seeks to nuture and educate young people -- primarily youth of color -- as they prepare for and enter adulthood. The organization helps young people understand the importance of healthy lifestyles, job preparedness, and education, among other topics.
Read the profile of End Time Harvest Ministries in our June 2011 newsletter HERE.
Identity
414 East Diamond Avenue
Gaithersburg, MD 20877
PH: (301) 963-5900
http://www.identity-youth.org
Identity provides programs for Latino youth in Montgomery County, Maryland to help them achieve a sense of confidence, connection, and control over their lives. Our goal is to reduce social and cultural barriers that hamper Latino youths’ ability to participate fully in society’s benefits and responsibilities.
Read the profile of Identity in our June 2011 newsletter HERE.
ONE DC
614 S St, NW, Washington, DC 20001-5130
PH: (202) 232-2915
http://www.onedconline.org
ONE DC (formerly Manna CDC) was founded in 1997 in the midst of neighborhood change. From early on, ONE DC's approach to community development addressed structural causes of poverty and injustice, an orientation that stemmed from deep analysis of race, power, and the economic, political, and social forces at work in Shaw and the District. As a result, ONE DC’s community development work centers on popular education, community organizing and alternative economic development projects.
Tahirih Justice Center
6402 Arlington Blvd., Suite 300, Falls Church, VA 22042
PH: (571) 282-6161
http://www.tahirih.org
The Tahirih Justice Center is an innovative, efficient, and strategic nonprofit organization that works to protect immigrant women and girls from gender-based violence through legal services, advocacy, and public education programs.
Teaching for Change
P.O. Box 73038, Washington, DC 20056
PH: (202) 588-7204
http://www.teachingforchange.org
Teaching for Change operates from the belief that schools can provide students the skills, knowledge and inspiration to be citizens and architects of a better world -- or they can fortify the status quo. By drawing direct connections to 'real world' issues, Teaching for Change encourages teachers and students to question and re-think the world inside and outside their classrooms, build a more equitable, multicultural society, and become active global citizens.
Tenants and Workers United
3801 Mt. Vernon Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22305
PH: (703) 684-5697
http://www.tenantsandworkers.org
Based in Alexandria, Virginia is the largest member-based, low-income community organization in Northern Virginia. It is one of a small number of social change organizations comprised of multi-national immigrants and African Americans in the South. Our mission, developed over 23 years, is to build the power of low-income people – multi-national immigrants, African Americans, women, low-wage workers, and youths – in Northern Virginia, to struggle against racism and sexism, to develop multi-racial leadership for social and economic justice, and to democratically control or own community resources including housing, education and health care.
Read our profile of Tenants and Workers United in the May 2011 issue of our newsletter HERE.
In addition, The Community Foundation has invested in a number of organizations over the past decade that are working to raise awareness and reduce inequities linked to race and ethnicity. Among them:
Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center
Ayuda, Inc.
CASA de Maryland
Children’s Law Center
Child and Family Network Centers
Community Ministries of Rockville
Community Services Agency of the Metropolitan Washington Council (AFL-CIO)
D.C. Alliance of Youth Advocates
D.C. Employment Justice Center
D. C. Jobs with Justice
Different Avenues
Dulles Regional Chamber of Commerce
Equal Rights Center
Escuela Bolivia, Inc.
Herndon-Reston FISH, Inc.
Identity, Inc.
IMPACT Silver Spring
Justice for DC Youth
Just Neighbors Ministry
Korean Community Service Center
Latino Economic Development Corporation
Legal Aid Bureau
Legal Aid Justice Center
MANNA Community Development Corporation
Many Languages One Voice
Neighbors Consejo
Northern Virginia Family Service
ONE DC
Our Place, D.C.
Tahirih Justice Center
Teaching for Change
Tenants and Workers United
Youth Action Research Group
Youth Education Alliance
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