Jubilee Jobs
- purpose: to promote economic inclusion and support our community by providing job placement and workforce development
- more info: Charity Navigator
Lutheran Social Services of the National Capital Area
- purpose: accompanies those in need to foster resiliency, self-sufficiency, and access to opportunities by creating, connecting with, and engaging welcoming communities
- more info: Charity Navigator
Mary House
- purpose: to provide a stable and nurturing environment for vulnerable families and to build customized support programs aimed at building their independence and self-sufficiency
- more info: Charity Navigator, Spur Local
Everybody Wins DC
- purpose: to help children build the literacy and social-emotional skills needed to thrive in the classroom and in life
- more info: Charity Navigator, Spur Local
Us Helping Us, People Into Living
- purpose: committed to improving the health and well-being of communities of color through innovative programs and services and – through a vision of inclusiveness – to reducing the impact of HIV/AIDS in the entire Black community
- more info: Charity Navigator
Washington English Center
- purpose: to provide affordable English-language instruction and workforce programs to adult immigrants using volunteers
- more info: Charity Navigator, Spur Local
Bread for the City
- purpose: to help Washington, DC residents living with low income to develop their power to determine the future of their own communities
- more info: Charity Navigator
DC Bilingual Public Charter School
- purpose: a learning community that ensures high academic achievement for all students in both Spanish and English, develops leadership, and values all cultures
- more info: Charity Navigator
Immigrant & Refugee Outreach Center
- purpose: to harness the power of community to welcome our immigrant and refugee neighbors by delivering support, education, and outreach
- more info: Spur Local
DC Central Kitchen
- purpose: to use food as a tool to strengthen bodies, empower minds, and build communities
- more info: Charity Navigator, REDF
Rock Creek Conservancy
- purpose: to restore Rock Creek and its parklands as a natural oasis for all people to appreciate and protect
- more info: Charity Navigator, Spur Local
Wanda Alston Foundation
- purpose: to eradicate homelessness and poverty for LGBTQ youth between the ages of 18 and 24
- more info: Charity Navigator, Spur Local
DC Jobs With Justice
- purpose: dedicated to protecting the rights of working people, supporting community struggles, and promoting racial justice to build a more just society
- more info: Charity Navigator
DC Affordable Law Firm
- purpose: delivers accessible justice to modest-income DC residents who do not qualify for traditional sources of free civil legal services and cannot afford standard representation
- more info: Charity Navigator, Spur Local
AfriThrive
- purpose: to build vibrant and thriving African immigrant and minority families through access to nutritious, culturally appropriate food, skills development, and economic opportunity
- more info: Charity Navigator, Spur Local
Voices for a Second Chance
- purpose: to provide the support and services that men and women who have been incarcerated need to rebuild their lives
- more info: Spur Local
Many Languages One Voice
- purpose: to foster leadership and provide tools for greater civic participation of immigrants in DC who do not speak English as their primary language in solutions that impact their lives
- more info: Charity Navigator, Spur Local
AsylumWorks
- purpose: empowers asylum seekers and other immigrants fleeing violence to rebuild their lives in Maryland, Washington, D.C., and Northern Virginia, and provides expert tools and training to increase the effectiveness of immigrant-serving organizations nationwide
- more info: Charity Navigator, Spur Local
School Justice Project
- purpose: uses special education law to ensure that older, court-involved students with disabilities can access a quality education
- more info: Charity Navigator, Spur Local
Thrive DC
- purpose: to end and prevent homelessness in Washington, DC by providing vulnerable individuals with a comprehensive range of services to help stabilize their lives
- more info: Charity Navigator, Spur Local
DC Action
- purpose: uses research, data, and a racial equity lens to break down barriers that stand in the way of all kids reaching their full potential
- more info: Charity Navigator
Sasha Bruce Youthwork
- purpose: to make homelessness a distant memory for youth in the District of Columbia and Prince George's County
- more info: Charity Navigator
Latin American Youth Center
- purpose: to empower a diverse population of youth to achieve a successful transition to adulthood through multi-cultural, comprehensive, and innovative programs that address youths’ social, academic, and career needs
- more info: CARF, Charity Navigator, Wikipedia
City Wildlife
- purpose: protects and advocates for wildlife and wildlife habitat through rehabilitation for release, public education, and community engagement
- more info: Charity Navigator, Spur Local
Miriam's Kitchen
- purpose: to end chronic homelessness
- more info: Charity Navigator, Spur Local
Arts for the Aging
- purpose: to engage older adults and caregivers with diverse abilities and backgrounds in health improvement and life enhancement through regular participation in the multidisciplinary arts
- more info: Spur Local
The Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless
- purpose: to use the law to make justice a reality for our neighbors who struggle with homelessness and poverty…combining representation, systemic reform, policy and budget advocacy, and community engagement to achieve housing justice for DC’s lowest income residents
- more info: Charity Navigator, Spur Local, Wikipedia
Homes Not Borders
- purpose: to provide refugees and other forced migrants in the D.C. area with what they need to thrive and feel at home in the United States
- more info: Charity Navigator, Spur Local