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Sep 10, 2020

A Therapeutic Child Care Center Is Reopening In Ward 7 This Month

Kidspace, a therapeutic daycare and preschool for young children, plans to reopen in a colorful three-story building Sept. 28.

Jun 29, 2016

Volunteer: 10 Places To Help The Homeless In D.C.

You can mentor and tutor children, distribute produce, serve meals, plan events, and more at these local non-profits.

Oct 01, 2009

House of Ruth Also in Funding Struggle

The Save WEAVE campaign may have allowed that domestic violence assistance non-profit to stay open, but with the start of the new fiscal year today, other local groups are facing similar financial problems. House of Ruth, the District’s largest nonprofit aimed at helping homeless women and children, most of whom have been victims of domestic violence, this week found out that it has lost nearly $500,000 in city funding, as the Washington Post’s Susan…

 
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