Community Outreach to Diversity Organizations

All Faith Consortium (AFC) is an ecumenical faith-based organization, headquartered in our Nations Capitol, serving citizens in the Washington Metropolitan area and in several major cities around the country. AFC has earned a reputation as a community leader in developing programs and facilitating solutions to help empower impoverished families and individuals to become self- sufficient.

ARCH remains dedicated to ensuring that youth, adults and families have the tools they need to live independently. Traditionally, this has been accomplished through programs aimed at providing educational enhancement and skills training that result in livable wage jobs.

A-SPAN is a non-profit community-based organization whose mission is to assist every homeless person in Arlington County get off the streets and live a life of dignity. A-SPAN works with and on behalf of homeless people to secure the support and services necessary for them to lead self-sufficient and healthy lives. A-SPAN accomplishes its goal by working with homeless people, local government, business, religious and charitable institutions, and concerned individuals.

Byte Back is a non-profit community computer training center in Northeast Washington, DC. It provides low-cost, hands-on computer training to underserved, underskilled, and underemployed residents of the metropolitan Washington, DC area. Its goal is to help close the "Digital Divide": the gap that exists between those who have access to computers and computer training, and those who do not.

C-CAP is a school-to-career program that links public high schools to the foodservice industry. Our comprehensive approach prepares students for a successful education and career.

Catholic Charities is the largest private social service organization in the Washington, D.C. area. Our mission is to strengthen the lives of those in need by giving help that empowers and hope that lasts. A new entity with a long history, Catholic Charities brings together the expertise of four outstanding social service agencies with deep roots in the community: Catholic Charities, Anchor Mental Health, the Lt. Joseph P. Kennedy Institute for people with developmental disabilities, and the Spanish Catholic Center.

Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington is the largest private social service agency in Washington, DC and surrounding Maryland counties. Each year, we serve 80,000 men, women and children through 50 social service programs at 26 community sites. Our programs embrace all needy members of our community, regardless of race, religion or national origin. Our work is inspired by the Gospel mandate to care for the poor, shelter the homeless and protect the oppressed.

No additional information available at this time.

JobLink is an employment program developed to bring together job seekers who desire permanent employment and businesses that need reliable employees. JobLink prepares individuals through education, training and counseling and refers qualified candidates to prospective employers.

Most jobs now require some degree of proficiency in computer skills. A significant percentage of low-income adults do not have these skills that are prerequisites for gaining more meaningful employment, and Northern Virginia's businesses need more skilled workers. Computer C.O.R.E.'s training program addresses these needs by providing training in computer skills, personal development, and job search strategies. In addition, Computer C.O.R.E. gives free computers to its graduates so that they may continue learning and share computing access with their families.

Conquest Reintegration Ministries (CORM)is a Washington, D.C. ex-prisoner Christian ministry working with the local church and area corrections officials to provide support and options to those affected by, or at risk of being affected by the criminal justice system.

CSOSA was created by the National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997. The mission of CSOSA is to increase public safety, prevent crime, reduce recidivism, and support the fair administration of justice in close collaboration with the community.

DC Central Kitchen, Inc. (DCCK) is a nonprofit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3) community corporation that was incorporated on July 27, 1988 and began its first phase of operations on January 20, 1989. DCCK is founded on the premise that waste is wrong, be it food, money, or the potential for people to live productive lives. DC Central Kitchen serves as a resource for more than 60 community kitchens operating throughout the United States and, through the Campus Kitchens Project, has itself become a national program operating in several states and the DC metropolitan area.

The Coalition for the Homeless is a non-profit organization that has served the Washington metropolitan area since 1980. Its mission is to help homeless, at-risk individuals and families return to self-sufficiency and independent living, through a range of residential and social services.

No additional information available at this time.

The District of Columbia Housing Authority (DCHA) is dedicated to enhancing the quality of life in the District of Columbia by providing and effectively managing affordable housing which is diverse, well maintained, and aesthetically pleasing for those whose circumstances prevent them from competing in the general marketplace. The District of Columbia Housing Authority seeks to achieve the highest and best use of that housing for people of low and moderate income through the promotion of economic development and self-sufficiency opportunities and the facilitation of other supportive services.