Resources By State - D.C.
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- Healthcare
- General Healthcare
- Mary’s Center State
Mary’s Center is a community health center serving nearly 60,000 people of all ages, incomes, and backgrounds in the Washington, DC metro area for over 30 years.
- Bread for The City State
The mission of Bread for the City is to help Washington, DC residents living with low income to develop their power to determine the future of their own communities. We provide food, clothing, medical care, and legal and social services to reduce the burden of poverty.
- Community of Hope State
With hope, one can accomplish anything. Families who struggle with poverty and homelessness can achieve their goals. They can overcome challenges like having no safe place to sleep, poor health, and unemployment, and enjoy connected families with happy and healthy children.
- SOME, So Others Might Eat State
SOME provides material aid and comfort to our vulnerable neighbors in the District, helping them break the cycle of poverty and homelessness through programs and services that save lives, improve lives, and help transform lives of individuals and families, their communities, and the systems and structures that affect them. I.e food pantry, career building opportunities etc.
- Volunteer Medical Clinic State
The Volunteer Medical Clinic provides primary health care to people in our community who do not have access to medical care through public benefits or private insurance. Patients are not charged for visits to see a health care professional.
- Virginia Williams Family Resource Center State
Catholic Charities provides case management services for families experiencing homelessness through the Family Re-housing Stabilization Program (FRSP).
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National Resources - Mary’s Center State
- Prenatal and Obstetric Care
- Mary’s Center State
Mary’s Center is a community health center serving nearly 60,000 people of all ages, incomes, and backgrounds in the Washington, DC metro area for over 30 years.
- Community of Hope State
With hope, one can accomplish anything. Families who struggle with poverty and homelessness can achieve their goals. They can overcome challenges like having no safe place to sleep, poor health, and unemployment, and enjoy connected families with happy and healthy children.
- The Breastfeeding Center State
Our mission is to support families from pregnancy through the transitions of early parenthood with relationship-based care, evidence-based instruction and resources, and integrative health services for lactation and postpartum. We’re here to help you navigate pregnancy, lactation, and postpartum with greater ease and joy, and provide you the tools to make informed and empowered decisions that feel best for you and your family.
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National Resources - Mary’s Center State
- Pregnancy Testing
- Community of Hope State
With hope, one can accomplish anything. Families who struggle with poverty and homelessness can achieve their goals. They can overcome challenges like having no safe place to sleep, poor health, and unemployment, and enjoy connected families with happy and healthy children.
- Capitol Hill Pregnancy Center State
Capitol Hill Pregnancy Center offers help and support to women, men, and their families who are in a crisis pregnancy. Their goal is to provide compassionate care as well as complete, accurate information pertaining to pregnancy and pregnancy options.
- The Northwest Center State
The Northwest Center offers the loving support and comprehensive aid necessary for all women to continue their pregnancies, deliver healthy babies, and adequately care for themselves and their children. They also offer a transitional maternity home for pregnant women, ages 18-30.
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National Resources - Community of Hope State
- STD/STI Testing
- Mary’s Center State
Mary’s Center is a community health center serving nearly 60,000 people of all ages, incomes, and backgrounds in the Washington, DC metro area for over 30 years.
- SOME, So Others Might Eat State
SOME provides material aid and comfort to our vulnerable neighbors in the District, helping them break the cycle of poverty and homelessness through programs and services that save lives, improve lives, and help transform lives of individuals and families, their communities, and the systems and structures that affect them. I.e food pantry, career building opportunities etc.
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National Resources - Mary’s Center State
- Ultrasound
- Community of Hope State
With hope, one can accomplish anything. Families who struggle with poverty and homelessness can achieve their goals. They can overcome challenges like having no safe place to sleep, poor health, and unemployment, and enjoy connected families with happy and healthy children.
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National Resources - Community of Hope State
- STD/STI Treatment
- SOME, So Others Might Eat State
SOME provides material aid and comfort to our vulnerable neighbors in the District, helping them break the cycle of poverty and homelessness through programs and services that save lives, improve lives, and help transform lives of individuals and families, their communities, and the systems and structures that affect them. I.e food pantry, career building opportunities etc.
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- Prenatal Vitamins
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- General Healthcare
- Counseling
- Pregnancy Options
- Community of Hope State
With hope, one can accomplish anything. Families who struggle with poverty and homelessness can achieve their goals. They can overcome challenges like having no safe place to sleep, poor health, and unemployment, and enjoy connected families with happy and healthy children.
- The Barker Adoption Foundation State
Barker, a nonprofit adoption agency licensed in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C., is built on the fundamental belief that all children deserve safe, loving, and permanent families.
- Capitol Hill Pregnancy Center State
Capitol Hill Pregnancy Center offers help and support to women, men, and their families who are in a crisis pregnancy. Their goal is to provide compassionate care as well as complete, accurate information pertaining to pregnancy and pregnancy options.
- The Northwest Center State
The Northwest Center offers the loving support and comprehensive aid necessary for all women to continue their pregnancies, deliver healthy babies, and adequately care for themselves and their children. They also offer a transitional maternity home for pregnant women, ages 18-30.
- Bethany Christian Services – DC State
They are a Christian adoption agency that supports children, families, and birth parents. Bethany demonstrates love and compassion by protecting children, empowering youth, and strengthening families through quality social services.
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National Resources - Community of Hope State
- Abortion Pill Reversal
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- Project Rachel – Archdiocese of Washington State
Project Rachel is a post-abortion healing ministry sponsored by the Archdiocese of Washington that offers compassionate help to men and women who have experienced emotional and/or spiritual pain after abortion. They help participants reconcile with God, child, family and themselves. Open to all, faith or no faith.
- Capitol Hill Pregnancy Center State
Capitol Hill Pregnancy Center offers help and support to women, men, and their families who are in a crisis pregnancy. Their goal is to provide compassionate care as well as complete, accurate information pertaining to pregnancy and pregnancy options.
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- Other Counseling Options
- Parent Support Program – D.C. State
Parents in the District of Columbia report experiencing higher levels of stress and anxiety as they seek to manage the demands of parenting responsibilities, work, distance learning, and the impact on their families. The D.C. Parent Support Programs provides community and online classes that teach parenting skills, stress management, and they provide individual consultations.
- Mary’s Center State
Mary’s Center is a community health center serving nearly 60,000 people of all ages, incomes, and backgrounds in the Washington, DC metro area for over 30 years.
- Central Union Mission State
Central Union Mission is a homeless shelter providing long-term transformation through a large number of resources they provide, including job training and placement, parenting classes, digital literacy, social work and benefits acquisition, housing, child day care guidance, addiction recovery, transportation, legal assistance, micro-loans, and basic food and clothing.
- Bread for The City State
The mission of Bread for the City is to help Washington, DC residents living with low income to develop their power to determine the future of their own communities. We provide food, clothing, medical care, and legal and social services to reduce the burden of poverty.
- Community of Hope State
With hope, one can accomplish anything. Families who struggle with poverty and homelessness can achieve their goals. They can overcome challenges like having no safe place to sleep, poor health, and unemployment, and enjoy connected families with happy and healthy children.
- La Leche League of DC State
Local Groups are led by experienced leaders who have been accredited by La Leche League International Leaders. They provide free education, information, and support to families who want to breastfeed their babies.
- My Sister’s Place State
For over 40 years, MSP has been an innovator in changing lives by providing DC’s first hotline and first domestic violence shelter, and most recently, first Batterer Intervention group. As DC’s oldest domestic violence shelter, we have served as a cornerstone of the District’s response to this pressing public health issue since 1979, and our impact on DC’s community remains as strong as ever.
- SOME, So Others Might Eat State
SOME provides material aid and comfort to our vulnerable neighbors in the District, helping them break the cycle of poverty and homelessness through programs and services that save lives, improve lives, and help transform lives of individuals and families, their communities, and the systems and structures that affect them. I.e food pantry, career building opportunities etc.
- Virginia Williams Family Resource Center State
Catholic Charities provides case management services for families experiencing homelessness through the Family Re-housing Stabilization Program (FRSP).
- Capitol Hill Pregnancy Center State
Capitol Hill Pregnancy Center offers help and support to women, men, and their families who are in a crisis pregnancy. Their goal is to provide compassionate care as well as complete, accurate information pertaining to pregnancy and pregnancy options.
- The Northwest Center State
The Northwest Center offers the loving support and comprehensive aid necessary for all women to continue their pregnancies, deliver healthy babies, and adequately care for themselves and their children. They also offer a transitional maternity home for pregnant women, ages 18-30.
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National Resources - Parent Support Program – D.C. State
- Abuse Recovery
- My Sister’s Place State
For over 40 years, MSP has been an innovator in changing lives by providing DC’s first hotline and first domestic violence shelter, and most recently, first Batterer Intervention group. As DC’s oldest domestic violence shelter, we have served as a cornerstone of the District’s response to this pressing public health issue since 1979, and our impact on DC’s community remains as strong as ever.
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National Resources - My Sister’s Place State
- Pregnancy Options
- Clothing / Food Assistance
- Maternity Clothes and Baby Items
- Central Union Mission State
Central Union Mission is a homeless shelter providing long-term transformation through a large number of resources they provide, including job training and placement, parenting classes, digital literacy, social work and benefits acquisition, housing, child day care guidance, addiction recovery, transportation, legal assistance, micro-loans, and basic food and clothing.
- Community of Hope State
With hope, one can accomplish anything. Families who struggle with poverty and homelessness can achieve their goals. They can overcome challenges like having no safe place to sleep, poor health, and unemployment, and enjoy connected families with happy and healthy children.
- The Breastfeeding Center State
Our mission is to support families from pregnancy through the transitions of early parenthood with relationship-based care, evidence-based instruction and resources, and integrative health services for lactation and postpartum. We’re here to help you navigate pregnancy, lactation, and postpartum with greater ease and joy, and provide you the tools to make informed and empowered decisions that feel best for you and your family.
- SOME, So Others Might Eat State
SOME provides material aid and comfort to our vulnerable neighbors in the District, helping them break the cycle of poverty and homelessness through programs and services that save lives, improve lives, and help transform lives of individuals and families, their communities, and the systems and structures that affect them. I.e food pantry, career building opportunities etc.
- Capitol Hill Pregnancy Center State
Capitol Hill Pregnancy Center offers help and support to women, men, and their families who are in a crisis pregnancy. Their goal is to provide compassionate care as well as complete, accurate information pertaining to pregnancy and pregnancy options.
- The Northwest Center State
The Northwest Center offers the loving support and comprehensive aid necessary for all women to continue their pregnancies, deliver healthy babies, and adequately care for themselves and their children. They also offer a transitional maternity home for pregnant women, ages 18-30.
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National Resources - Central Union Mission State
- Assistance With Food
- Central Union Mission State
Central Union Mission is a homeless shelter providing long-term transformation through a large number of resources they provide, including job training and placement, parenting classes, digital literacy, social work and benefits acquisition, housing, child day care guidance, addiction recovery, transportation, legal assistance, micro-loans, and basic food and clothing.
- Bread for The City State
The mission of Bread for the City is to help Washington, DC residents living with low income to develop their power to determine the future of their own communities. We provide food, clothing, medical care, and legal and social services to reduce the burden of poverty.
- SOME, So Others Might Eat State
SOME provides material aid and comfort to our vulnerable neighbors in the District, helping them break the cycle of poverty and homelessness through programs and services that save lives, improve lives, and help transform lives of individuals and families, their communities, and the systems and structures that affect them. I.e food pantry, career building opportunities etc.
- Virginia Williams Family Resource Center State
Catholic Charities provides case management services for families experiencing homelessness through the Family Re-housing Stabilization Program (FRSP).
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National Resources - Central Union Mission State
- Maternity Clothes and Baby Items
- Housing
- Housing on Campus
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- District Alliance for Safe Housing (DASH) State
DASH provides services for emergency and transitional housing; assistance finding affordable housing, housing allowance, support services, financial empowerment, and follow up assistance.
- SOME, So Others Might Eat State
SOME provides material aid and comfort to our vulnerable neighbors in the District, helping them break the cycle of poverty and homelessness through programs and services that save lives, improve lives, and help transform lives of individuals and families, their communities, and the systems and structures that affect them. I.e food pantry, career building opportunities etc.
- Fortitude Housing at St. Francis Xavier Church State
Fortitude Housing is a program that offers a different approach to fighting homelessness. Each resident in the program is given their own apartment, fully furnished and one-on-one case management services that help connect residents with employment support, social security benefits, education and other support services that help rebuild lives.
- The Northwest Center State
The Northwest Center offers the loving support and comprehensive aid necessary for all women to continue their pregnancies, deliver healthy babies, and adequately care for themselves and their children. They also offer a transitional maternity home for pregnant women, ages 18-30.
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National Resources - District Alliance for Safe Housing (DASH) State
- Shelters & Temporary Housing
- Central Union Mission State
Central Union Mission is a homeless shelter providing long-term transformation through a large number of resources they provide, including job training and placement, parenting classes, digital literacy, social work and benefits acquisition, housing, child day care guidance, addiction recovery, transportation, legal assistance, micro-loans, and basic food and clothing.
- My Sister’s Place State
For over 40 years, MSP has been an innovator in changing lives by providing DC’s first hotline and first domestic violence shelter, and most recently, first Batterer Intervention group. As DC’s oldest domestic violence shelter, we have served as a cornerstone of the District’s response to this pressing public health issue since 1979, and our impact on DC’s community remains as strong as ever.
- District Alliance for Safe Housing (DASH) State
DASH provides services for emergency and transitional housing; assistance finding affordable housing, housing allowance, support services, financial empowerment, and follow up assistance.
- SOME, So Others Might Eat State
SOME provides material aid and comfort to our vulnerable neighbors in the District, helping them break the cycle of poverty and homelessness through programs and services that save lives, improve lives, and help transform lives of individuals and families, their communities, and the systems and structures that affect them. I.e food pantry, career building opportunities etc.
- Fortitude Housing at St. Francis Xavier Church State
Fortitude Housing is a program that offers a different approach to fighting homelessness. Each resident in the program is given their own apartment, fully furnished and one-on-one case management services that help connect residents with employment support, social security benefits, education and other support services that help rebuild lives.
- Virginia Williams Family Resource Center State
Catholic Charities provides case management services for families experiencing homelessness through the Family Re-housing Stabilization Program (FRSP).
- The Northwest Center State
The Northwest Center offers the loving support and comprehensive aid necessary for all women to continue their pregnancies, deliver healthy babies, and adequately care for themselves and their children. They also offer a transitional maternity home for pregnant women, ages 18-30.
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National Resources - Central Union Mission State
- Housing on Campus
- Childcare
- Local University Care
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National Resources - Tips for Affordable Childcare
- Central Union Mission State
Central Union Mission is a homeless shelter providing long-term transformation through a large number of resources they provide, including job training and placement, parenting classes, digital literacy, social work and benefits acquisition, housing, child day care guidance, addiction recovery, transportation, legal assistance, micro-loans, and basic food and clothing.
- The Northwest Center State
The Northwest Center offers the loving support and comprehensive aid necessary for all women to continue their pregnancies, deliver healthy babies, and adequately care for themselves and their children. They also offer a transitional maternity home for pregnant women, ages 18-30.
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National Resources - Central Union Mission State
- Child Support
- Community of Hope State
With hope, one can accomplish anything. Families who struggle with poverty and homelessness can achieve their goals. They can overcome challenges like having no safe place to sleep, poor health, and unemployment, and enjoy connected families with happy and healthy children.
- Virginia Williams Family Resource Center State
Catholic Charities provides case management services for families experiencing homelessness through the Family Re-housing Stabilization Program (FRSP).
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National Resources - Community of Hope State
- Local University Care
- Insurance
- Insurance for Low-Income Families
- The Breastfeeding Center State
Our mission is to support families from pregnancy through the transitions of early parenthood with relationship-based care, evidence-based instruction and resources, and integrative health services for lactation and postpartum. We’re here to help you navigate pregnancy, lactation, and postpartum with greater ease and joy, and provide you the tools to make informed and empowered decisions that feel best for you and your family.
- SOME, So Others Might Eat State
SOME provides material aid and comfort to our vulnerable neighbors in the District, helping them break the cycle of poverty and homelessness through programs and services that save lives, improve lives, and help transform lives of individuals and families, their communities, and the systems and structures that affect them. I.e food pantry, career building opportunities etc.
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National Resources - The Breastfeeding Center State
- Insurance for Your Child
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- Insurance for Low-Income Families
- Peer-to-Peer Support
- Campus Support
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- Parent Support Program – D.C. State
Parents in the District of Columbia report experiencing higher levels of stress and anxiety as they seek to manage the demands of parenting responsibilities, work, distance learning, and the impact on their families. The D.C. Parent Support Programs provides community and online classes that teach parenting skills, stress management, and they provide individual consultations.
- Lamaze Classes – D.C. State
We want all parents to feel confident, supported and powerful as they ask questions, make decisions, and navigate their path through pregnancy, birth and parenthood.
- Central Union Mission State
Central Union Mission is a homeless shelter providing long-term transformation through a large number of resources they provide, including job training and placement, parenting classes, digital literacy, social work and benefits acquisition, housing, child day care guidance, addiction recovery, transportation, legal assistance, micro-loans, and basic food and clothing.
- Bread for The City State
The mission of Bread for the City is to help Washington, DC residents living with low income to develop their power to determine the future of their own communities. We provide food, clothing, medical care, and legal and social services to reduce the burden of poverty.
- Community of Hope State
With hope, one can accomplish anything. Families who struggle with poverty and homelessness can achieve their goals. They can overcome challenges like having no safe place to sleep, poor health, and unemployment, and enjoy connected families with happy and healthy children.
- Thrive DC State
Thrive DC works to prevent and end homelessness in Washington, DC by providing vulnerable people with a wide range of services to help stabilize their lives. Founded in 1979 to serve dinner to homeless women, Thrive DC has grown to be a comprehensive, professionally staffed, bilingual organization serving more than 2,000 men, women, and children each year. We are a safety net for people experiencing homelessness, unemployment, housing instability, and food insecurity. With our help, our clients take the first steps toward independence and self-sufficiency.
- La Leche League of DC State
Local Groups are led by experienced leaders who have been accredited by La Leche League International Leaders. They provide free education, information, and support to families who want to breastfeed their babies.
- The Breastfeeding Center State
Our mission is to support families from pregnancy through the transitions of early parenthood with relationship-based care, evidence-based instruction and resources, and integrative health services for lactation and postpartum. We’re here to help you navigate pregnancy, lactation, and postpartum with greater ease and joy, and provide you the tools to make informed and empowered decisions that feel best for you and your family.
- My Sister’s Place State
For over 40 years, MSP has been an innovator in changing lives by providing DC’s first hotline and first domestic violence shelter, and most recently, first Batterer Intervention group. As DC’s oldest domestic violence shelter, we have served as a cornerstone of the District’s response to this pressing public health issue since 1979, and our impact on DC’s community remains as strong as ever.
- District Alliance for Safe Housing (DASH) State
DASH provides services for emergency and transitional housing; assistance finding affordable housing, housing allowance, support services, financial empowerment, and follow up assistance.
- SOME, So Others Might Eat State
SOME provides material aid and comfort to our vulnerable neighbors in the District, helping them break the cycle of poverty and homelessness through programs and services that save lives, improve lives, and help transform lives of individuals and families, their communities, and the systems and structures that affect them. I.e food pantry, career building opportunities etc.
- Virginia Williams Family Resource Center State
Catholic Charities provides case management services for families experiencing homelessness through the Family Re-housing Stabilization Program (FRSP).
- Capitol Hill Pregnancy Center State
Capitol Hill Pregnancy Center offers help and support to women, men, and their families who are in a crisis pregnancy. Their goal is to provide compassionate care as well as complete, accurate information pertaining to pregnancy and pregnancy options.
- The Northwest Center State
The Northwest Center offers the loving support and comprehensive aid necessary for all women to continue their pregnancies, deliver healthy babies, and adequately care for themselves and their children. They also offer a transitional maternity home for pregnant women, ages 18-30.
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National Resources - Parent Support Program – D.C. State
- Online Education
- SOME, So Others Might Eat State
SOME provides material aid and comfort to our vulnerable neighbors in the District, helping them break the cycle of poverty and homelessness through programs and services that save lives, improve lives, and help transform lives of individuals and families, their communities, and the systems and structures that affect them. I.e food pantry, career building opportunities etc.
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National Resources - SOME, So Others Might Eat State
- Support for Men
- Parent Support Program – D.C. State
Parents in the District of Columbia report experiencing higher levels of stress and anxiety as they seek to manage the demands of parenting responsibilities, work, distance learning, and the impact on their families. The D.C. Parent Support Programs provides community and online classes that teach parenting skills, stress management, and they provide individual consultations.
- Central Union Mission State
Central Union Mission is a homeless shelter providing long-term transformation through a large number of resources they provide, including job training and placement, parenting classes, digital literacy, social work and benefits acquisition, housing, child day care guidance, addiction recovery, transportation, legal assistance, micro-loans, and basic food and clothing.
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- Parenting Classes
- Parent Support Program – D.C. State
Parents in the District of Columbia report experiencing higher levels of stress and anxiety as they seek to manage the demands of parenting responsibilities, work, distance learning, and the impact on their families. The D.C. Parent Support Programs provides community and online classes that teach parenting skills, stress management, and they provide individual consultations.
- Central Union Mission State
Central Union Mission is a homeless shelter providing long-term transformation through a large number of resources they provide, including job training and placement, parenting classes, digital literacy, social work and benefits acquisition, housing, child day care guidance, addiction recovery, transportation, legal assistance, micro-loans, and basic food and clothing.
- Community of Hope State
With hope, one can accomplish anything. Families who struggle with poverty and homelessness can achieve their goals. They can overcome challenges like having no safe place to sleep, poor health, and unemployment, and enjoy connected families with happy and healthy children.
- La Leche League of DC State
Local Groups are led by experienced leaders who have been accredited by La Leche League International Leaders. They provide free education, information, and support to families who want to breastfeed their babies.
- The Breastfeeding Center State
Our mission is to support families from pregnancy through the transitions of early parenthood with relationship-based care, evidence-based instruction and resources, and integrative health services for lactation and postpartum. We’re here to help you navigate pregnancy, lactation, and postpartum with greater ease and joy, and provide you the tools to make informed and empowered decisions that feel best for you and your family.
- Capitol Hill Pregnancy Center State
Capitol Hill Pregnancy Center offers help and support to women, men, and their families who are in a crisis pregnancy. Their goal is to provide compassionate care as well as complete, accurate information pertaining to pregnancy and pregnancy options.
- The Northwest Center State
The Northwest Center offers the loving support and comprehensive aid necessary for all women to continue their pregnancies, deliver healthy babies, and adequately care for themselves and their children. They also offer a transitional maternity home for pregnant women, ages 18-30.
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National Resources - Parent Support Program – D.C. State
- Life Skills
- Parent Support Program – D.C. State
Parents in the District of Columbia report experiencing higher levels of stress and anxiety as they seek to manage the demands of parenting responsibilities, work, distance learning, and the impact on their families. The D.C. Parent Support Programs provides community and online classes that teach parenting skills, stress management, and they provide individual consultations.
- Goodwill Job Training Programs State
Goodwill of Greater Washington provides programs and services for adult job seekers that remove barriers to success and bolster critical career readiness skills. All trainings include digital & computer education, dressing for success, financial literacy, interviewing preparation, job search strategies, resume writing, and placement assistance.
- Central Union Mission State
Central Union Mission is a homeless shelter providing long-term transformation through a large number of resources they provide, including job training and placement, parenting classes, digital literacy, social work and benefits acquisition, housing, child day care guidance, addiction recovery, transportation, legal assistance, micro-loans, and basic food and clothing.
- Community of Hope State
With hope, one can accomplish anything. Families who struggle with poverty and homelessness can achieve their goals. They can overcome challenges like having no safe place to sleep, poor health, and unemployment, and enjoy connected families with happy and healthy children.
- Thrive DC State
Thrive DC works to prevent and end homelessness in Washington, DC by providing vulnerable people with a wide range of services to help stabilize their lives. Founded in 1979 to serve dinner to homeless women, Thrive DC has grown to be a comprehensive, professionally staffed, bilingual organization serving more than 2,000 men, women, and children each year. We are a safety net for people experiencing homelessness, unemployment, housing instability, and food insecurity. With our help, our clients take the first steps toward independence and self-sufficiency.
- La Leche League of DC State
Local Groups are led by experienced leaders who have been accredited by La Leche League International Leaders. They provide free education, information, and support to families who want to breastfeed their babies.
- The Breastfeeding Center State
Our mission is to support families from pregnancy through the transitions of early parenthood with relationship-based care, evidence-based instruction and resources, and integrative health services for lactation and postpartum. We’re here to help you navigate pregnancy, lactation, and postpartum with greater ease and joy, and provide you the tools to make informed and empowered decisions that feel best for you and your family.
- SOME, So Others Might Eat State
SOME provides material aid and comfort to our vulnerable neighbors in the District, helping them break the cycle of poverty and homelessness through programs and services that save lives, improve lives, and help transform lives of individuals and families, their communities, and the systems and structures that affect them. I.e food pantry, career building opportunities etc.
- Fortitude Housing at St. Francis Xavier Church State
Fortitude Housing is a program that offers a different approach to fighting homelessness. Each resident in the program is given their own apartment, fully furnished and one-on-one case management services that help connect residents with employment support, social security benefits, education and other support services that help rebuild lives.
- Virginia Williams Family Resource Center State
Catholic Charities provides case management services for families experiencing homelessness through the Family Re-housing Stabilization Program (FRSP).
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National Resources - Parent Support Program – D.C. State
- Lactation Support
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- Campus Support
- Financial Assistance
- Finance Your Education
- DC Tuition Assistance State
The DC Tuition Assistance Grant (DCTAG) team is excited to share information with you about how you can use DCTAG to decrease the cost of college if you are an eligible DC student.
- Washington DC Student Grants for College State
There are many scholarship and grant opportunities for students who can’t afford college on their own in the DC area.
- Virginia Williams Family Resource Center State
Catholic Charities provides case management services for families experiencing homelessness through the Family Re-housing Stabilization Program (FRSP).
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National Resources - DC Tuition Assistance State
- Government Grants
- DC Tuition Assistance State
The DC Tuition Assistance Grant (DCTAG) team is excited to share information with you about how you can use DCTAG to decrease the cost of college if you are an eligible DC student.
- Washington DC Student Grants for College State
There are many scholarship and grant opportunities for students who can’t afford college on their own in the DC area.
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National Resources - DC Tuition Assistance State
- Private Foundations
- Virginia Williams Family Resource Center State
Catholic Charities provides case management services for families experiencing homelessness through the Family Re-housing Stabilization Program (FRSP).
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National Resources - Virginia Williams Family Resource Center State
- Finance Your Education
- SOME, So Others Might Eat State
SOME provides material aid and comfort to our vulnerable neighbors in the District, helping them break the cycle of poverty and homelessness through programs and services that save lives, improve lives, and help transform lives of individuals and families, their communities, and the systems and structures that affect them. I.e food pantry, career building opportunities etc.
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- Job/Career Building
- Goodwill Job Training Programs State
Goodwill of Greater Washington provides programs and services for adult job seekers that remove barriers to success and bolster critical career readiness skills. All trainings include digital & computer education, dressing for success, financial literacy, interviewing preparation, job search strategies, resume writing, and placement assistance.
- Thrive DC State
Thrive DC works to prevent and end homelessness in Washington, DC by providing vulnerable people with a wide range of services to help stabilize their lives. Founded in 1979 to serve dinner to homeless women, Thrive DC has grown to be a comprehensive, professionally staffed, bilingual organization serving more than 2,000 men, women, and children each year. We are a safety net for people experiencing homelessness, unemployment, housing instability, and food insecurity. With our help, our clients take the first steps toward independence and self-sufficiency.
- SOME, So Others Might Eat State
SOME provides material aid and comfort to our vulnerable neighbors in the District, helping them break the cycle of poverty and homelessness through programs and services that save lives, improve lives, and help transform lives of individuals and families, their communities, and the systems and structures that affect them. I.e food pantry, career building opportunities etc.
- Virginia Williams Family Resource Center State
Catholic Charities provides case management services for families experiencing homelessness through the Family Re-housing Stabilization Program (FRSP).
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- Adoption
- Adoption Resources
- The Barker Adoption Foundation State
Barker, a nonprofit adoption agency licensed in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C., is built on the fundamental belief that all children deserve safe, loving, and permanent families.
- Capitol Hill Pregnancy Center State
Capitol Hill Pregnancy Center offers help and support to women, men, and their families who are in a crisis pregnancy. Their goal is to provide compassionate care as well as complete, accurate information pertaining to pregnancy and pregnancy options.
- The Northwest Center State
The Northwest Center offers the loving support and comprehensive aid necessary for all women to continue their pregnancies, deliver healthy babies, and adequately care for themselves and their children. They also offer a transitional maternity home for pregnant women, ages 18-30.
- Bethany Christian Services – DC State
They are a Christian adoption agency that supports children, families, and birth parents. Bethany demonstrates love and compassion by protecting children, empowering youth, and strengthening families through quality social services.
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- Private Grant Programs
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- The Barker Adoption Foundation State
Barker, a nonprofit adoption agency licensed in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C., is built on the fundamental belief that all children deserve safe, loving, and permanent families.
- Bethany Christian Services – DC State
They are a Christian adoption agency that supports children, families, and birth parents. Bethany demonstrates love and compassion by protecting children, empowering youth, and strengthening families through quality social services.
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- Birth Parent Support
- Bethany Christian Services – DC State
They are a Christian adoption agency that supports children, families, and birth parents. Bethany demonstrates love and compassion by protecting children, empowering youth, and strengthening families through quality social services.
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- Other
- Non-Profit Agencies
- District Alliance for Safe Housing (DASH) State
DASH provides services for emergency and transitional housing; assistance finding affordable housing, housing allowance, support services, financial empowerment, and follow up assistance.
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- Churches and Religious Organizations
- Virginia Williams Family Resource Center State
Catholic Charities provides case management services for families experiencing homelessness through the Family Re-housing Stabilization Program (FRSP).
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- Federal Assistance Organizations
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- Safe Haven Laws – DC State
Infant’s Age
Citation: Ann. Code § 4-1451.01
A newborn may be surrendered. The term ‘newborn’ means an infant whose parent refuses or is unable to assume the responsibility
for the infant’s care, control, and subsistence; who is surrendered by that parent; and who a licensed physician or other person
authorized to accept the surrender reasonably believes is 14 days old or younger.Who May Relinquish the Infant
Citation: Ann. Code §§ 4-1451.01; 4-1451.02
Except when there is actual or suspected child abuse or neglect, a custodial parent who is a resident of the District of Columbia may
surrender a newborn in accordance with this chapter.
The term ‘surrender’ means to bring a newborn to an authorized receiving facility during its hours of operation and to leave the
newborn with personnel of the facility.
Who May Receive the Infant
Citation: Ann. Code § 4-1451.01
An authorized receiving facility, including a hospital or other place authorized by the mayor, may accept a newborn for surrender
pursuant to this chapter.
Responsibilities of the Safe Haven Provider
Citation: Ann. Code §§ 4-1451.02; 4-1451.04
The authorized receiving facility personnel receiving the surrendered newborn shall make a reasonable effort to obtain family and
medical history from the surrendering parent, including personal information about both of the parents’ identities, and shall provide
to the surrendering parent information on adoption and counseling services.
Facility personnel receiving the surrender of a newborn shall file a written statement with the Child and Family Services Agency
(CFSA) on or before the time CFSA assumes physical custody of the newborn, which shall include the following information:
• Date and time of the surrender
• Circumstances of the surrender
• Personal information obtained, if any
After the surrender of a newborn, an authorized receiving facility that is not a hospital shall transport the newborn to the nearest
hospital as soon as transportation can be arranged.
The act of surrender shall constitute implied consent for the hospital to which the newborn is surrendered or transported and the
hospital’s medical personnel to treat and provide care for the newborn and arrange for further placement with CFSA and, through
CFSA, with a preadoptive home, whenever possible.
Hospital personnel shall immediately contact CFSA to report the surrender of the newborn and arrange for transport of the newborn
to CFSA. CFSA shall assume physical custody of the newborn within 23 hours of the surrender.
Immunity for the Provider
Citation: Ann. Code § 4-1451.06
An authorized receiving facility and the personnel of the facility shall be immune from civil or criminal liability for the good-faith
performance of the reporting and placement responsibilities under this chapter, including liability for the failure to file a report
that might otherwise be incurred or imposed on a person required to report suspected incidents of child abuse or neglect under §
4-1321.02. In any civil or criminal proceeding brought under this chapter concerning the surrender of a newborn, good faith shall be presumed
unless rebutted.
Protection for Relinquishing Parent
Citation: Ann. Code § 4-1451.02
The relinquishing parent shall have the right to remain anonymous and to leave the place of surrender at any time. The parent shall
not be pursued by any person at the time of surrender or prosecuted for the surrender of the newborn.
The surrender of a newborn in accordance with this chapter, and rules promulgated pursuant to this chapter, shall not, by itself,
constitute a basis for a finding of abuse, neglect, or abandonment.
Effect on Parental Rights
Citation: Ann. Code § 4-1451.05
A relinquishment of parental rights shall take place upon surrender. Upon CFSA’s receipt of the statement required by § 4-1451.02(d)
and assuming physical custody, CFSA shall assume immediate care, custody, and control of the surrendered newborn.A relinquishment of parental rights under this chapter may be revoked and parental rights restored in accordance with § 4-1406(c)-(d)
provided that:
• The parent agrees to genetic testing to establish maternity or paternity.
• The genetic test establishes that the surrendering parent is the biological parent of the newborn.
• A risk assessment is conducted to determine if further investigation is necessary or that the family needs to be referred for
support services and is so referred.
No later than 90 days after surrender, CFSA shall attempt to identify, locate, and notify the nonsurrendering parent by performing
a missing-child search and publishing notice of the surrender of the newborn. The notice shall include the statement that the
nonsurrendering parent’s failure to notify CFSA, or other contact as set forth in the notice, of the intent to exercise his or her
parental rights and responsibilities within 20 days of publication of the notice shall be deemed to be the nonsurrendering parent’s
irrevocable consent to the termination of all parental rights and his or her irrevocable waiver of any right to notice of, or opportunity
to participate in, any termination of parental rights proceeding involving the surrendered newborn.
The court may grant a petition for adoption without consent following relinquishment of parental rights and the termination of
parental rights pursuant to this section and § 16-304(g)
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- Legal Support
- Central Union Mission State
Central Union Mission is a homeless shelter providing long-term transformation through a large number of resources they provide, including job training and placement, parenting classes, digital literacy, social work and benefits acquisition, housing, child day care guidance, addiction recovery, transportation, legal assistance, micro-loans, and basic food and clothing.
- Bread for The City State
The mission of Bread for the City is to help Washington, DC residents living with low income to develop their power to determine the future of their own communities. We provide food, clothing, medical care, and legal and social services to reduce the burden of poverty.
- Thrive DC State
Thrive DC works to prevent and end homelessness in Washington, DC by providing vulnerable people with a wide range of services to help stabilize their lives. Founded in 1979 to serve dinner to homeless women, Thrive DC has grown to be a comprehensive, professionally staffed, bilingual organization serving more than 2,000 men, women, and children each year. We are a safety net for people experiencing homelessness, unemployment, housing instability, and food insecurity. With our help, our clients take the first steps toward independence and self-sufficiency.
- My Sister’s Place State
For over 40 years, MSP has been an innovator in changing lives by providing DC’s first hotline and first domestic violence shelter, and most recently, first Batterer Intervention group. As DC’s oldest domestic violence shelter, we have served as a cornerstone of the District’s response to this pressing public health issue since 1979, and our impact on DC’s community remains as strong as ever.
- SOME, So Others Might Eat State
SOME provides material aid and comfort to our vulnerable neighbors in the District, helping them break the cycle of poverty and homelessness through programs and services that save lives, improve lives, and help transform lives of individuals and families, their communities, and the systems and structures that affect them. I.e food pantry, career building opportunities etc.
- Fortitude Housing at St. Francis Xavier Church State
Fortitude Housing is a program that offers a different approach to fighting homelessness. Each resident in the program is given their own apartment, fully furnished and one-on-one case management services that help connect residents with employment support, social security benefits, education and other support services that help rebuild lives.
- Virginia Williams Family Resource Center State
Catholic Charities provides case management services for families experiencing homelessness through the Family Re-housing Stabilization Program (FRSP).
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- Case Management
- The Northwest Center State
The Northwest Center offers the loving support and comprehensive aid necessary for all women to continue their pregnancies, deliver healthy babies, and adequately care for themselves and their children. They also offer a transitional maternity home for pregnant women, ages 18-30.
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- Non-Profit Agencies