Children & Youth Investment Trust Corporation

Advocates for Justice & Education
2041 Martin Luther King, Jr. Ave, SE #400
(202) 678-8060
This Parent Advocacy Center provides educational advocacy and support for parents of students in the District of Public Schools who are at risk of school failure because of behavior, truancy, and/or delinquency.
Contact: Kim Y. Jones (kim.jones@aje-dc.org)
www.aje-dc.org

African Heritage Dancers and Drummers
1320 B Good Hope Rd. SE
202-399-5252
The African Heritage Dancers & Drummers provide a "Safe Space" after school time enrichment and intervention program that utilizes the discipline of the performing arts to build positive self-esteem.
Contact: Melvin Deal (AfricanHDD@aol.com)

Allen Chapel AME Learning Institute, Inc.
2439 Ainger Place, SE
889-1860
The primary goal of the Academy’s out of school time and summer camp program is to improve academic skills and to build self-esteem and character in children through a host of educational, recreational and cultural enrichment activities.
Contact: Michael Bell, Jr. (michaelbelljr@yahoo.com)
Schedule: Monday-Friday

Anacostia Community Outreach Center
2443 Ainger Place, SE
202-889-5607
Career Readiness is the key that's the motto for future success for DC youth. Students will learn how to conduct an interview, how to write effective resumes and cover letters, fill out online applications as well as other important requested documentation needed to apply for a job, get working papers, social security cards, green cards or other key documents and how to handle an interview. In addition, they're taught how to take responsibility in a job, respond to authority, work as part of a team and set goals for the future. Students will also benefit from computer training and be paid a stipend for their participation. Technology Program as well as the Football team are also being offered to the children of Woodland Terrace the Anacostia area. The programs revolve around Technology and Recreational sports.
Contact: E. Jerome Miller (acoc011@aol.com)
Schedule: M-F 3:15-6:15pm

Ana's Gold Children Theatre
1239 C Street, SE
202-638-3800
Contact: Jacqueline Carter (childgolden@aol.com)
Schedule: After school Monday-Friday 3:30-5:30, Summer Monday-Friday 10am-3pm

ARCH Training Center / KidPledge
4319 3rd St., SE Atlantic Terrace apartments
202-563-1934
KIDPLEDGE is an ARCH Training Center program designed to significantly expand educational opportunities for youth ages 5-13, in Southeast Washington, DC. Our program operates an After-School Center and full-day Summer Program in the Ward 8 /Anacostia community.
Contact: Yvonne Hollis (yhollis@archdc.org)
www.archdc.org
Schedule: M-F 3:30-6:30pm

Asian American LEAD
1323 Girard Street NW
884-0322
A A LEAD will offer a school year and summer after school program to middle and high school students residing in Washington, DC. The Academic, Leadership and Resiliency Secondary School Program will be held Monday through Friday from 4:00 to 7:00 and Saturday from 11:00 to 2:00. Additional hours may be added for field trips, special events, and late evening tutoring sessions.
Contact: Tony Yih (tyih@aalead.org)
www.aalead.org
Schedule: Monday-Friday 3:15pm-6;15pm

Asian American LEAD
1323 Girard Street NW
202-884-0322
A A LEAD will offer a school year and summer after school program to middle and high school students residing in Washington, DC. The Academic, Leadership and Resiliency Secondary School Program will be held Monday through Friday from 4:00 to 7:00 and Saturday from 11:00 to 2:00. Additional hours may be added for field trips, special events, and late evening tutoring sessions.
Contact: Katharine Lum (klum@aalead.org)
www.aalead.org
Schedule: M-F 4-7pm

Beacon House
601 Edgewood St, NE
202-529-0785
Provide after school and weekend programs targeted to at-risk youth residing in the Ward 5 area of Northeast, Washington, D.C.
Contact: Gerry Steven Kittner (gkittner@beaconhousedc.org)
www.beaconhousedc.org
Schedule: m-f 3:30-8:30pm/Saturdays 9-1pm

Best Friends Foundation
5335 Wisconsin Ave., NW, Suite 315
(202) 478-9683
The Best Friends Foundation provides a youth development character education curriculum for elementary, middle and high school students in DC Public Schools through the Best Friends, Best Men, Diamond Girls Leadership and Best Men Leadership programs.
Contact: Pauline Hamlette (phamlette@bestfriendsfoundation.org)
www.bestfriendsfoundation.org
Schedule: Weekly 9am-5pm

Boarder Baby Project, LTD DAB The Little Blue House
524 Irving St, NW
202-291-2100
The purpose of the LBH Family Development Program is to create an integrated community support system, by offering needed social work assistance, early childhood services, parenting education, mental health services, youth mentoring services, and socialization activities in our neighborhood.
Contact: Carl Foster (carl.foster@littlebluehouse.org)
www.littlebluehouse.org
Schedule: Monday-Friday 9am-5pm

Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Washington
8380 Colesville Road, Suite 600

Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Washington provides youth development programming in five core areas, character and leadership development, education and career development, the arts, health and life skills, and sports, fitness and recreation, to build confidence, develop character and acquire the skills needed to become productive, civic-minded, responsible adults.
Contact: Khalid R. Randolph (krandolph@bgcgw.org)
www.bgcgw.org
Schedule: Monday-Friday

Brainfood
1525 Newton St, NW
202-667-5515
Brainfood operates after school and summer programs that use food and cooking as the tools to teach life skills and healthy living to teenagers. We operate programs in our kitchens in Columbia Heights and Chinatown.
Contact: Paul Dahm (paul@brain-food.org)
www.brain-food.org
Schedule: Monday-Thursday, 3:45-6:15pm

Bright Beginnings
128 M Street, NW Suite 150
202-842-9090
For over 15 years, Bright Beginnings has (1) provided homeless infants, toddlers and preschoolers with a safe, nurturing, educational environment, (2) prepared the children to enter kindergarten ready to learn, and (3) supported parents as they stabilize their home lives.
Contact: Betty Jo Gaines (bgaines@brightbeginningsinc.org)
www.brightbeginningsinc.org
Schedule: Monday -Friday 7am-6pm

Capitol Education Support, Inc
820 H St. N.E. Suite 101
202-543-2393
CES provides academic and art enrichment to students in grades k-6 in an after-school and summer program. CES utilizes a research based curriculum to provide daily math, reading, and science enrichment. In addition, students receive artistic training in the areas of dance, drama, music, and visual arts.
Contact: Okera K. Stewart (ostewart@capedsupport.org)
www.capedsupport.org
Schedule: Monday - Friday 7am-8am 3:15pm-6:15pm5

Center for Child Protection and Family Support
714 G Street, SE
(202)544-3144 x11
The Center for Child Protection and Family Support's Parent Center focuses on strategies to foster better educational outcomes for children and youth. There are 14 weekly parent education and skills building sessions using a curriculum developed for this African American target population of at-risk parents.
Contact: Joyce N. Thomas (joyce@centerchildprotection.org)
www.centerchildprotection.org
Schedule: 4-8pm M-F

CentroNia
1420 Columbia Road NW
202-332-4200
CentroNía is a non-profit community based organization in the Columbia Heights neighborhood of Washington, DC. We provide Early Childhood Education and comprehensive Family Support Services to working families in the District and suburban Maryland. Our mission is to educate children and youth and strengthen families in a bilingual, multicultural community.
Contact: Julia Howell Barros (jhowellbarros@centronia.org)
www.centronia.org
Schedule: Monday-Friday 7am-6pm, Sat 9am-2pm

CentroNia
1420 Columbia Road NW
202-332-4220
CentroNía is a non-profit community based organization in the Columbia Heights neighborhood of Washington, DC. We provide Early Childhood Education and comprehensive Family Support Services to working families in the District and suburban Maryland. Our mission is to educate children and youth and strengthen families in a bilingual, multicultural community.
Contact: Julia Howell Barros (jhowellbarros@centronia.org)
www.centronia.org
Schedule: Monday-Friday from 7:00am-6:00pm; Saturday from 9:00am-2:00pm

City Gate, Inc.
3568 Brandywine St NW
202-561-5113
Our program is designed to provide children with the tools to connect ‘book-learning’ at school (reading, writing, math) with real-world application (requiring life-skills). Children will learn to use math in the kitchen, or to compute sports statistics, and discover how writing skills allow them to write a letter to a government official to address neighborhood problems.
Contact: Mrs. Kristin Wiener (Kristin.wiener@city-gate.org)
www.city-gate.org
Schedule: 3:15-6:15 summer (8:30-5:30)

Coalition for Economic Empowerment
1250 4th Street SW 814W
257-7772
Contact: Susan Hoskins (CEESusan@aol.com)
Schedule: Monday-Friday 4am-12pm

Columbia Heights Youth Club
1500 Harvard Street, NW
202-332-1157
We provide educational, recreational, and personal growth activities for over 200 young people annually. CHYC serves as an alternative place for youth who would otherwise turn to the streets for entertainment, guidance, activities, and moral development.
Contact: Gail Oliver (goliver@chycdc.org)
www.chycdc.org
Schedule: Mon-Fri 1-6:30pm

Community Family Life Services, Inc.
305 E Street NW
347-0511 x414
At Community Family Life Services, our mission is to give people living in poverty and homelessness the tools they need to move towards permanent economic and social self-sufficiency. Not only do we offer short-term crisis assistance, but we also empower families and individuals to change their lives for the better.
Contact: Marina Streznewski (mstreznewski@cflsdc.org)
www.cflsdc.org
Schedule: Monday-Friday 3:30pm-7:30pm. Summer Camp Monday-Friday 9am-4pm

Community Preservation and Development Corporation
5513 Connecticut Ave., NW Suite 250
(202 )350-8231
Our project-based, standards-driven, technology-infused YD programs attract young people living in and near our properties. Our project-based learning activities are thematic and relevant to the lives of the children and youth in our program. Each high-interest project infuses grade appropriate reading, mathematics and technology in every lesson.
Contact: Ken White (kwhite@cpdc.org)
www.cpdc.org
Schedule: 3:30-6:30pm M-F

Congress Heights Community Training and Development
3215 Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, SE
202-563-5201
Component of the New Images family literacy program to cover family economic empowerment. The goal of the Family Economic Empowerment program is to provide services to Ward 8 families where parents succeed with their educational and employment goals, develop life long learning habits for their children, and lead their families through economic self-sufficiency. The project employs an integrated instructional model that includes: adult literacy, parent education, parent/child time and early childhood education in a warm and welcoming club environment.
Contact: Monica T. Ray (MonicaRay@comcast.net)
www.chtcdc.com
Schedule: Sat 9am - 1pm

Covenant House Washington
2001 Mississippi Ave, SE
(202) 610-9602
Covenant House Washington (CHW) Prevention Services Programs provides school-based and after school programming for male & female youth, ages 11-17, across two sites, located in Ward 7 & Ward 8, respectively, of Washington, DC. The after school centers stay open until 7:30pm daily, offering structured curriculum workshop on a variety of topics from the Positive Choices & Positive Choices Plus curricula, in-school and after school outreach projects, a youth leadership development program and curricula specific activities for select youth, a comprehensive summer enrichment program with both academic & cultural/recreational activities for 7 weeks, daily tutoring & information/referrals, counseling, and service “case” management. In addition, there is an extensive parental involvement component entitled Parents En-Power, which offers monthly workshops, periodic trips, and recreational activities.
Contact: Vincent Rucker (Vrucker@chdc.org)
www.covenanthousedc.org
Schedule: 8:45am-8:00pm M-F

Covenant House Washington
2001 Mississippi Avenue, SE
202-610-7531
Covenant House Washington (CHW) Prevention Services Programs provides school-based and after school programming for male & female youth, ages 11-17, across two sites, located in Ward 7 & Ward 8, respectively, of Washington, DC. The after school centers stay open until 7:30pm daily, offering structured curriculum workshop on a variety of topics from the Positive Choices & Positive Choices Plus curricula, in-school and after school outreach projects, a youth leadership development program and curricula specific activities for select youth, a comprehensive summer enrichment program with both academic & cultural/recreational activities for 7 weeks, daily tutoring & information/referrals, counseling, and service “case” management. In addition, there is an extensive parental involvement component entitled Parents En-Power, which offers monthly workshops, periodic trips, and recreational activities.
Contact: Shanita Burney (sburney@chdc.org)
www.covenanthousedc.org
Schedule: M-F (3:30pm-7:30pm) school year; M-F (8:30am-6pm) summer months

Dance Institute of Washington
128 M Street, NW Suite 300
202-371-9656
Youth Development through arts enrichment
Contact: Cynthia Gertsen (cgertsen@danceinstitute.org)
www.danceinstitute.org
Schedule: Monday - Friday 4:00 - 6:00 school year, Monday - Friday 8:00 - 6:00 summer

DC SCORES
1224 M Street NW
393-6999
Our program operates everyday after school, providing soccer practice two days per week, writing activities on two alternating days of the week with Thursdays being the favored inter-school soccer game day. In the summer, we operate a full-day seven-week camp program for 200 children in partnership with the D.C. Department of Parks and Recreation and open elementary schools.
Contact: Amy Nakamoto (anakamoto@americascores.org; lvierra@americascores.org)
www.dcscores.org
Schedule: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday 3:30pm -6pm

Earth Conservation Corps
First Street & Potomac Ave. SE
479-6710
Earth Conservation Corps provides life skills, leadership, advocacy, educational (GED), and environmental training to out-of-school youth, ages 17-25, throughout the year (including summer).
Contact: Glen O'Gilvie (glen@ecc1.org)
www.ecc1.org
Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:30am-6pm, Saturday 9am-2pm

East Capital Center For Change
2100 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave, SE, Suite 404
202-610-9903
Program engages youth in an after school setting that will enable them to make better career, education and life choices.
Contact: Curtis Watkins (Cwatkins@ecccinc.org)
www.ecccinc.org
Schedule: Monday-Friday 9:00am-5pm; 3:30pm-6:30pm

East of the River Clergy Police Community Partnership
4105 First St. SE
202-373-5767
The function of the YLC is to teach key leadership skills such as goal setting, team building, project planning and decision making ¡V while emphasizing the importance and means of applying these skills to community service endeavors.
Contact: D'Sheka Perkins (dperkins@ercpcp.org)
www.ercpcp.org
Schedule: 9am-5pm

Ethiopian Community Service & Development Council Inc. (ECSDC)
3146 16th Street, NW
202-319-0045
Out of school time is very important for the success of our children. With this in view, our program has intended to realizing the After School Program aimed at keeping children and youth out of mischief and to make after school a time when children can learn valuable skills and obtain needed services that will help them grow and succeed in life.
Contact: Daniel Balayneh (ecsdc@verizon.net)
www.ecsdc.org
Schedule: Monday-Friday 3pm-6pm

Ethiopian Community Service & Development Council Inc. (ECSDC)
3146 16th Street, NW
(202) 319-0045/7
Out of school time is very important for the success of our children. With this in view, our program has intended to realizing the After School Program aimed at keeping children and youth out of mischief and to make after school a time when children can learn valuable skills and obtain needed services that will help them grow and succeed in life.
Contact: Daniel Belayneh (ecsdc@verizon.net)
www.ecsdc.org
Schedule: 9am-8pm

Ethiopian Community Service & Development Council Inc. (ECSDC)
3146 16th Street, NW
202-319-0045/7
Out of school time is very important for the success of our children. With this in view, our program has intended to realizing the After School Program aimed at keeping children and youth out of mischief and to make after school a time when children can learn valuable skills and obtain needed services that will help them grow and succeed in life.
Contact: Daniel Belayneh (ecsdc@verizon.net)
www.ecsdc.org
Schedule: Monday-Friday 9am-8pm

Euphemia L. Haynes Public Charter School
3029 14th St. NW
202-667-4446
Students also have the opportunity to participate in a number of extracurricular activities and clubs, such as dance, soccer, film making, and more. E. L.. Haynes’ mission is to ensure that every Haynes student will attain high levels of academic achievement and succeed at the college of his or her choice; to eliminate the achievement gaps related to the race, gender, home language, and socioeconomics of our diverse student body; to serve as a model school by demonstrating that all students can succeed academically; and to impact the academic achievement of DC public school students through training school professionals.
Contact: Julie Anne Green (jgreen@elhaynes.org)
www.elhaynes.org
Schedule: Monday -Friday 7:30-6pm

Facilitating Leadership in Youth (FLY)
1300 Good Hope Road, SE (office)
(202) 423-2124
Year-round comprehensive literacy, arts, cultural, sports, leadership, employment opportunities and community organizing/peer education activities focused on 28 Anacostia teenagers (ages 14-18).
Contact: Charise Van Liew (charise@flyouth.org)
www.flyouth.org
Schedule: 4:30-8:30pm M & W; 4:30-6pm T & Th; 11am-7pm Sat.

Falconsedge Male Task Force Inc.
4211 9th Street NW Suite 10
498-5468/829-0028
After-school tutoring, mentoring, cultural, fatherhood training and sports & recreation for children & youth.
Contact: David Jones Sr. (djones@falconsedge.org)
www.falconsedge.org
Schedule: 3:30pm-8pm

Friends of Carter Barron Foundation of the Performing Arts
1234 Massachusetts Ave, Suite 519
202-232-5610
Provides in-school gifted and talented performing arts youth, ages 14-24, with a structured and comprehensive Performing Arts Workforce year-round training project that includes literacy, basic employment and specialized career preparedness that will serve to promote them onto their next secondary grade level and/or post-secondary or advance vocational training.
Contact: Gloria J. Hightower (focbfotpa@yahoo.com)
http://friendsofcarterbarron.org/events.html
Schedule: Fall Monday, Wednesday, Friday 5-9pm/Spring February-June only on Saturdays 10-5pm

Friendship Public Charter School and the Center for Children Youth Family Investment
120 Q Street, NE (Office)
202-281-1710
CYFI provides GED prep classes, job readiness training, life skill classes, and work experience to older out-of-school youth between the ages of 17 and 24.
Contact: Michael I. Watts Jr. (mwatts@cyfi.org)
www.cyfi.org
Schedule: 9:00am until 4:00pm Monday thru Friday

Garfield Terrace Family Council
1339 Fairmont ST NW
202-232-0130
Contact: Rosemary Akinmboni (rosemary@arosegft.com)
http://arosegft.com/
Schedule: M-F 5pm-6pm

Garfield Terrace Family Council
1350 Fairmont Street, NW
202-232-0130
Garfield Terrace provides academic and recreational activities in a safe environment. Participants receive help with their home work, self -esteem, improve their academic level and move to a higher grade level. We provide them with recreational activities such as: basketball, football, swimming, dancing, arts and crafts.
Contact: Rosemary Akinmboni (Gft85@hotmail.com)
Schedule: Monday -Friday 3pm-6pm, Summer Monday-Friday 9am-5pm

Greater Fellowship Full Gospel Baptist Church
814 Alabama Avenue, SE
561-5594
The program will offer tutoring, reinforcement of learned skills, and opportunities to assist students acquire new skills.
Contact: Gwendolyn Brighthaupt (GFFGBC@aol.com)
Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:30am-6pm, After School Program 3pm-6pm, Summer Program 8:30am-6pm

Greater Washington Urban League
2901 Fourteenth Street, NW
202-265-8200
The GWUL Parent Center provides parents with information and/or direct service resources to help them increase their parenting skills, increase their involvement in the general education of their children, increase their involvement in the literacy development of their children, and assistance to help stabilize their families. Health and fitness services and information are also provided. Services are provided directly to parents and/or their children.
Contact: Audrey Epperson (aepperson@gwul.org)
www.gwul.org
Schedule: 9:00am-7:00pm

Heads Up: A University Neighborhood Initiative
645 Pennsylvania Ave., SE, Suite 300
(202) 544-4468 x17
Heads Up operates after-school and summer academic and enrichment programs for children living in the most under-resourced areas of Washington, DC, by drawing on university students as its tutors, mentors, and instructors. Our mission is to provide children and youth from low-income neighborhoods with the academic skills and learning opportunities they need to succeed, and to provide college students with the opportunity to help meet those needs in order to promote their development as leaders motivated to effect social change.
Contact: Darin McKeever (dmckeever@headsup-dc.org)
www.headsup-dc.org
Schedule: School Year: 3:30-6:30pm M-F; Summer: 12:30-6:30pm M-F

Higher Achievement Program
317 8th St, NE
202.544.3633 x 104
Higher Achievement offers motivated middle school students an opportunity-rich, nationally recognized year-round educational and high school preparatory program. The program, held after school and during the summer, is intensive and culminates in top high school placement.
Contact: Edsson Contreras (econtreras@higherachievement.org)
www.higherachievement.org
Schedule: Summer M-F 8-4pm/School M,T,Th, 3:30-8pm

Hoop Dreams Scholarship Fund
800 K Street, NW, Suite 1100 S
202-289-6478
Hoop Dreams is an academic college prep program working with DC Public High School seniors. Through a combination of mentoring, internships and SAT prep, Hoop Dreams helps students achieve their dreams of attending college as well as building bridges of understanding between diverse communities here in Washington, DC. Students are also supported throughout their years in college as well as upon completion of college.
Contact: Rachel Cleaver (rcleaver@hoopdreams.org)
www.hoopdreams.org
Schedule: Monday through Friday, 8:30 am-5:00pm and one Saturday a month

Horton's Kids
110 Maryland Ave. NE Suite 207
202-256-7194
Horton's Kids is a comprehensive program for children K-12 living in Ward 8's Wellington Park. Children are picked up three times a week for 1:1 literacy tutoring in federal office buildings and every Sunday for mentoring field trips. Families also receive assistance with health care, nutrition, and holiday celebrations.
Contact: Karin Walser (kern@hortonskids.org)
www.hortonskids.org
Schedule: Sun. 12-5, Mon.5-8:30, Tues. 6-9, Wed. 3-6:30, Sat.12-2

Keely's District Boxing and Youth Center
1459 Columbia Road, NW
202-232-0193
Our" Literacy Champs Program" combines a rigorous physical boxing regiment with mandatory Nutrition and Literacy classes. Our participants receive extensive training in boxing techniques and routines, in preparation for future amateur sparring matches. All participants also attend mandatory Literacy classes that reinforce basic practical comprehension skills, in addition to Health classes that stress proper nutrition, diet and exercise.
Contact: Bianca Thompson (bthom66103@aol.com)
www.keelyscenter.org

Kid Power-DC, Inc.
755 8th St. NW
202-554-6070
Kid Power-DC is a community youth organization working with nearly 200 public school students at five program sites. Our students explore local history through civic engagement, academic tutoring, and advanced performing and visual arts.
Contact: Max Skolnik (info@kidpowerdc.org)
www.kidpowerdc.org
Schedule: M-F 3:00-6:30 SAT 12:00-3:00

Kid Safe
819 L Street, SE
(202) 547-8260
KidSafe serves elementary school students who are working to increase their reading and math grades, develop responsible skills and habits, and prepare them for middle and high school. We provide homework assistance, academic reinforcement in reading and math, computer literacy, youth leadership development and life skills training.
Contact: Julia S. Bowens (jbowens@kidsafedc.org)
www.kidsafedc.org
Schedule: 3:30-6:30pm M-F

Kingman Boys and Girls Club
1529 Kingman Place, NW
202-483-1210
Kingman Boys and Girls Club provides educational, cultural, athletic, recreational, and employment opportunities to young people 5 to 18 years old from the Metropolitan Area of Washington, D.C. to ensure that they are successful and socially responsible adults. Programs include academic enrichment, life skills, homework assistance, tutoring, mentoring, employment, after school care, summer camp, athletics, and recreation activities.
Contact: Aaron C. Webster (kbgc@starpower.net)
www.kingmanbgc.org
Schedule: Monday thru Friday 4pm-8pm

Latin American Youth Center
1419 Columbia Road, NW
202-319-2225
This program aims to provide a quality after-school enrichment experience to at-risk Latino and African American youth in a structured setting. The program aims to motivate young people to improve academically and socially and to strengthen their ability to resolve conflict and reduce youth-on-youth violence in their communities.
Contact: Lori M. Kaplan (info@layc-dc.org )
www.layc-dc.org
Schedule: Mon-Fri 9:30-5:30pm

Life Pieces to Masterpieces, Inc
603 50th ST NE
202-399-7703
At Life Pieces To Masterpieces, Inc. (LPTM), participants, called apprentices, are engaged in a variety of developmental program activities on a daily basis throughout the year.
Contact: Ben Johnson (bjohnson@lifepieces.org)
www.lifepieces.org
Schedule: M-S School year: 3:30-7:30pm; Summer: 8:30am-3:00pm

Life Pieces to Masterpieces, Inc.
603 50th Street, NE, 3rd Floor
(202) 399-7703
At Life Pieces To Masterpieces, Inc. (LPTM), participants, called apprentices, are engaged in a variety of developmental program activities on a daily basis throughout the year.
Contact: Ben Johnson (bjohnson@lifepieces.org)
www.lifepieces.org
Schedule: SCHOOL YEAR: 3:30-7:30pm M-Sat; Summer: 8:30am-3pm M-Sat

LINK, Linking Communities for Educational Success
3650 Ely Place Se
202-583-2570
LINK empowers at-risk teens in Southeast Washington, DC by providing them with academic support and leadership training.
Contact: Fred Rogers (frogers@linkdc.org)
www.linkdc.org
Schedule: Monday-Friday 3:30-6pm, Sat 10am-2 pm

LINK, Linking Communities for Educational Success
3650 Ely Place SE
583-2570
LINK empowers at-risk teens in Southeast Washington, DC by providing them with academic support and leadership training.
Contact: Fred Rogers (frogers@linkdc.org)
www.linkdc.org
Schedule: Monday-Friday 3:30-6pm. Saturday 10am-2pm

Little Lights Urban Ministries
760 7th St SE
202-548-4021
Little Lights Urban Ministries provides year-round programs offering after-school homework assistance, music and art enrichment, reading and math tutoring, outdoor recreation, computer lab, Christian character education, and a 7 week summer day camp. We seek to provide places of caring, joy, and empowerment for underserved youth and families in Ward 6, particularly in Potomac Gardens housing facility.
Contact: Steven Park (littlelights@yahoo.com)
www.littlelights.org
Schedule: Mon 4-7, Tues 4-8, Wed 4-8, Thurs 4-8, Fri 4-8

Martha's Table, Inc.
2114 14th Street NW
328-6608
Founded in 1980, Martha’s Table’s mission is to serve the needs of the less fortunate in our Washington, D.C. community through food, learning, healthy living, recreational, and children, youth, and family support services by mobilizing, training, and teaching volunteers. We provide tutorial, learning, and recreational programs during the school year and the summer for approximately 250 at-risk/low-income children, ages 3 months to 18 years, in the Shaw and Columbia Heights neighborhoods
Contact: Lucy Lowenthal (llowenthal@marthastable.ORG)
www.marthastable.org
Schedule: Monday-Friday 3pm-7pm

Mary's Center for Maternal and Child Care
2333 Ontario Road, NW
202-420-7007
Mary’s Center’s Parent Center provides family-centered support services to parents. Needs are identified by individual families and services are provided based on those needs. Our services include case management, home visitation, school advocacy and communication, parenting education, and mental health services. Parents who access our services have children from birth through age 21.
Contact: Joan Yengo (jyengo@maryscenter.org)
www.maryscenter.org
Schedule: Parent Center: Monday – Thursday, 9:00-6:00 and alternate Saturdays from 9:00-4:00. Playgroup for parents and children up to age 3: Friday 10:30-12:00

Meld Even Start Collaborative
1200 Perry St. NE, Lower Level
202-636-1930
MELD/EvenStart, Inc. provides family literacy and family support services to youth parents and their families ages 0 -24 focused on improving parent child interaction, school readiness, parents' role as teachers, citizens, workers and life long learners.
Contact: Beverly Spencer (executivedirector@meldevenstart.org)
www.meldevenstart.org
Schedule: Monday-Friday 12noon-9pm

Mentor's Inc.
1012 14th St. Suite 304
202-783-1557
Mentors, Inc. increases the graduation rates of students enrolled in the District of Columbia’s public high schools by pairing them with caring adult volunteers in structured and enriched mentoring relationships that promote their personal, academic and career development.
Contact: Mona Sanders, Jenna Osburn (msanders@mentorsinc.org)
www.mentorsinc.org
Schedule: Weekday evenings, and weekends

Mentors of Minorities in Education's Total Learning Cis-Tem (M.O.M.I.E's TLC)
P.O. Box 75481
240-286-3765
M.O.M.I.E's TLC "nurtures the genius" of children through creative and culturally-relevant learning support. M.O.M.I.E's comprehensive After School Program supports children, ages 5-10, living or attending school in Ward 1. The After School Program integrates guided meditation, academic support, minority history lessons, the arts, and life skills/leadership development.
Contact: Ayize Sabater (info@momiestlc.com)
www.momiestlc.com
Schedule: Monday-Friday 3pm-6pm, Summer Monday-Friday 8:30-6pm

Multicultural Career Intern Program
3101 16th Street, NW
(202) 939-7700
The MCIP/BMHS Youth Development Program (YDP) will focus on reaching extreme-risk youth who are currently not being served by MCIP’s programs. The YDP will enable MCIP to improve daily attendance, academic achievement and grade progression among a hard-to-reach youth clientele who have low literacy levels and are pre-adjudicated or adjudicated..
Contact: Maria Tukeva (mcipoffice@yahoo.com)
Schedule: SCHOOL YEAR: 3:30-6:30pm M-F; Summer: 9am-5pm M-F

Multi-Media Training Institute, Inc.
640 Buchanan ST. NW Suite 107
202-726-4597
The project will focus youth on gaining quality marketable and entrepreneur skills in videography, while pursuing personal and academic improvement.
Contact: Lyn Dyson (LA460@aol.com)
www.mmtidc.com
Schedule: M-F 4:30pm-6:30pm Sat-11-2pm Summer 9am-6pm

National Center for Children and Families (NCCF)
JC Nalles Community School (219 50th Street, SE)
202-575-0141
The National Center for Children and Families in partnership with the DC Public Schools provides an after school Extended Day Program (EDP) to students at JC Nalle Elementary School that targets students who test below basics and at the basics level on the DC Comprehensive Assessment System test and who are in need of cultural, recreational and educational enrichment opportunities. EDP operates from 3:15 pm - 6:30 pm daily during the school year. The focus is on enhancing reading and math skills. The students also participate in club activities which include: Tae Kwon Do/Martial Arts, Dance, Sports/Physical Education, and Arts & Crafts. The same basic activities are offered during a six-week summer camp that operates Monday - Friday, 8:30 am - 6:30 pm. Field trips are also offered throughout the grant period.
Contact: Joy Hill (Joyhill814@aol.com)
www.nccf-cares.org
Schedule: 3:15-6pm M-F, some services begin at 9am

National Organization of Concerned Black Men, Inc.
1816 12th St., NW
202-783-6119
Concerned Black Men's (CBM's) Saving Lives and Minds (SLAM) Project will provide a comprehensive after school program that has a strong emphasis on academic achievement in mathematics and language arts. The program will target a total of forty (40) 3rd to 6th grade students at Malcolm X and Birney Elementary Schools. The project will seek to improve participating students' math and reading skills and will combine homework assistance with tutoring/mentoring components. Project activities also will include a daily healthy and nutritious snack, recreational, cultural exposures, life skills and intellectually stimulating games.
Contact: Leroy Hughes (lhughes@cbmnational.org; gjohnson-bey@cbmnational.org)
www.cbmnational.org
Schedule: M-F 3:00-6:00 Summer 12:00-6:00

New Community After School and Advocacy Program
614 S St., NW
202-232-0457
The Elementary Program offers a safe and nurturing environment for children in the 1st through 6th grades to receive help on homework and participate in enrichment activities. Children typically attend the Center five days per week, from 3:30 – 7:00 p.m. NC ASAP's staff provide daily instruction in a variety of subject areas from language arts to math to science to art.
Contact: Marvin Coote (mcoote@ncasap.org)
www.ncasap.org
Schedule: M-F 3:45-7pm

Nomis Youth Network
518 10th St., NE
202-543-2207
Nomis' primary mission is to prevent juvenile delinquency and build resiliency among the youth that we service utilizing the sport of boxing as the catalyst for change.
Contact: Robert Simon (NomisRIII@verizon.net)
Schedule: Monday - Friday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Northeast Performing Arts Group/NE Outreach Youth Center.
3431 Benning Road NE
202-388-1274
Northeast Performing Arts Group, Inc. is a non-profit 501 © 3 community based organization geared towards changing the lives of youth and adolescents living East of the River. Ms. Rita Jackson, a native Washingtonian in June 1979, founded this 28-year-old organization. The mission of Northeast Performing Arts Group (NEPAG) is to provide constructive alternatives for youth, against violence and substance abuse prevalent in the Northeast/Southeast corridors of Washington, D.C. through the performing arts. The main concentration of Northeast Performing Arts Group is to develop and foster the creative talents of youth, through Performing and Visual Arts.
Contact: Rita Jackson (NEPAG1@aol.com)
www.nepag.net
Schedule: Monday-Friday 3:30-6:30pm

Northwest Settlement House
448 Ridge St., NW
202-638-4736
Out-of-School time program featuring structured components as well as supervised leisure time. Areas of enrichment focus are: Literacy, Service Learning, Conflict Resolution and Physical Fitness.
Contact: Linda T. Jackson (ltjackson@nwsh.org)
www.nwsh.org
Schedule: M-F 3:00-7:00pm

Parklands Community Center
1901 Mississippi Avenue, SE Suite 102
202-678-6500
Our primary goal is to strengthen a parent's ability to create an wholesome and nurturing home environment; promote healthy child development; reduce and/or prevent the risk of substance abuse, child abuse and neglect. Our comprehensive approaches consist of: In-Home Assessments, Case Management, Counseling for the whole Family, Life-skills/Personal Development and Parent Support Training, Social Services Support and Referral System and Family Bonding Activities.
Contact: Brenda H. Jones (parkland@verizon.net)
www.parklandscommunitycenter.org
Schedule: Monday thru Friday 9am to 5pm (until 7pm during workshops)

Peaceoholics, Inc.
606 Raleigh Street, SE
(202) 562-1971
This program strategy is a proactive outreach effort that seeks kids where they live, encouraging kids to turn from the drugs, gangs, violence and various forms of exploitation and abuse that are so prevalent in their lives. Our staff will move throughout the community during daylight hours and late into the night, identifying youth who are homeless or in need of services’, in serious jeopardy - educating them on alternatives to street life and linking them with the appropriate service.
Contact: Jauhar Abraham (jauharabraham@yahoo.com)
www.peaceoholics.org
Schedule: SY: 3:30-5:30pm M-Th; Summer: 1-5pm M-F

Perry School Community Services Center
128 M St., NW #100
202-312-7159
The overall objective of the program is to provide a safe, caring, and nurturing environment for children and youth while receiving opportunities for creative expression without the exposure to a world of drugs, poverty, and crime. The out-of-school time program will operate from 3:15 pm - 6:00 pm Monday-Friday. Enrichments will include tutoring, homework assistance, reading and math components, Rites of Passage, mentoring, visual and literacy arts, computer technology, anger management, conflict resolution, hands on science, life skills, music appreciation, video photography and physical education. "Fun Friday" activities include Digital Arts, Peace, free time, which will include approved internet websites, movies, recreation, music and dance.
Contact: Corey Poole (cpoole@perryschool.org)
www.perryschool.org
Schedule: After school 3:30-6pm Mon - Fri. Summer component 8;30-4:30 Mon-Fri

Perry School Community Services Center
128 M St., NW #100
312-7159
The Perry School Community Services Center Youth Development serves youth who live or attend school in the Northwest One Service Area/Ward 6. We provide a comprehensive after school and summer program for youth ages 6-24 by providing academic, enrichment and social services. We offer programs in Homework/tutorial, Peace-conflict resolution, Computer Lab, A.R.T.S program, Life Science, and mentoring. The older program builds job readiness skills, social, enrichment and college prep skills for youth in junior high through college.
Contact: Corey Poole (cpoole@perryschool.org)
www.perryschool.org
Schedule: Monday-Friday 3:30-7pm. Monday-Friday 8:30am-4:30pm

Positive Nature Inc.
1017 New Jersey Avenue, SE
646-0560
Positive Nature Inc. provides structured, strengths-based therapeutic out-of-school time programming (afterschool and summer), school support, and parent education services to at-risk children and youth ages 7-17.
Contact: Jennifer Murphy (jsdjmmao@yahoo.com)
www.positivenatureinc.com
Schedule: Monday-Friday 12pm-7pm

Powell House Project
2634 Twelfth St., NE
202-526-8937
Powell House Project, Inc. offers at-risk youth in Washington, DC between the ages of 14-18 the opportunities to learn sound engineering, music production, songwriting/arranging, graphic arts, and CD duplication in a state-of-the art recording studio. In addition, we offer a Life Skills component that focuses on violence prevention, and making decisions that lead to success.
Contact: Joel Powell (mrjallanpowell@aol.com)
Schedule: M-F 10:00 until noon

Progressive Sports and Entertainment Alliance, Inc.
3309 Oxon Run Road, SE
202-320-3738
During the PSEA summer program, Washington D.C. public and charter high school students are taught sports and entertainment management best practices. During the school year, PSEA students apply the newly acquired skills at their home school throughout the school year.
Contact: Li Thompson (pseadc@hotmail.com)
www.pseausa.com
Schedule: Monday-Friday 3:00pm - 6:00pm

Reaching Inside for Self Esteem (R.I.S.E.)
3219 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave SE
202-561-3440
Reaching Inside for Self Esteem Inc. (R.I.S.E. Inc.) offers a year round program that consists of out-of-school time component and a summer camp. The program serves youth 5 to 13 years of age that reside in Wards 7 & 8, M/F 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. Programs are located at the Benning Terrace Recreational Center and Elvans Road Scattered Housing.
Contact: Francine Shuford (izzyshu@aol.com)
www.riseinc-dc.org
Schedule: 3:15-7pm

Recreation Wish List Committee
701 Mississippi Ave., SE
202-678-7530
The primary mission of the Recreation Wish List Committee (RWLC) is to strengthen the ability of the D.C. Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) to achieve its mission of providing quality enrichment services to the District children and teens during non-school hours, weekend and summer hours in safe, well-maintained facilities and parks.
Contact: Cora Masters Barry (rwlc@aol.com)

Sasha Bruce Youthwork, Inc.
741 8th St., SE
202-675-9340
Sasha Bruce Youthwork, Inc. (SBY) operates an after-school program for youth aged 14 to 24, who are disconnected from school or work. This program helps troubled young people enroll in school and succeed academically through one-to-one mentoring relationships, tutoring and experiential learning focusing on areas of interest to out-of-school youth. Though programming is determined in large measure by the client population, SBY staff and volunteers with experience in vocational training, civic engagement, academics, arts, recreational activities and information technology are available to meet with participants to share their perspective and to challenge youth to pursue achievement in these areas. Teens are encouraged to participate in services a minimum of 20 hours per week.
Contact: James Beck (jbeck@sashabruce.org)
Schedule: M-SUN 3-6PM

Shakespeare Theatre Company
516 8th St. SE
202-547-3230
ShakesPEERS is the Shakespeare Theatre Company's community-based, after-school theatre program. Students in 4th through 12th grade throughout the District of Columbia are invited to explore their world through performance and mentorship. ShakesPEERS offers students the resources to develop new skills and build self-esteem and confidence through the creation and performance of classic plays, poems and stories.
Contact: Joe Angel Babb (mgraves@shakespearetheatre.org; dmcandrews@shakespearetheatre.org; JABabb@shakespearetheatre.org )
www.ShakespeareTheatre.org
Schedule: After School Tues/Wed/Thur. 3:30-6pm, summer M-F 2-6pm

Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum
1907 Fort Place, SE
202-633-4868
Contact: Robert Hall (hallr@si.edu)
www.anacostia.si.edu
Schedule: M-F 3:30pm-6:30pm (school year) and M-F 9am -3pm (Summer)

SMYAL - The Sexual Minority Youth Assistance League
410 7th St. SE
202-546-5940
The Sexual Minority Youth Assistance League (SMYAL) is the only Washington, DC metro area service organization solely dedicated to supporting lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, and questioning (LGBTIQ) youth. Founded in 1984, SMYAL is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Our mission is to promote and support self-confident, healthy, productive lives for LGBTIQ youth (13 through 21 years old) as they journey from adolescence into adulthood. To fulfill our mission, we focus our commitment and energy on five focus areas: (1) Life Skills & Leadership Development, (2) Counseling & Support, (3) Health & Wellness Education, (4) Safe Social Activities, and (5) Community Outreach & Education
Contact: Erin Nortrup (erin.nortrup@smyal.org)
www.smyal.org
Schedule: Drop-in hours Tuesday 4-7, Friday 4 - 8, Programs Monday 4-7, Wednesday 4 - 7

Talent Education, Arts and Mentoring (TEAM) After-School Program
409 Rittenhouse Street, NW
(202) 607-4064
Talent Education, Arts and Mentoring (TEAM) After-School Program is a year round tutoring, arts enrichment and value developmental program whose mission is to provide resources for the total development of elementary school children.
Contact: Robert J. Blaine (team25@verizon.net)
Schedule: 3:30-6:30pm M-F

Tellin' Stories Project of Teaching for Change
1328 Florida Ave., NW
(202) 588-7207 or 7219
Tellin’ Stories, a program of Teaching for Change, believes that for schools to provide the quality education our children deserve, families, schools and communities must be involved as purposeful partners in the education process. At the heart of Tellin’ Stories’ efforts to engage families and staff is the power of story to connect people from diverse backgrounds, to pass on valuable information and experiences and to organize collective action.
Contact: Jill Weiler or Doris Watkins (jweiler@teachingforchange.org)
www.teachingforchange.org
Schedule: Tues. morning meets Bruce-Monroe; Wed morning at Brightwood; various scheduled workshops; Parent centers provide services during school hours.

Temple of Praise
885 Barnaby Street SE
202-561-0100
The Destiny Project provides after school and summer programs for Ward 7 & 8 youth. The overall goal of the project is to provide meaningful programming for the target population--thereby assisting youth in becoming active and productive members of society. The programs offers positive alternatives to crime. violence and drug use. Through tutoring, recreational activities, cultural field trips, exposure to the arts, etc. Children learn meaningful ways to occupy their time.
Contact: Minister Sharon Anderson (ssanderson2@hotmail.com)
Schedule: Monday -Friday 9am-6pm, Tuesday and Thursday 6pm-9pm

The Capitol Hill Computer Corner
1500 D St., SE
202-548-0254
Computer Corner, a community technology center, seeks to increase the academic and career opportunities for community residents through technology-based programming. Our learning facilities offer engaging educational programs for children and teens, continuing education for adults, and professional development for teachers. Through these programs, our members develop the skills to be successful in school and in the workplace.
Contact: Steven Berry (sberry@computercorner-dc.org)
www.computercorner-dc.org
Schedule: Monday - Friday, 3:15 - 6:00

The Fishing School
1240 Wylie Street, NE
202-399-3618
The Fishing School is a faith based after school and summer enrichment program. During the after school hours, students receive homework assistance, tutoring, reading/language arts and math classes. Enrichment classes are also held in computer technology, music and financial literacy. Character education, spiritual and cultural enrichment activities are provided each week.
Contact: Jacquelyn Walls (jwalls@fishingschool.org; info@fishingschool.org)
www.fishingschool.org
Schedule: 3:15pm-7:00 sept-june-9:00 to 4:00pm June - August

The Fishing School
4737 Meade Street NE
202-396-2743
The Fishing School is a faith based after school and summer enrichment program. During the after school hours, students receive homework assistance, tutoring, reading/language arts and math classes. Enrichment classes are also held in computer technology, music and financial literacy. Character education, spiritual and cultural enrichment activities are provided each week.
Contact: Jacquelyn Walls (jwalls@fishingschool.org/info@fishingschool.org)
www.fishingschool.org
Schedule: 3:15pm-7:00 sept-june-9:00 to 4:00pm June - August

The Good Samaritan Foundation
1317 8th St. NW
202-637-3580
Our year round program provides after school homework help, leadership training, community service opportunities, spiritual development/character education, career readiness and college access activities to high school students living in Wards 7 and 8.
Contact: Lance Davis, Kennard Shirley or Syreeta Evans (smcclendon@gsf-dc.org;ldavis@gsf-dc.org;kshirley@gsf-dc.org)
www.gsf-dc.org
Schedule: M, T, Th 4pm-6:30pm, W 4pm-8:00pm

The Keys to Canaan
3036 Nash Place SE
202-253-9780
The Keys to Canaan is a faith-based nonprofit organization. Our mission is to help women and families determine and achieve their goals and dreams in life through ministry, mentoring and life skills training. Helping women and families determine and achieve their goals and dreams in life through ministry, mentoring and life skills training.
Contact: Deborah D. Nix (dnix@thekeystocanaan.org)
www.thekeystocanaan.org
Schedule: 4th Mon. of every month - 6:00 pm- 9:00 pm; Tues.-4:30-8:30; Th-4:30-7:30; quarterly education, parenting and mentoring meetings/workshops on Saturdays

Themba Inc., "Themba Enrichment Academy"
3202 Banneker Drive, NE
(202) 497-8939
Themba Incorporated, through our enrichment academy (Themba Enrichment Academy) operates after-school and summer programs in a safe, clean and structured environments, with emphasis in academics and enriching activities.
Contact: Mossa Barandao (mbarandao@thembainc.org)
www.thembainc.org
Schedule: SCHOOL YEAR: 3:30-6:30pm; Summer: 8am-3pm

Thurgood Marshall Academy
2427 Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, SE
202-204-6651
Thurgood Marshall Academy Public Charter High School is a law-related school that serves high-school students in Southeast Washington, DC. Our mission is to prepare students to succeed in college and to actively engage in our democratic society. The school integrates a college-preparatory curriculum with support services, such as academic tutoring, personalized mentoring, SAT prep, athletics, student clubs, Summer Prep, and college access programming, tailored to each student’s needs.
Contact: Julie Clarenbach (jclarenbach@tmapchs.org)
www.thurgoodmarshallacademy.org
Schedule: M-Th, 4:30pm-6:00pm Summer M-F 8:15am-1:00pm

Tree of Life Community Public Charter School
2315 18th place NE
202-832-1108
Tree of Life offers quality programming to up to 125 students between the ages of 5 and 14. The program utilizes the Wings for Kids out-of-school-time and Voyager enrichment programs to positively affect the academic, social and emotional learning of students participants and ensure meaningful parental involvement (through adult literacy and development activities).
Contact: Patricia L. Williams-Ofori (nwilliams@treeoflifepcs.org)
www.treeoflifepcs.org
Schedule: M-F 3-6pm

Trinidad Concerned citizens for Reform
1510 Montello Avenue, New
202-397-1596
TCCR'S Youth Investment Program (YIP) is a high-quality Out-of-School Program that enhances a series of inter-personal development skills and provides high quality educational and recreational learning activities that provides academic tutoring in math, reading, writing, science, computers and life management workshops and activities expounding on the transfer of knowledge from the traditional school setting and is presented vibrantly and relevantly to the lives of children and youth of the community.
Contact: Wilhelmina Lawson (Wilhelmina.lawson@verizon.net)
Schedule: Monday-Friday 2:30-6:30pm

Urban Alliance Foundation
600 New Hampshire Ave., NW, 9th Floor
(202) 266-5680
Urban Alliance prepares DC high school seniors for the world of work through a year-round internship program. Students enrolled in our program work at professional, paid internships and receive adult mentoring, job training, life skills instruction, and attend financial literacy workshops.
Contact: Natalie Moran (nmoran@urbanalliancefoundation.org)
www.urbanalliancefoundation.org
Schedule: SCHOOL YEAR: 2-5pm M-Th (half-day eligible students), 1:30-3:30pm F; Summer: 9am-5pm M-Th, 10am-4pm F

Urban Ed, Inc.
1926 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave SE
202-610-2344
IT Certification training, Career Development
Contact: Roxanne J. Williams (rwilliams@Urbaned.org)
www.urbaned.org
Schedule: Monday -Friday 9am-8pm

Vietnamese-American Community Service Center, Inc.
2437 15th Street, NW
(202)667-4037
The program will provide a safe environment for at-risk children and youths to study during out of school time. The program aims to help children succeed and stay in school, while limiting their exposure to the negative aspects of the surrounding neighborhoods.
Contact: Hien Vu (hienvu@vacsc.org)
www.vacsc.org
Schedule: SCHOOL YEAR: 3-6pm M-F; Summer: 10am-4pm M-F

Washington Enrichment and Cultural Arts Network (WE CAN)
1145 40th St., NE
202-396-3383
The Washington Enrichment and Cultural Arts Network, Inc. ("WE CAN") operates an In-School Older Youth (ages 14-24) Reach-One-To-Teach-One Literacy and Arts Program in Ward 7 of the District of Columbia. Youth participate in reading, poetry, writing, math, conflict resolution, dance, visual arts, positive rap music and cultural and recreational enriching activities.
Contact: Johnice Galloway-Miller (wecandc@verizon.net)
Schedule: Wed & Thurs 6:30-8pm/Saturday's 12-3pm

Washington Tennis & Education (WTEF)
16th & Kennedy St., NW
202-291-9888
The Arthur Ashe Children's Program (AACP) serves nearly 450 children, in second through ninth grades, in 20 DC Public Schools (13 elementary and 7 middle/junior high) in Wards 5, 6, 7 and 8. The AACP operates 4 days each week and offers an unique combination of academics, tennis and life skills activities that provide children with the tools to make decisions that will enrich rather than endanger their lives. During the summer, WTEF offers free tennis instruction at Ft. Dupont park and a full day camp including academics, tennis and life skills at the William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center.
Contact: Eleni A. Rossides (jthomas@wtef.org)
www.wtef.org
Schedule: M-TH 3:30pm - 6:30pm, Summer full day

Wellness Incorporated
517 59th St., NE
202-635-1233
GED/Job Preparation Program
Contact: Aishah Bilal (inquires@wearewellness.org)
www.wearewellness.org
Schedule: Mon-Fri 10-2pmSchool/Mon-Fri 4-8pmSummer

Words Beats and Life
1525 Newton St., NW
202-667-1192
Mission Statement of Organization: Words, Beats & Life (WBL) exists to provide the youth of Ward 7 with hip hop inspired arts training activities and tutoring/ mentoring services in order to foster a greater interest in learning and expose students to opportunities that will enable them to develop their individual and collective capacities as agents of social change.
Contact: Mazi Mutafa (Mazi@wblinc.org)
www.wblinc.org
Schedule: M - F 6 - 9 p.m., Saturday noon - 4 p.m.

WVSA Arts Connection
1100 16th St., NW
296-9100
ARTiculate Employment Training Program is an arts-based program that seeks to develop vocational, social, and life-management skills for youth and young adults between the ages of 14 and 25 who receive special educational services, have learning or emotional disabilities, and have special talents, special skills, and special needs. ARTiculate accomplishes this mission by providing participants with training and experience in three distinct skill areas: applied graphic and fine arts; social and life-management skills; and career readiness preparation. www.wvsarts.org
Contact: L. Lawrence Riccio (lriccio@wvsarts.org)
www.wvsarts.org
Schedule: Monday-Friday 9am-6pm

YMCA of Metropolitan Washington
1112 16th St., NW 7th Floor
(202)232-6700
Our community based service sites host after-school programs that provide homework assistance and academic enrichment (literacy groups), youth development and life skill activities (radio-controlled car workshop), and recreation (sports, group games, field trips).
Contact: Kenya Welch (kwelch@ymcadc.org)
www.ymcadc.org
Schedule: 3-6pm M-F; Summer full day

Young Women's Project
328 Florida Ave., NW
202-332-3399
The Young Women's Project is a multi-cultural organization that builds and supports teen women and girl leaders so that they can improve their own lives and transform their communities.
Contact: Nadia Moritz (nadiamoritz@youngwomensproject.org)
www.youngwomensproject.org
Schedule: M-F 3:15-6:15

Youth Organization United to Rise (Y.O.U.R.) Community Center
4913 14th St., NW
(202) 291-3034
YOUR provides homework assistance, tutoring and academic enrichment to students 5 - 13, with cultural awareness, life issues, environmental education, creative writing, Busy Bee (math & engineering), computer classes and art to students 5-13 on a weekly basis.
Contact: Joyce Madyun (your4913@hotmail.com)
Schedule: After School: 3-6pm M-F; Summer: 8am-6pm M-F

Youth Organization United to Rise (Y.O.U.R.).) Community Center
4913 14th St., NW
202-291-3034
Homework assistance, Academic enrichment, tutoring, computer classes, environmental education program, ready to read ("Between the Lions"), social interaction, games, physical fitness outdoor play, life issue, nutrition and parent involvement.
Contact: Joyce Madyun (your4913@hotmail.com)
Schedule: Monday-Friday 3:30pm-7:30pm