STANDUP FOR KIDS – Washington , DC

Fall, 2005

Welcome to the Washington, DC chapter of STANDUP FOR KIDS! Our current chapter was organized in April of this year and has moved rapidly to recruit and train new volunteers, establish weekly street outreach in the District and begin collaboration with community partners working locally on issues of youth and homelessness.

At present we are a community of approximately thirty volunteers divided into a coordinated set of working groups in the areas of outreach, volunteer management, program support, community resource development and fund development.

Significant achievements this year include:

• Establishment of weekly outreach in the District of Columbia.
• Hosting the Annual East Coast Conference of STANDUP FOR KIDS in September of 2005.
• Convening the First Annual Community Summit on Youth and Homelessness at the Kaiser Family Foundation in October of 2005.

In the upcoming year we have plans to:

• Continue and expand our street outreach efforts.
• Implement the STANDUP FOR KIDS’ school-based prevention curriculum in District-area schools.

We thank you for your interest in our work, and hope you will take advantage of upcoming opportunities to get involved with the chapter.

For information on upcoming Information & Orientation sessions, click here.

For information on current volunteer opportunities, click here.