In case you didn’t know it, one of the things that makes Capitol Hill such a great neighborhood is its generosity. So this #GivingTuesday and for your year-end giving, consider donating locally and supporting our wonderful community as it supports us. We are supporting Capitol Hill Village on Instagram this year and we’d love if you donated to our fundraiser here. Here are a few non-profits for your consideration. Tight on money but not on spirit? Volunteer with any of these wonderful non-profits and keep the spirit of giving year-round:
Capitol Hill Village was established in 2007 and is one of 74 Villages in the DC, Maryland, and Virginia area. Capitol Hill Village is a non-profit organization serving older adults in Capitol Hill and surrounding neighborhoods who are aging-in-place in their community.
Capitol Hill Community Foundation
We support activities, projects, and organizations that enrich the lives of residents and celebrate the history of our Capitol Hill community. Since its founding in 1989, the Foundation has directed more than $6.6 million to a broad range of projects.
Ready, Willing & Working (RWW) empowers individuals to break the cycles of homelessness, welfare dependency and criminal recidivism through a paid-work rehabilitation program. RWW offers a holistic approach and supportive services that allow participants to achieve permanent self-sufficiency.
Since the beginning, Little Lights has provided sanctuaries of encouragement, hope, and practical assistance to underserved children, youth, and families in Washington, DC with a heart for racial and class reconciliation.
All people transitioning out of homelessness need resources beyond decent, affordable housing to thrive. They need access to nutritious foods, education, employment, parenting supports, children’s services, transportation, physical and behavioral health care services. We exist to provide a range of housing solutions and supportive services to ensure that individuals and families in our community have what they most need to thrive.
SMYAL supports and empowers LGBTQ+ youth. We actively work to create a world where queer and trans youth thrive through affirming programs and services designed to develop critical life skills, build community, and foster a sense of belonging.
Capitol Hill Restoration Society
The Capitol Hill Restoration Society (CHRS) was founded 60 years ago to help preserve and protect the historic neighborhood’s architectural and residential character. Due to the efforts of CHRS, Capitol Hill won designation as a historic district in 1976.
CHRS, formed as a non-profit group, is now the largest civic association on Capitol Hill, and one of the largest in the District of Columbia. CHRS continues to play a key role in maintaining the integrity, history and appeal of the neighborhood which has been a diverse community for more than 200 years.
CAG is a non-profit organization that serves the Capitol Hill community and D.C. residents with specialized holistic programs and activities which help disenfranchised residents and adds richness to the life experience for all.
Washington Interfaith Network (WIN), founded in 1996, is a broad-based, multi-racial, multi-faith, strictly non-partisan, District-wide citizens’ power organization rooted in local congregations and associations. WIN is committed to training and developing neighborhood leaders, addressing community issues, and holding elected and corporate officials accountable in Washington, DC. WIN’s 45 dues-paying members represent 25,000 families in every section of the District and reflect its theological, racial, geographic, and economic diversity.
Providing educational support and services beyond the classroom to help students succeed from second grade through college and career.
CHAW’s mission of “building community through the arts” is rooted in the belief that art and community-building are synergistic. A diverse constituency creates more dynamic arts experiences, and more dynamic arts experiences engender greater empathy by giving rise to myriad voices in a highly collaborative and creative environment. Our goals are to uplift local arts and artists, promote artistic literacy, and share creative resources. Collectively, this sets the stage for our vision: “to connect and transform.” This mechanism for propelling social change is at the heart of all we do: Better art makes better justice.
Our mission is to provide behavioral health, residential services, and primary health care coordination for marginalized and disenfranchised women, men, youth, and children living in the District of Columbia, many of whom are coping with challenges including mental illness, addiction, and the aftermath of trauma and abuse.
Together, Community Connections is changing lives, we invite you to join us.
Hill Center aims to broaden the horizons of all who enter by providing high-quality arts, education and cultural programs and other opportunities to engage more fully in the life of our city. With partner organizations and also on our own, we offer classes and courses for people of all ages and backgrounds, along with space for meetings, lectures, performances, gallery exhibitions and other events. While preserving the Old Naval Hospital’s historic fabric, we will keep the Center vital, relevant and financially self-sustaining for generations to come.
Serve Your City serves as the infrastructure hub for Ward 6 Mutual Aid, playing a pivotal role in facilitating and coordinating mutual aid initiatives within our communities. We operate under the model of “solidarity, not charity,” providing sustainable support to Black and Brown communities. Our programs uplift at-promise youth, foster healthy communities, and amplify the voices of our neighbors, all in pursuit of liberation.
The success of our young people is not just their own – it’s a shared victory. A strong youth system empowers individuals to build fulfilling lives, contribute to the workforce, and become positive forces in their neighborhoods. This creates a ripple effect, fostering a more vibrant, stable, and hopeful community for everyone.
We are dedicated to investing in our youth and families because we know their well- being is inextricably linked to our collective future. By supporting young people today, we’re building a stronger, brighter tomorrow for all.
National Alliance on Mental Illness–DC
We are a group of concerned families and individuals who care deeply about supporting those whose lives are affected by mental illness. NAMI DC is the District of Columbia chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization providing advocacy, education, support, and public awareness.
We are a community-led, 501(c)(3) volunteer organization of neighbors working to improve the Kingsman Field Dog Park at D Street/Tennessee Ave NE. We believe that every human, kiddo, and doggo needs space to run and roam. Our goal is to help make Kingsman Field Dog Park the best it can be so that every neighbor has access to quality outdoor spaces.
A coalition of parents, community organizers, and educators who love biking. We envision a city where all children are able to safely ride their bikes. To empower families to bike by providing education, organizing community building events, and advocating for safer streets.
For 10 years now, Mosaic Theater Company has united diverse audiences through the magic of theater. We have served as a catalyst for conversation, civic change, and community building, while championing the development of new work and empowerment of diverse, new voices. What a joy it is to celebrate our 10th Anniversary Season with our vision feeling clearer and stronger than ever. I can’t wait to share this joyful, thought-provoking milestone season with you and look forward to our next decade of producing bold plays that uplift intercultural narratives from under-heard voices and speak to the vital, pressing issues of our time.
The Atlas Performing Arts Center provides spaces for artists to create music, theatre and dance to entertain and engage audiences in exploring the ideas and issues of our time. We nurture an environment that welcomes artists representing our diverse community. We invest in partnerships and programs that reflect the best of the arts and our humanity.
DOL is rebuilding urban, community-based food systems through cooperative social enterprise: increasing access to healthy food, improving community health, supporting entrepreneurs and cooperatives from low-income communities; and creating opportunities for at-risk residents to earn sustainable, family-supporting wages and build wealth. We believe that all communities deserve equal access to fresh, healthy food choices, but that achieving this requires moving beyond the “access” paradigm to a focus on community self-determination and food sovereignty. We are working to create an integrated pipeline to jobs, economic opportunity, and community wealth-building for our most marginalized communities, utilizing the food system as the catalyst.
Reach Incorporated develops grade-level readers and capable leaders by preparing teens to serve as tutors and role models for younger students, resulting in improved literacy outcomes for both.
HIPS promotes the health, rights, and dignity of individuals and communities impacted by sexual exchange and/or drug use due to choice, coercion, or circumstance. HIPS provides compassionate harm reduction services, advocacy, and community engagement that is respectful, non-judgmental, and affirms and honors individual power and agency.