Ward 7 Lacks Maternity Care Services. Mamatoto Village Wants To Change That

On June 7th, 2022, Mamatoto Village Executive Director and Co-Founder Aza Nedhari, and Lactation Program Manager and Co-Founder Cassietta Pringle, cut the ribbon at their new location.

Congratulations Community of Hope on the Grand Opening of the Family Health and Birth Center!

“To see families walk through the doors of this striking new center is a huge milestone for our vision of a DC where all children have the opportunity to grow, learn, and reach their full potential.” Ryan Palmer, Director of DC Initiatives.

Congratulations to Ryan Palmer, A. James & Alice B. Clark Foundation’s Director of DC Community Initiatives for being honored at last month’s Latin American Youth Center “Our Youth Matter” Gala

Ryan Palmer and Lupi Quinteros-Grady, President and CEO at LAYC have worked in tandem since 2018 to support the organization’s continued evolution and sustainability. 

Meet Malachi Byrd, a Literacy Lab Leading Fellow.

Between 2019 and 2021, The Clark Foundation invested more than $1 million in The Literacy Lab. The Lab now has a lineup of 100 tutors that support thousands of high school children in 53 schools across the District of Columbia, Virginia, Massachusetts, Missouri, and Wisconsin.

Congratulations Mamatoto Village on the grand opening of your new maternal health center in Ward 7. 

“The Mamatoto team is always dreaming big and accomplishing even more–and the entire city is better for it. The Clark Foundation is so proud to support this village as they embark upon their next chapter in this incredible new facility” Ryan Palmer, Director of DC Community Initiatives, A. James & Alice B. Clark Foundation 

The Well at Oxon Run Open in Ward 8

A new community farm and wellness space is now open in the congress heights neighborhood of Ward 8 in the District.

DC’s Ward 8 Welcomes a New Urban Farm and Wellness Space

The Well, located at 300 Valley Avenue in Southeast D.C., had many collaborators that made this opening a reality.

The Well at Oxon Run is Ward 8’s Innovative Urban Farm and Wellness Space

Plans include a farm stand, classroom, performance space, and memory forest honoring victims of gun violence.

Ward 8 Program Aims To Help Residents East Of The River Buy Homes

The pilot program will give qualifying Ward 8 residents up to $2,500 to cover closing costs.

Apprenticeship Program Exposes High School Students to Wider Cadre of Careers

Aliea Mansaray serves as an HR apprentice at Accenture in Arlington, Virginia, under CityWorks DC’s CareerWise DC program.