| A Greater Washington: Helps citizens work across traditional boundaries to increase economic competitiveness and quality of life in the metropolitan area. Features a history, initiatives and contact information. |
| American Association of University Women - Washington, DC Branch: Promotes equity for all women and girls, lifelong education, and positive societal change. Includes events, newsletter and membership information. |
| American Farmland Trust: Working to stop the loss of productive farmland and promote healthier farming practices in the U.S. |
| American Red Cross of the National Capital Area: Helps citizens prevent, prepare for and respond to emergencies that may be local, state-level, national or international in nature. Features events, services, classes, volunteer opportunities, publications, employment opportunities and office locations. |
| Amigos de las Americas Washington, D.C. Chapter: Recruits high school students from the metropolitan area to participate in four to eight-week community health projects in Latin America. Features volunteer opportunities, calendar, photo galleries, events and projects. |
| ARCH: Non-profit job training and housing development organization serving the Anacostia community. |
| Barney Neighborhood House: Provides social services, health care and education with a special emphasis on elderly, youth, and the mentally challenged. Features programs, services, events and nutrition center locations. |
| Beacon House: Supports at-risk youth and families in Edgewood Terrace through educational, cultural, and recreational programs. |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of the National Capital Area: Works to build mentoring relationships which unite children from single-parent families with adult volunteers. Features services, volunteer and enrollment information and events. |
| Brainfood: Supports area high school youth through culinary arts, mentoring and business development. Features news, programs, events, employment opportunities, message boards and a guest book. |
| Bread for the City: Private, non-profit organization that provides vulnerable residents with comprehensive services including food, clothing, medical care, legal and social services. Features volunteer opportunities, directions, newsletter, calendar and employment opportunities. |
| Brief Encounters USA: Provides multiple one-on-one mini-dates with professional singles of the opposite sex in one evening. Find out how it works, scheduled events and dating advice. |
| Brookings Institution: Greater Washington Research Program: Center for research on metro area public affairs issues. Features papers on topics such as local economic development and social and fiscal issues. |
| Building Futures: Dedicated to providing affordable housing for families, children, and individuals living with HIV/AIDS. Includes description of programs, frequently asked questions, staff profiles, online donation form and newsletter [PDF]. |
| Calvary Women's Services: Provides housing and support services to homeless women. Features volunteer and internship opportunities, a wish list, directions and events. |
| Capital Alumni Network: Fosters activities, networking, friendship and intercollegiate spirit between local club members. Features chapters, events and a forum. |
| Capital Area Food Bank: Distributes surplus food to hunger relief organizations. Features events, volunteer opportunities, education and advocacy programs and a newsletter. |
| Capitol Hill Computer Corner: Nonprofit organization provides technology programs and curricula to enhance the learning opportunities of the students and residents of Southeast Capitol Hill. Features programs, community partners, membership information and directions. |
| Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington: Private social service agency delivers services that help people become self-sufficient. Features news, events, locations, services and volunteer opportunities. |
| Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc.: Advocates for transparent, fair and generous immigration policies. Programs, news and volunteering. |
| Catholic Worker Houses of Hospitality: Provides residences for homeless men in Washington, DC and for homeless women at Pence Springs, West Virginia. |
| Center for Nonprofit Advancement: Formerly the Washington Council of Agencies by providing education and training, networking, advocacy and buying opportunities for nonprofits in the Washington region. Programs, services and news. |
| Charlie's Place: This outreach ministry at St. Margaret's Episcopal Church operates a breakfast program and works to assist and empower homeless individuals in the areas of physical and mental health, nutrition, employment, housing, education and other needs. |
| Christ House: Medical facility for homeless men and women provides 24-hour nursing care, as well as comprehensive nutritional, pastoral, and social services. Features services, volunteer opportunities, programs, employment opportunities, events and a wish list. |
| Coalition for Nonprofit Housing and Economic Development - CNHED: Umbrella organization for the nonprofit housing and economic development industry in the District. Features news, training programs, events, a non-profit tool kit and scholarship information. |
| Coalition for the Homeless: Works to help transition homeless and at-risk individuals and families to self-sufficiency through housing programs and supportive services. Features programs, employment opportunities, news and events. |
| Committee of 100 on the Federal City: Private organization concerned with planning issues, particularly with preserving the traditional character of the city. Includes history, articles, testimony and statements, newsletters and bylaws. |
| Community Council for the Homeless at Friendship Place: Enables people in the upper northwest area of the District who are, have been, or are at risk of being homeless to rebuild and sustain their lives with the involvement of the community. Features news, events and programs. |
| Community Family Life Services: Inclusive faith-based organization helps the low-income and homeless, providing assistance with food, housing, employment and youth development. Includes information on services, volunteer opportunities, and how to donate. |
| Community Harvest: Seeks to create a locally-rooted and sustainable food system that meets the needs of both low income communities and small farmers in the region. Includes programs, calendar and news. |
| Community of Hope: Providing services to homeless and low-income individuals and families, including transitional housing, social services, family education and health care. Features programs, volunteer opportunities and a wish list. |
| Community Preservation and Development Corporation: Works to create and preserve financially sound, socially responsible affordable housing for low and moderate income individuals and families and to develop community service programs that strengthen communities. Includes program overviews. |
| Conquest Offender Reintegration Ministries: Dedicated to helping ex-offenders avoid repeated criminal offenses by providing support services needed to reintegrate into society. Features news, programs, services, volunteer opportunities, FAQ and employment opportunities. |
| Cornerstone: Finances safe, affordable, and dignified housing for people recovering from mental illness. Features recent projects, application process, sponsors and contact information. |
| DC Agenda: Nonprofit civic group acts in partnership with existing DC organizations and institutions to help fill gaps in expertise and resources, foster consensus solutions and plan strategies. |
| DC Central Kitchen: Community kitchen engaged in food recycling and meal distribution programs. Features outreach programs, volunteer opportunities, publications and employment opportunities. |
| DC Geeks: Message board for area geeks to connect, chat and discuss technical issues. |
| DC Grotto: Local chapter of the National Speleological Society dedicated to the exploration, study and conservation of caves. Features directions, membership information, projects and events. |
| DC Habitat for Humanity: Works to eliminate poverty housing and homelessness by building affordable, energy efficient homes. Features volunteer opportunities, news, homeowner criteria and employment opportunities. |
| DC Metro Area Ghost Watchers: Investigates ghosts and hauntings. Features news, events, experiments, photo albums and a message board. [English, Spanish] |
| DC Rape Crisis Center: Provides counseling and support services for victims of rape and incest, as well as community education programs. Includes self-defense tips and other information. |
| DC Society of Young Professionals: Social and networking group organizes social, recreational, cultural, and educational activities for members. Includes group information, free membership registration, calendar of events, ticket ordering, and photos of events. |
| Downtown Cluster of Congregations: Ecumenical coalition of churches provides social services, including referrals and assistance to the homeless, a day care center for disabled seniors, and low-income housing loans. Features congregations and contact information. |
| East Capitol Center for Change: Assists youth, adults, and families in Wards 7 and 8 in developing productive, happy, and spiritually centered lives. |
| Emergence Community Arts Collective: A non-profit organization whose mission is to foster a spirit of community in the Pleasant Plains neighborhood through social activities, traditional arts classes, support groups and educational seminars. |
| Esperanto Society of Washington: Promotes the study and use of the international language Esperanto. Features history, events and a newsletter. |
| Federal City Council: Works to improve the city by focusing the creative and administrative talents of its members on major problems and opportunities. Features projects, news and members. |
| Federation of Citizens Associations of the District of Columbia: A federation of neighborhood and city-wide civic organizations in DC. Newsletter archive features news on city governance, local issues, and civic organization activities. |
| Food and Friends: Provides meals, groceries and nutrition counseling to people living with life-challenging illnesses such as AIDS and cancer. Features FAQ, news, volunteer opportunities and events. |
| Friendship House: Founded in 1904 as a settlement house in the Capitol Hill neighborhood, today it provides a variety of social services for children, youth, adults and seniors. Includes program information and history. |
| Georgetown Ministry Center: Offers emergency services for homeless men and women. Includes programs, staff profiles, resources for the homeless, volunteer opportunities and a newsletter. |
| Goodwill Greater Washington: Services include thrift stores, job training programs, contract services with government and industry, and special events. |
| Greater DC Cares: Connects individual, family and business volunteers with community service groups. Features news and events. |
| Greater Washington Aquatic Plant Association: A place for those interested in aquatic plants to gather together to exchange information, plants, and to socialize. Find events, a discussion forum, and membership information. |
| Greater Washington Urban League: Works to increase the economic and political empowerment of African Americans and other minorities and to help all Americans share equally in the responsibilities and rewards of full citizenship. Features programs, community outreach projects, events and news. |
| GreenHome: Dedicated to demonstrating and promoting affordable, sustainable design, construction, and landscape practices for homes and communities. Features programs, volunteer opportunities and events. |
| Hannah House: Transitional living facility for homeless women and their children. Includes program descriptions, staff list, events, and how to contribute. |
| Housing Counseling Services: A non-profit community-based organization providing counseling, training and client advocacy services to low- and moderate-income renters, homebuyers and tenants secure and maintain safe and affordable housing. |
| Humanities Council of Washington DC: Works to preserve the District's cultural legacy while transforming the nation's capital into a community. Features grants, programs, volunteer opportunities and events. |
| International Club of DC: Brings together outgoing and internationally-minded professionals who are interested in sharing cultural and social experiences while helping the community. Features events and membership information. |
| International Club of DC: Organization for internationally-minded professionals who enjoy international cultural experiences as well as social, educational, and outdoor events while helping the community. |
| International Committee for Information Technology Standards: The primary U.S. focus of standardization in the field of Information and Communications Technologies (ICT), encompassing storage, processing, transfer, display, management, organization, and retrieval of information. |
| JHP,Inc.: Employment and training nonprofit helps homeless men and women obtain meaningful employment, permanent housing and break the cycle of welfare. Includes history, services and locations. |
| Jubilee Jobs: Provides skilled job preparation and placement services to the unemployed. Includes employers, events and annual report. |
| Junior League of Washington: Committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women and improving communities through effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. Includes news and events, fundraisers, grants and membership information. |
| KidSafe: Building the capacity of families to provide safe, supportive and economically stable environments. Program information, kids art and photographs. |
| Kiwanis Club of Washington, D.C.: Serves the metropolitan area. Features programs, activities, events and meeting information. |
| Manna: Non-profit organization promotes home ownership by renovating or building affordable homes and by training first-time homebuyers. Includes history, list of past and current projects, properties currently available and description of programs. |
| Martha's Table: Dedicated to fulfilling the needs of low-income and homeless children, families and individuals. Includes programs, volunteer opportunities, wish lists, newsletters and photographs. |
| Mary House: Provides transitional housing services, shelter and support programs to homeless and struggling families. Includes news, articles, awards and funding information. |
| Men Can Stop Rape: Empowers male youth and the institutions that serve them to work as allies with women in preventing rape and other forms of men's violence. Includes programs, workshops and events. |
| Meridian International Center: Non-profit organization promotes international understanding through professional exchange, educational and arts programs. Calendar of events, newsletters, program descriptions and information on its historic headquarters houses, Meridian House and the White-Meyer House. |
| Mi Casa: A non-profit committed to providing home ownership opportunities in the District's inner-city; particularly single homes for large families of low or moderate income. [English/Spanish] |
| Miriam's Kitchen: Serves the homeless via a breakfast program, case management, transitional housing and after-breakfast programs. Includes news and volunteer opportunities. |
| MIT Club of Washington DC: Serves MIT alumni and alumnae residing in suburban Maryland, Northern Virginia, and the District of Columbia. Includes events, seminars, and club information. |
| My Sister's Place: Provides confidential shelter, programs, education and advocacy for battered women and their children. Includes volunteer opportunities, projects and resources. |
| N Street Village: Provides services for homeless women including a day center, night shelter, wellness center, addiction recovery programs and community living for those with mental illness, as well as affordable rental housing and child care for families. Features volunteer opportunities. |
| National Community Reinvestment Coalition: Acts as the collective voice for its member organizations to Congress, Bank Regulatory Agencies, the Executive branches of the federal government and the national press. Publications and membership information. |
| Neighbors Consejo: Serving the Latino community of Mount Pleasant, Columbia Heights and Adams Morgan by providing social services and crisis support to low-income and homeless men, women and families. Features community action and news. |
| Northwest Settlement House: Serves the Shaw community from infancy to senior citizenship, helping to provide healthy alternatives to strengthen the community by providing educational opportunities. |
| Our Place, DC: Supporting women who are or have been in the criminal justice system by helping maintain connections with the community, resettle and reconcile with their families. Programs and stories. |
| People, Animals, Love: Programs and volunteers bring pets to people isolated in nursing homes, sick children in hospitals, and at-risk youth. Includes pictures, calendar of activities, news, volunteer and donor opportunities, and contact info. |
| Perry School Community Services Center: Provides social services, economic empowerment and youth development in an effort to end poverty, its causes and consequences in the North Capitol Street area. Includes services. |
| Professionals in the City: A networking and social group that offers hundreds of local events a year. Includes event calendar and online ticket purchase. |
| Rachael's Women's Center: Provides homeless and formerly homeless women opportunities to develop independence, sense of self and hope by providing shelter, food, showers and laundry facilities as well as intensive case management and programs. Includes history, news, events, a wish list and volunteer opportunities. |
| Samaritan Inns: Provides homeless and addicted men and women with tangible opportunities for hope and healing through intensive recovery, transitional living and affordable housing programs. Includes volunteer opportunities. |
| Samaritan Ministry of Greater Washington: Dedicated to helping people who are homeless or in need. Includes resources, volunteer opportunities and newsletters. |
| ServiceCorps: Works to provide volunteers with a volunteer opportunity specifically suited to that individual's interests and talents. |
| So Others Might Eat: Works to meet the needs of the poor and homeless through immediate services such as food, clothing, and medical care, and to empower clients through substance-abuse rehabilitation, job training and housing programs. Includes news, events and volunteer opportunities. |
| Spiritual Singles: Serves single adults of all faiths through spiritual, social, and personal growth events. Features events, membership information, e-mail list and volunteer opportunities. |
| Suited for Change: Provides professional clothing and ongoing career education to low-income women to increase their employment and job retention potential and to contribute to their economic independence. |
| Summer Time and Reading Together - START, Inc.: Designs 10-week summer reading programs and helps neighborhoods establish book clubs for children ages 5 - 14. Features history, volunteer opportunities, newsletter and FAQ. |
| The Family Place: A community drop-in center providing resources and support to expectant parents and families with young children. Features programs, services, events and volunteer opportunities. |
| The Sociables: Social club brings people together to meet new friends while participating in a wide variety of activities. Features calendar, hosting information and volunteer opportunities. |
| The Washington Center: Independent nonprofit organization provides internship programs, academic seminars internships placements in major professional fields in the private, public and nonprofit sector. Features housing and student services, applications, financial assistance information, campus liaisons and agencies requesting interns. |
| The Water Front Center: A non-profit education and urban planning organization works to assist communities and the professions in making the wisest and best long-term uses of waterfront resources for maximum public benefit. Features news, membership information and educational materials. |
| Things To Do DC: Sponsors social and cultural events where young professionals can socialize and network. Includes free membership application, calendar of events and online booking. |
| Thomas Circle Singers: Community-minded chorus that donates ticket proceeds to non-profit organizations serving Washington residents in need. |
| Time Dollar Institute: Seeks to build local economies and communities by developing, testing, and assisting experiments with a new medium of exchange. Information about the concept and implementation models. |
| Turning the Page: Links public schools, families and the community to ensure students receive valuable educational resources and a high quality public education. Features partner schools and volunteer opportunities. |
| U.S. Copts Association: Educational resources on matters of democracy, religious freedom and human rights in the Middle East, specifically focusing on Egypt and the treatment of the Coptic minority. |
| United Black Community: UBC is a coalition of Pan-African organizations that sponsors community wide events. |
| United Planning Organization: The designated community action agency for Washington, DC. It operates a wide variety of human service programs for youths, seniors, low-income residents and others. Site covers the organization, its programs and history. |
| United Way of the National Capital Area: Works to build a stronger community and provides fundraising opportunities in the area. Features a history, employment opportunities, services, news and events. |
| Urban Land Institute - District Council Washington: Works to provide responsible leadership in land use. Features events, news, publications and membership information. |
| Veg-DC: Mailing list for vegetarians and potential vegetarians in the local area. Has message archive. |
| Vegetarian Society of the District of Columbia: Seeks to promote the benefits of a vegetarian diet and to unite vegetarians in the metropolitan area. Features events, membership information and volunteer opportunities. |
| Washington Architectural Foundation: Non-profit community-service group, founded by the local chapter of the American Institute of Architects, brings architecture into school curricula and provides free design services for local non-profit organizations. Program description, online donations. |
| Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless: Offers legal assistance for and advocacy on behalf of people who are homeless or about to become homeless. Includes volunteer opportunities, information for clients and advocacy activities. |
| Washington Literacy Council: Provides free tutoring for adults who are illiterate or low-literate and teaches them to read. Features schedule of training sessions, volunteer opportunities, news, events and projects. |
| Washington Regional Alcohol Program - WRAP: Fights drunk and drugged driving and underage drinking through campaigns and programs designed to raise awareness of the dangers surrounding the issues. Includes events, programs, activities, newsletters and annual reports. |
| World Affairs Council: A nonprofit, nonpartisan, 501(c)3 affiliate of the Foreign Policy Association offering members and guests monthly programs featuring prominent speakers from both the U.S. and abroad. |
| YWCA - National Capital Area: Creates opportunities to educate, motivate, and support women, children, and their families to achieve their fullest potential and promotes racial justice and gender equity. Features membership information, training, events, fitness center information and volunteer opportunities. |
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