Together, we can help tens of thousands of families and individuals across the District. It’s time to end poverty in the nation’s capital.
Bread for the City believes that collaboration is how change happens. We are a compassionate, forward-thinking, data-driven, and growing nonprofit with deep roots (50+ years) serving Washington, DC residents living on low-income. Our Corporate Partnerships Program is a unique opportunity to work with us and our community towards a better DC: a city where everyone has their basic needs met, and neighborhoods have real power to build prosperity and enact change. Our corporate partners are committed to working in DC; envisioning a better world; and building a sustainable partnership with a community-based organization.
As a Corporate Partner, you will be helping to support all of our program areas:
Our Team
Richard Algra
Assistant Director of Development, Corporate Partnership
Partnership Opportunities
Bread for the City’s Corporate Partners can choose from a variety of ways to work with us depending on their goals. At all levels, partners can engage with Bread for the City through a number of opportunities!
Engagement
Volunteering
Your team will be eligible for priority volunteering opportunities for our regularly scheduled group volunteer shifts, as well as access to exclusive volunteer day events (like MLK Day and September 11th’s National Day of Service & Remembrance).
Virtual Lunch & Learns
Corporate Partners are invited to gather for community discussions with our leadership team who are subject matter experts on DC: the history of the city; the landscape of affordable housing gentrification and racial equity; and how food insecurity impacts our residents. Learn about the issues facing our community from your office or home by participating in brown-bag lunches on topics that impact all of us.
Fundraising & In-Kind Drives
Drives deliver incredible support, helping us expand our outreach and maximize impact. Host a fundraising drive for our annual Holiday Helpings program or to support our pandemic response efforts; bring the team together for a “baby shower” in-kind drive for our “breadcrumbs”; or organize a food drive to provide direct access to vital, nutritious groceries provided to thousands of clients and their families every year.
Special Events
Annual Gala
A night filled with dancing, giving, and community. Our annual gala brings 500+ of our supporters together to raise funding and celebrate Bread for the City’s mission. Corporate Partners receive tickets to the celebration and recognition opportunities.
Community Celebrations
The Bread for the City family wants to meet you! We’ll make sure that you get to see where your dollars are going when you visit and tour our centers, join our special events, toast accomplishments with our staff, or participate in an on-site drive event where you can get to work volunteering with our program teams.
Networking
Special events like our gala, Holiday Helpings, ribbon cutting ceremonies, campaign toasts, and more are great ways to meet other Corporate Partners, discuss and collaborate on initiatives for progress, and make new friends.
Holiday Helpings
A DC tradition of over 25 years, Holiday Helpings is one of Bread for the City’s most popular programs. For our Corporate Partners, it’s a meaningful way to celebrate the holiday season with drives and volunteering. Throughout November and December, we distribute monetary assistance in the form of debit cards and grocery bags with holiday fixings (turkey or ham, stuffing, mashed potatoes, etc.) to thousands of neighbors and their families. In 2021, we provided over 11,000 families with $75 debit cards — flexible support that can best assist each family’s unique needs. The cash assistance and traditional staples help to ensure that all DC neighbors can celebrate the holidays at home with loved ones.
Let us help tell your corporate story, and through a collaborative effort we can contribute meaningfully to the fight against poverty in Washington, DC.
To join us as a Corporate Partner today and to learn more about this unique program, contact Bread for the City’s Institutional Giving Team using the form below:
Thank You
2024-2025 Corporate Partners!
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Bread for the City’s services are made possible through the support of thousands of donors like you. Without your support, we would not be able to provide the food, clothing, social, legal, advocacy, and medical services that we do to 10,000 DC residents every month. Thank you!