Category: In the Community
Corporate Partnership Spotlight: WilmerHale & 12 Years of Partnership
For 12 years, BFC has had the honor of calling WilmerHale a partner, and a friend for even longer! In good times and bad, they have stood by our side: as a financial partner, volunteering with our teams, helping us deliver resources to the community, and raising funding for our programs -- and their pandemic response effort is no different!
(UPDATE) COVID-19 Response from Bread for the City
As we continue to adjust to our temporary “new normal,” Bread for the City is making innovative changes to continue serving our community while many staff remain safe and sheltered in place. Check here for updates!
“It felt empowering”: Giving feedback on SOAR
All throughout the month of March, Bread for the City is celebrating Social Work Month by hearing directly from our social services staff. Read on to see how Ashley Moore, our Associate Director of Care Management, works with national and community groups to improve the SOAR (SSI/SSDI Outreach, Access, and Recovery) process.
George Jones Honored By DC Office of Human Rights
Next month, our CEO, George A. Jones will receive the DC Office of Human Rights' Cornelius R. "Neil" Alexander Humanitarian Award for his efforts to make the District a more fair and equitable place for every resident for the last 20 years.
Holiday Helpings 2019 is Here!
It’s the last Holiday Helpings of the decade, we’ve got an ambitious goal (yes, even bigger than last year), and we need YOUR help!
Partnership Spotlight: Mars, Incorporated & Bread for the City- Community Farmers Market!
217 individuals picked up produce. 25 volunteers served. 16 furbabies treated and snuggled. All in all, a successful market!
Why Our Southeast Expansion is About Access, Equity, AND Quality Healthcare
Our CEO, George Jones on why our new SE Center will continue changing the odds on inequality in this region.
Join Us At NW TONIGHT for a “Transaction Denied” Opening Reception
Join us tonight (9/12) at our NW Center from 5:30 p.m. - 9 p.m. for the opening reception of Transaction Denied, an art installation that tells the story of thousands of people seeking help paying for food and the broken and unjust system they encounter in our nation’s capitol. The installation will run through September 31.
Bread for the City Teams With Capital Bike Share
We've teamed up with Capital Bikeshare to bring another affordable transportation option to our clients. Read on for more about our partnership.
Bringing the Community to the Clinic
Earlier this month, Dr. Randi Abramson shared the story of her journey to Bread for the City and our relationship with George Washington Sch0ol of Medicine and Health Sciences when she received the Volunteer Clinical Faculty Award at the Alpha Omega Alpha banquet and induction ceremony.