As members of YWTF-DC the power is in your hands! Do you have an idea for a volunteer event or activity? Are you currently involved with a volunteer program you would like to share with other YWTF-DC members? Let us know! Take Charge of Your Service means you help decide which service activities YWTF-DC members participates in. Send us your ideas and we'll plan volunteer activities! Email us at ywtfdc@gmail.com.
Looking for ways to get involved in the DC Community? Check out these great organizations!
Borromeo Housing The mission of Borromeo Housing, Inc. (BHI) is to empower young single mothers to create a self-sustaining future through education, counseling and support, while they reside in our safe home.Volunteer
The Comfort House Firm in the belief that area teenagers could benefit from residential treatment combining rehabilitation, caring, commitment and communication Comfort House, with the help of private donors, organizations and corporations, was developed as a group home in Washington DC.Volunteer
Courtney's House Works to provide safe and nurturing housing and other direct services to domestic sex-trafficked girls between the ages of 12-18 in the DC area.Volunteer
DC Rape Crisis Center Works to end sexual violence through community outreach, education, legal and public policy initiatives. Their resource page has links to many community services including medical, domestic violence (crisis prevention, legal services and Spanish language services) and shelters in DC, MD and VA to.Volunteer
DC SAFE Works to ensure the safety and self-determination of domestic violence survivors in Washington, DC through emergency services, court advocacy and system reform.Volunteer
DC Volunteer Lawyers Provides high-quality, free legal services to low-income DC residents in family law cases.Volunteer
District Alliance for Safe Housing Ensures access to safe and sustainable refuge for victims of domestic violence through the development and management of safe housing and related services, while increasing the capacity of other community-based organizations to expand housing for victims throughout the District of Columbia.Support
Doorways for Women and Families Strives to end homelessness and family and intimate partner violence by offering safe shelter and housing, life changing support services and community advocacy.Volunteer
Holla Back DC Fights street harassment in America’s capital by empowering Washingtonians to speak out against gender based public sexual harassment.Volunteer
House of Ruth Founded in 1976, House of Ruth helps women, children and families in greatest need and with very limited resources build safe, stable lives and achieve their highest potential. At House of Ruth, women, children and families heal from lifetimes of traumatic abuse.Support
Latin American Youth Center (LAYC) Is a a multicultural community-based organization that supports youth and their families in their determination to live, work, and study with dignity, hope, and joy.Volunteer
Muslim Community Center Medical Clinic provides compassionate and high quality medical care to uninsured, indigent adult residents of our community regardless of race, religion, ethnicity, or national origin.Volunteer
Looking for ways to get involved in the DC Community? Check out these great organizations!
Borromeo Housing The mission of Borromeo Housing, Inc. (BHI) is to empower young single mothers to create a self-sustaining future through education, counseling and support, while they reside in our safe home.Volunteer
The Comfort House Firm in the belief that area teenagers could benefit from residential treatment combining rehabilitation, caring, commitment and communication Comfort House, with the help of private donors, organizations and corporations, was developed as a group home in Washington DC.Volunteer
Courtney's House Works to provide safe and nurturing housing and other direct services to domestic sex-trafficked girls between the ages of 12-18 in the DC area.Volunteer
DC Rape Crisis Center Works to end sexual violence through community outreach, education, legal and public policy initiatives. Their resource page has links to many community services including medical, domestic violence (crisis prevention, legal services and Spanish language services) and shelters in DC, MD and VA to.Volunteer
DC SAFE Works to ensure the safety and self-determination of domestic violence survivors in Washington, DC through emergency services, court advocacy and system reform.Volunteer
DC Volunteer Lawyers Provides high-quality, free legal services to low-income DC residents in family law cases.Volunteer
District Alliance for Safe Housing Ensures access to safe and sustainable refuge for victims of domestic violence through the development and management of safe housing and related services, while increasing the capacity of other community-based organizations to expand housing for victims throughout the District of Columbia.Support
Doorways for Women and Families Strives to end homelessness and family and intimate partner violence by offering safe shelter and housing, life changing support services and community advocacy.Volunteer
Holla Back DC Fights street harassment in America’s capital by empowering Washingtonians to speak out against gender based public sexual harassment.Volunteer
House of Ruth Founded in 1976, House of Ruth helps women, children and families in greatest need and with very limited resources build safe, stable lives and achieve their highest potential. At House of Ruth, women, children and families heal from lifetimes of traumatic abuse.Support
Latin American Youth Center (LAYC) Is a a multicultural community-based organization that supports youth and their families in their determination to live, work, and study with dignity, hope, and joy.Volunteer
Muslim Community Center Medical Clinic provides compassionate and high quality medical care to uninsured, indigent adult residents of our community regardless of race, religion, ethnicity, or national origin.Volunteer
N Street Village Co-beneficiary of YWTF-DC's Cheers to Choices 2011
N Street Village is a community of empowerment and recovery for homeless and low-income women in Washington, D.C. With comprehensive services addressing both emergency and long-term needs, we help women achieve personal stability and make gains in their housing, income, employment, mental health, physical health, and addiction recovery.VolunteerRunning Start Educates young women and girls about the importance of politics by imbuing them with the skills they need to be leaders.Volunteer
Yoga Activist, inc. is organized to build connections between qualified yoga instructors, social service providers, government agencies and communities that have little or no access to the science of yoga and its use as a self-empowerment tool.
Young Women's Project (YWP) is a multicultural organization that builds and supports DC teen women and girl leaders so that they can improve their lives and transform their communities.Volunteer
Know of an Organization that should be on this list? Email us at ywtfdc@gmail.com
Yoga Activist, inc. is organized to build connections between qualified yoga instructors, social service providers, government agencies and communities that have little or no access to the science of yoga and its use as a self-empowerment tool.
Young Women's Project (YWP) is a multicultural organization that builds and supports DC teen women and girl leaders so that they can improve their lives and transform their communities.Volunteer
Know of an Organization that should be on this list? Email us at ywtfdc@gmail.com
