Bread for the City

Meeting Teeth’s Needs: Dental Clinic Video!

Greg Bloom — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:00:33 +0000

We’re getting excited for our new Dental Clinic’s ‘floss-cutting’ ceremony, scheduled for February 16th at 6pm — next week! Have you RSVP'd? Get in there. Meanwhile, you can get a sneak preview of the clinic by watching this quick video shot by Dakota Fine. Features a cameo from our new dental clinic assistant, Tigist, and a starring (Read the Rest...)

The dental clinic we’ve been waiting for

Dorothy Hawkins — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:00:55 +0000

You may have heard the news: we’ve finally opened our new dental clinic here at Bread for the City. This great new addition to our medical practice has been quite a few years in the making — but thanks to our generous community of supporters, it’s happening years earlier than we originally anticipated. Not a (Read the Rest...)

Get Fit at Bread for the City

Ran Xiao — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:30:35 +0000

–by HealthCorps members Ran Xiao and Megan Cairns The numbers are grim. One in every three adults are considered overweight or obese, and almost a tenth of us are diagnosed with type II diabetes. So we know that exercise has never been more important for health of the nation. According to the CDC, a minimum (Read the Rest...)

Announcing the new Bread for the City dental clinic!

Jeannine Sanford — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:56:33 +0000

I’m pleased to announce Bread for the City’s first big news of the new year — and it’s a doozy: We have a new dental clinic, and it’s up and running! In a way, this landmark represents the true completion of our Northwest Center Expansion — which actually opened just over a year ago. See, (Read the Rest...)

Annual Reporting: We Do It.

Greg Bloom — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 22:38:29 +0000

Our Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2011 (July 1st 2010 – June 30th 2011) is out! Download a PDF here, or check it out on Issuu here or embedded below. It’s also on its way to mailboxes throughout the land. Thanks to our terrific design partners, Groff Creative and Maggie McGrath. Also thanks go out (Read the Rest...)

A New Year, With No Smoking!

Ran Xiao — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 17:47:25 +0000

We’ve got a great story about a New Year’s Resolution made right here at Bread for the City. So far it’s going well, so let’s take a look at how and why: In November, we here at Bread for the City hosted the Great American SmokeOut to promote smoking cessation. One of the clients in attendance, Victor Duncan, sat down with me last month to have a followup conversation from the SmokeOut. At the time of this interview, Victor had been smoke-free for 25 days. “At 14, I started [smoking]. Man I remember that [back then it] was a little different. Every time has its good points. When I started, everyone was smoking, made me feel like a big boy.” [Read more inside...]

We’re hiring!

Greg Bloom — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 14:30:03 +0000

It’s a new year, and we’ve got a crop of new opportunities to work with Bread for the City! Check them out at the following pages, with summaries in the complete post after the jump: Medical Clinic Coordinator Representative Payee Case Manager Development Intern (unpaid) Medical Clinic Coordinator Reports to: Clinic Operations Manager Salary: $28,000-$32,000 (Paid at (Read the Rest...)

Housing First, and For All

Matt Leasure — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 18:00:35 +0000

Last Wednesday evening, a few Bread-for-the-Citizens attended the National Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day Service in the sanctuary of the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church. The event happens annually in D.C. on the longest night of the year, the eve of the winter solstice, and commemorates those who have lost their lives to poverty and homelessness.After (Read the Rest...)

Our 2011 Year in Review

George Jones — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 14:30:52 +0000

What a year. When we talk about 2011, we can say first and foremost that more people are able to turn to Bread for the City with more problems, and get help from more problem-solvers, than ever before. Indeed, this year saw the culmination of efforts that span across all of my sixteen years as Executive Director. And I can tell you that the result is everything we’d hoped for, and more. [Lots more inside - click to read on...]

Merry Christmas from Bread for the City

Guest Author — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 22:14:09 +0000

On this holiday, we draw strength and joy from our loved ones. And Bread for the City draws strength from you. With your support, we've made the holidays happen for thousands of our most vulnerable neighbors. Thank you for being a part of this community. Every year, we invite Bread for the City clients, volunteers, and staff to join us in a special holiday portrait photography session. In this post (click above) we are sharing a slideshow of our favorite portraits from this year. You can see the Flickr set here, including captions about the people in the pictures. Read more inside...