Bread for the City

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, [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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...

It’s a challenge! Give now to have your donation MATCHED.

George Jones — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 23:22:24 +0000

We received word this week of a great holiday present for Bread for the City! The Naomi and Nehemiah Cohen Foundation, a family foundation committed to social justice in the DC area, has just pledged that they will match all of the new funding that we raise in the last two weeks of this year, dollar for dollar (up to $20,000). During this crazy time of the year last year, we broke all of our own fundraising records. We raised $160,000 through our website during the last two weeks alone! This year, I'm thrilled to report we're already on track to break those records once again. Your support is so inspiring. If we can keep up this momentum, the Cohen Foundation will double the additional gifts we receive before the end of the year! So let's get to it! How the challenge works:

If you've never given to Bread for the City before, make a gift today and it will be matched, dollar for dollar.

If you gave last year but haven't given to us this year, make a larger gift today and your increased amount will be matched.

If you've already given this year, help us bring this message to your friends and family. Share this post on Facebook, Twitter, through email, whatever. Print it out and fax it. Encourage them to give. As new donors, any gifts your friends and family make before the end of the year will be matched dollar for dollar.

By the way: it's not too late to make a gift to Bread for the City in honor of a friend or loved one. We can still send a special email to a designated recipient of your choice, wishing them a happy holiday! Just let us know what you'd like to say (in the "Comments" field of our donation page) and we'll take care of the rest. Make your gift today, and help us rise to meet this challenge. Thank you, and happy holidays.

Now hiring: Medical clinic coordinator

Greg Bloom — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 17:52:00 +0000

Our Medical Clinic is hiring! See job details below: Reports to: Clinic Operations Manager Salary: $28,000-$32,000 (Paid at an hourly rate) Typical Schedule: 9:00am-5:00pm, Monday through Friday

Why we need needle exchange (again)

Greg Bloom — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 18:30:29 +0000

As we were wrapping up last week, on Friday afternoon, word spread that local public health matters – such as funding for abortion and needle exchange — were once again been used as key bargaining chips in Congressional wrangling. It now seems that, in a deal struck to avert government shutdown, Congress will once again ban [...]