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Calvary Bilingual Multicultural Learning Center
Child development center offers programs for infancy through school age, as well as family support services, for more than 400 children and families in the Columbia Heights, Mt. Pleasant, and Shaw neighborhoods.
Good Shepherd Ministries
Offers after-school educational programs for youth from low-income Jubilee Housing apartments in the Adams-Morgan community. Includes programs, volunteer opportunities and an annual report.
Paul Berry Academic Scholarship Foundation, Inc.
To provide minority students in the Washington metropolitan area with the opportunity to attend private schools in grades seven through twelve. Events, application procedure, contact information.
Board of Jewish Education of Greater Washington
Provides educational services to Jewish educators, institutions and individuals. Also includes information on the Center for Judaic & Educational Resources and the College of Jewish Studies.
Metropolitan/Delta Adult Literacy Council, Inc.
Works to enable adults and families to acquire basic level literacy skills, including reading, writing, listening, speaking, mathematics, and technology. Includes events, programs, schedules and a newsletter.
Friends of Choice in Urban Schools
FOCUS promotes public charter schools in Washington, DC. Includes a directory of charter schools, guidance on starting a charter school, background information and current news.
Hands On DC
Volunteer workathon to improve public schools and raise college scholarship for local students.
Washington Post: School Readiness Primer
Describes kindergarten programs offered by public school systems and selected private schools in the Washington, DC, metro area. Includes program offerings, requirements and standards for entering students, disability information and suggestions on how parents may help prepare their children for kindergarten.
District of Columbia College Access Program - DC CAP
Encourages and enables public high school students to enter and graduate from college. Includes services, guides for students and parents, financial aid information, news and events.
Heads Up
Organization that uses a college student work force to run education and mentoring programs for children and families in impoverished neighborhoods.
Tenley Study Center
Offers programs for young men between the ages of 15 and 25, including SAT preparation and academic review of math and English, followed by character-building lectures and sports.
CAM Counseling & Educational Services, Inc.
Offers educational, counseling and training services, specializing in youth and adults with diverse instructional needs. Includes employment opportunities.
Fredrick B. Abramson Memorial Foundation
Awards four-year college scholarships annually to graduating DC public high school students in financial need. Also awards annual fellowships to young lawyers to undertake a year of public-interest legal service. Program description, award requirements, list of awardees and board members.
Cesar Chavez Public Charter High School for Public Policy
Secondary education with a focus on public policy careers and community involvement.
Washington Scholarship Fund
Provides low-income families with partial scholarships for private school tuition. Includes application in English and Spanish and information on donating, volunteering, and interning.
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