Community Initiatives
The Community Foundation for the National Capital Region works to ensure equity, access, and opportunity for all the residents in the Washington metropolitan area. Our vision is that everyone participates in the region's prosperity, and we are committed to fostering the best ideas and identifying the most effective solutions. We are an agent of change, and our goal is impact. The Foundation launches initiatives and carriesout responsive grantmaking to address challenges and respond to the pressing needs of our community. Our Community Investment team, experts in grantmaking and local issues, are highly knowledgeable about these issues and the most effective nonprofit organizations in the Washington metropolitan area working to effect positive change. Education and Youth DevelopmentLearn more about our dedication to helping our young people succeed in school...and in life. MORE Employment and Workforce DevelopmentWe're committed to ensuring that all Washington-area residents are able to contribute to, and benefit from, our region's Nonprofit Sector and Leadership DevelopmentWe're helping to strengthen our region's nonprofit leaders and organizations, both for today and for all our futures.MORE Regional CollaborationThe Community Foundation has a long tradition as being a convener, bringing together, among others, business, nonprofit, government and philanthropic leaders to confront pressing issues strategically. MORE Crisis Preparedness and ResponseRead about how our Survivors' Fund has helped individuals and families directly affected by the 9/11 Pentagon attack, along with our Katrina Open Arms Fund, which aided those displaced from their homes. And we take the long view in looking at emergency preparedness in the Greater Washington region. MORE Our Geographic ImpactThis section's chart illustrates the regional distribution of our grants. MORE For More InformationAngela Jones Hackley Regional Affiliate Contacts
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