ANNUAL REPORT 2013
CONTENTS MESSAGE FROM THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD . . . . . . 1 BOARD OF DIRECTORS . . . . . . . . . . . 2 A VISION FOR THE FUTURE . . . . . . . . 3 2013 IN REVIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 OUTCOMES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 FINANCIALS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 PARTNER AGENCIES . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 COMMUNITY PARTNERS . . . . . . . . . .17 2013 HIGHLIGHTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 WHERE WE SERVE . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
MESSAGE FROM THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD Transformation is defined as a, “complete or major change in someone or something’s appearance or form.” 2013 marked the beginning of our transformation in response to the continued call to move District families out of poverty into fulfilling career and educational opportunities and sustainable communities where they can thrive.
What crystalized for leadership was that the methods in which UPO works to move families out of poverty must progress towards those that are evidence-based, regularly assessed and keep pace with market and economic trends to prepare customers for high demand careers as identified by The Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Through our outpatient, medically managed opioid treatment program, we increased our counseling and case management services to ensure that our counseling efforts and attention to medical, psychiatric and socioeconomic issues are effective in one’s drug recovery. Through our adult training offerings, we provided certificate programs within the Help Desk IT, broadband and telecommunications, hospitality and construction trades to meet the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ employment projections of job growth through 2022. Through it all, we’ve built in organizational assessment capabilities to measure, monitor and perfect what works, and have the courage and the data to support the discontinuation of what does not.
Within our early learning programs we restructured how we work with children ages zero to five to now adhere to an evidence-based curriculum with great focus on child outcomes, ongoing staff development, reflective supervision, technology use and results tracking. We also acquired new, high quality, like-minded partnerships to construct an early learning and Head Start success model moving forward.
In 2013 we continued to nurture our partnerships with community organizations and leaders throughout the District and beyond. We thank you for committing your time, energy and resources to aid UPO in the fight to eliminate poverty and unite people with opportunities. As you read about our multitude of accomplishments in 2013, take a moment to reflect on how, together, we can work to transform the lives of those we serve.
We embarked on this transformation by tackling the six strategic goals outlined in the UPO 20132018 Strategic Plan. These goals continue to help us make the fundamental decisions and actions that guide our future as the District’s Community Action Agency.
In our P.O.W.E.R. (Providing Opportunities with Educational Readiness) we applied evidence-based curricula and mentor and inspire a cohort of young people beginning in middle-school-age through their high school graduation to pursue higher education. Our students engage a rigorous Sciences, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) curricula, work within the robotics and environmental sciences fields, and are exposed to diverse and challenging educational and social emotional experiences. UNITING PEOPLE WITH OPPORTUNITIES UPO.ORG
John L. Oberdorfer, Esq. Chair, Board of Directors
Dana M. Jones President, CEO
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
A VISION FOR THE FUTURE
UPO’s Board of Directors comprises 21 members representing Washington, D.C.’s eight wards and the public and private community. Our Board is a tripartite governing board that is responsible for ensuring that UPO assesses and responds to the causes and conditions of poverty in the District and remains fiscally and administratively sound.
UPO looks towards the next half-century of service with the vision of a Washington, D.C. that affords economic parity for all its residents. Our role in helping the District achieve such parity lies in the six strategic goals established by our Board of Directors and Executive Team in our five-year strategic plan. These goals allow UPO to crystallize the steps needed to continue to fulfill our promise to engage and empower D.C. families to take ownership over their futures and attain self-sufficiency.
As the designated Community Action Agency for Washington, D.C., our tripartite board consists of one-third of members who are democratically selected representatives of low-income individuals
and families living in the District; one-third of our members are mayoral appointees; and one-third of our members are chosen from industry, business, law enforcement, education, and other major groups and interests located in and serving the District. Our Board Members are important participants in the visioning and approval of UPO’s strategic planning and significantly aid in informing our leadership and staff in how UPO can be most successful in its ongoing efforts to reduce poverty in Washington, D.C.
UPO is strengthening its brand throughout the Washington Metropolitan Area as an innovative leader and provider of empowering social services to the poor.
OFFICERS John L. Oberdorfer, Esq. Chair
Dontai Smalls, Esq. Vice Chair
Clifford E. Barnes, Esq. Elected by UPO Board
Designated by the Mayor of the District of Columbia
YaVonne V. Boyd Elected by UPO Board
Lendia S. Johnson Elected by Ward 8 (8A)
Michael J. Cobb, MBA, CPA Elected by UPO Board
Lt. Kishia J. Mills Elected by Wards 2 & 6
Ronald R. Collins, Esq. Designated by the Mayor of the District of Columbia
Dr. Andre Nero Randall Elected by Ward 7
Marlena D. Edwards, MSW Elected by Wards 4 & 5 Franklin Garcia Designated by the Chairman of the D.C. Council
Monique L. Poydras, J.D. Secretary
Dr. Elaine A. Crider, DHSc. Treasurer
GOAL TWO: INCREASE NON-GOVERNMENT RESOURCES UPO is supporting dynamic and innovative programming to raise people out of poverty by raising $5 million in corporate and foundation support.
MEMBERS
Dr. Courtney P. Davis Elected by UPO Board
GOAL ONE: INCREASE KNOWLEDGE OF UPO SERVICES AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Laurent R. Ross Elected by UPO Board Freddie T. Vaughns, D.S.W. Elected by UPO Board
GOAL THREE: ECONOMIC SECURITY PROGRAMMING UPO’s service delivery systems are structured to focus on economic security for individuals and families through asset development.
GOAL FOUR: CREATE AND GROW SOCIAL ENTERPRISES UPO applies commercial strategies to generate capital that supports and expands our services for the community.
GOAL FIVE: BECOME A WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN REGIONAL PROVIDER We are expanding our services to address the needs of low-income families throughout the District, Maryland, and Northern Virginia.
GOAL SIX: INCREASE ORGANIZATIONAL EFFICIENCY AND PRODUCTIVITY We are modifying our business policies and practices, automating our business processes and improving our responsiveness to our customers and our partners.
Terrance L. Ingram
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2013 IN REVIEW Each year, the UPO staff proudly assembles the countless success stories of achievement. As our customers persevere through the varying, unique challenges but shared experiences of breaking the cycle of poverty, UPO staff serves as mentors, life coaches, trusted counsel, and cheerleaders for those whose lives we hope to change for the better. We are always humbled by the opportunity to walk the journey towards selfsufficiency with our customers. More than that, we are thankful that our customers continue to entrust us with their dreams and futures.
“ Being a recipient of the UPO Adult Education & Training Scholarship has truly blessed my life. I will use this award to pay towards my tuition, so that I can continue to make my dream of becoming the CEO of an IT corporation reality. God plans our path, but we have to take the steps!” —Lakisha Rivera, UPO Adult Scholarship Recipient
The following 2013 summary provides a glimpse into the opportunities UPO provides for customers seeking to improve the conditions of their lives.
OUTSET: 2013 CHILDREN’S DEFENSE FUND FREEDOM SCHOOL ANNIVERSARY AT THE KENNEDY CENTER. INSET: GARDENING WITH THE BABIES.
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JOURNEY TO CAREERS UPO works diligently to create a system of success for those who seek career training and placement. Our goal is to prepare our customers for work by helping them become technologically savvy and computer literate; craft résumés and hone interviewing skills; and get an audience with employers who want to hire. Located at our Ward 8 centers, the Ralph Waldo “Petey” Greene Community Center and our Anacostia Center, customers can make use of the computer labs to learn how to use technology for their job search and to seek job opportunities via the Internet. For our customers who want to gain new skills, UPO’s Workforce Institute offers a suite of career and technical education programs licensed by the Office of the State Superintendent of Education. With nearly a dozen course offerings, customers can become certified to attain careers within the
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THE UPO EFFECT “ If you don’t wake up in the morning excited to pick up where you left your work yesterday, you haven’t found your calling yet.” —Mike Wallace, American journalist
hospitality, food service, emergency management, IT, construction, and green industries. Through our newest initiative, the IT Help Desk Training program, we partnered with The H.O.P.E. Project to train and graduate our first cohort of 20 IT Help Desk grads and to help them secure employment, half of them within a month of graduation. We partner with some of the largest employers in the District to place our customers in full time careers. Our partners include The Washington Hospital Center, Walmart, and Marriott International, to name a few.
• In May 2013 the Workforce Development Division’s job development team worked closely with The Washington Hospital Center to find a qualified Floor Technician who was, “reliable, dependable, had experience burnishing, stripping and waxing floors. The Washington Hospital Center’s Human Resources Specialist said, “We need someone who can guide sanding machines over surfaces of floors until the surfaces are smooth.” One week earlier, UPO’s Workforce Development Division Job Developer Ms. Higginbotham had spoken to Mr. D. M. who was referred to UPO’s Job Readiness Training by a UPO Alum. Mr. D. M. had been unemployed for over four months. During his initial interview with Ms. Higginbotham, he explained that he had 20 years of experience as a Floor Finisher. Mr. D. M. continued talking as he gave a lengthy description of what he did, i.e. keeping his hand and arms steady controlling and moving the sander, analyzing information about the floor assignments and evaluating results to choose the best solution to solve problems, inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems and defects in the floors. The important part Mr. D. M. mentioned last: He absolutely enjoyed doing hardwood floor sanding. Ms. Higginbotham connected Mr. D. M. with Ms. White of the Washington Hospital Center where Mr. D. M. was immediately hired to a full-time position. Following his being hired by Washington Hospital Center, Mr. D. M. called to express to UPO’s Workforce Development Division how happy he is to be working for an employer who appreciates his work ethic and values the end results of the time and effort he puts into their floors.
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• Mr. C. O. first visited UPO’s Petey Greene Center where he learned about UPO’s training programs in computers, flagging and food services. Following enrollment in UPO’s job readiness program, Mr. C. O. was encouraged to reconsider the trainings offered at UPO’s Weatherization Training Center. Even though he admits to not having any idea what weatherization was prior to his first encounter with teachers at the center, they managed to convince him of its potential to equip him with marketable skills. Consequently, Mr. C. O. enrolled. On his first day in class he admitted to thinking, “What am I doing here? I am not going to understand this!” Despite that nagging feeling, he was encouraged to take notes and to study them after class and before class. He studied them in the evenings as advised, and gradually began to think to himself, “I can do this.” The more he learned in class the more interested he became. After several weeks in the classroom and doing hands-on activities in the workshop at UPO’s Weatherization Training Center, he realized that he was increasingly getting good at it. His instructor also noticed that Mr. C. O. was not just doing well in class but was also helping some of the other trainees who were having difficulty with the theory and the practical sessions in the workshop. Staff in UPO’s Weatherization Training Center reports that Mr. C. O.’s test grades were exceptional and serve as evidence that he understood the materials in great detail. Staff also stated that his questions demonstrated that he was thinking beyond the immediate task and wanted to learn more. Mr. C. O. has since been promoted to the next level of training and was selected to take the Building Performance Institute’s Building Analyst class. His instructors expect him to pass the certification test and to be capable of independently conducting energy audits on buildings anywhere in the United States following the certification test.
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JOURNEY TO EDUCATION UPO strives to create nurturing, loving and encouraging learning experiences for every young person we touch. Through our ten early learning childhood development program centers, UPO’s Office of Early Learning (OEL) serves the District’s youth from conception through age five. Initiated in 1964, UPO’s Head Start program was one of the first pilot programs in the United States. UPO’s Early Learning Network provides Early Head Start, Head Start, and Pre-K services to our District families in need. UPO additionally offers before-and-after care subsidies to those families who work or are enrolled in a training program. UPO’s Head Start and Early Head Start programs provide children ages five and under with ageappropriate, curriculum-based educational programs, health screenings and nutritious meals. Parents are encouraged to participate in parent policy council, parenting classes and as center volunteers. Coordination and linkages to other UPO private and governmental support services are provided to ensure a holistic approach to family stability. UPO’s comprehensive early learning network for FY2013 included ten (10) direct-operated centers, one
“ A quality education has the power to transform societies in a single generation, provide children with the protection they need from the hazards of poverty, labor exploitation, and disease, and give them the knowledge, skills, and confidence to reach their full potential.” —Audrey Hepburn, actress, humanitarian
The Providing Opportunities with Educational Readiness or P.O.W.E.R. program tracks students from their middle school years through hight school and motivates them to pursue higher education. Through the Summer Academy, 20 students participated in two STEM events designed to incentivize students for good behavior and provided an academic component that supported the goals P.O.W.E.R. Students participated in an overnight environmental sciences outing held at Algonkian Regional Park in Sterling, VA, where students conducted environmental studies, studied the
Potomac’s reservoirs intake pipes and their manmade wetlands. The second event enabled students to participate in the 4H National Geospatial Technologies Youth Summit. Through a partnership with Dr. Jess Bemley and the BDPA Foundation, eight scholarships were secured from Samsung for P.O.W.E.R. students to spend five days at the summit. There, the students were introduced to GPS/GIS mapping technology; led peer workshops where they were able to teach other students about their research done on various technology topics; and were given GIS mapping kits to use in their schools as a part of 4H’s National Mapping Day.
THE UPO EFFECT (1) delegate agency, four (4) sub grantees and five (5) Early Head Start, Head Start delegate agencies and ten (10) Early Childhood Development Centers and three (3) other neighborhood non-profit childcare providers with service agreements with UPO. UPO’s Youth Division offers District youth diverse, year-round, educational opportunities designed to inspire and encourage young people to grow and develop into productive adults with promising futures.
• Lynette Crawford is a 32-year-old mother of five and a life-long resident of Washington, D.C. Three of her children have participated in the UPO Early Head Start program. Lynette and her family worked with UPO staff to improve her parenting skills through parenting workshops and was encouraged to go to back to school to finish her Associates Degree in Early Childhood Education. Ms. Crawford also learned through UPO how to keep her family healthy through good dietary habits and hygiene. Her children additionally received immunizations and routine physicals
through the Early Head Start program. By taking advantage of these services, Lynette has been able to work a full time job and provide for her children. To show her appreciation for this opportunity Ms. Crawford volunteers at the Developing Families Center, the sub grantee through which her children attend Early Head Start, once a week to give back to the organization that has helped her so much.
Funded Enrollment
Children Served
Families Served
Children with Disabilities
% of Eligible Children
Medical Exams
Dental Exams
Volunteers
UPO Early Head Start
215
299
276
4
94
289
274
154
UPO Head Start
280
280
267
2
91
280
280
166
Edward C. Mazique Early Head Start
93
104
104
9
99
104
104
251
Bright Beginnings Early Head Start
33
78
52
5
100
50
40
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Bright Beginnings Head Start
46
82
80
4
100
82
79
329
Rosemount Head Start
183
224
79
16
100
215
217
42
D.C. Public Schools’ Head Start
701
743
743
113
100
542
379
100
Educare
56
64
60
2
97
37
58
3
Educare Head Start
119
69
68
2
88
68
67
3
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JOURNEY TO STRONGER COMMUNITIES Known as a friend to the community, UPO strives to improve the conditions where our families reside and to create safe spaces where people can care for one another and the place they share. Our Community Engagement, Comprehensive Treatment Center, Shelter Housing and Hotline, Foster Grandparents, gleaning, and volunteer services each work to address our customers’ desire to improve their environment, ensure their safety, well-being, health and happiness. UPO’s Foster Grandparent program provides volunteer opportunities for persons 55 years old and older to work one-on-one and in small groups with children from birth to 21 years of age in educational and social service settings. The program operates at 42 locations in the District of Columbia. The sites include early education centers, public and public charter schools, before and after-school programs and youth programs. Over 250 senior citizens participate in the program annually. Each year, Foster Grandparents provide over 180,000 volunteer hours with an estimated value of $4.2 million. Our Comprehensive Treatment Center is a medically managed opioid treatment program that was established under a contract with the Department of Behavioral Health Addiction Prevention and Recovery Administration (DBH/APRA) of the D.C. Department of Health. The CTC serves up to 600
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“ We have all known the long loneliness and we have learned that the only solution is love and that love comes with community.” —Dorothy Day, American journalist, social activist
customers and provides dosing services to the same population for the Veterans Administration. Through individual and group therapy, family counseling, crisis intervention and case management services, CTC works to strengthen individual customer motivation to enter and remain in medicationassisted treatment until they are successful at maintaining an addiction-free lifestyle.
THE UPO EFFECT • Ms. L. G. is a resident of Northeast DC. She is a single divorced mother who approached UPO’s Housing Services Unit for services in the fall of 2009. At the time, she was two months behind on her mortgage. Ms. L. G. previously applied for the Making Homes Affordable program with her mortgage company but had sadly been denied. It was later determined that she was denied because her financial statement was incorrectly completed . Upon gaining a deeper understanding of her needs, the staff in UPO’s Housing Services Unit discussed the issues that resulted in the first denial with her mortgage company. The UPO Housing Services Unit staff ultimately helped Ms. L. G. to make the necessary corrections to her financial statement and draft a hardship letter to tell Ms. L. G.’s compelling story. The UPO Housing Services Unit staff then took all of Ms. L. G.’s financial information, created a
In coordination with the Mid-Atlantic Gleaning Network, UPO’s Gleaning Program works with more than 300 volunteers to travel to farms and fields throughout the National Capital region to harvest fresh fruits and vegetables that are given to our families each month. Gleaning provides nutritious meal options for families who might otherwise go hungry. More than 3,500 customers received fresh produce this fiscal year.
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modified budget for her, obtained a corrected financial statement and resubmitted the Making Homes Affordable program application. Upon resubmitting the application, Ms. L. G. was approved for a mortgage modification by her lender. Ms. L. G. has since had her mortgage delinquency fully resolved.
“ I came to the UPO Foster Grandparent Program because I love children. They bring joy into my life in many ways (thanks to you!).” —Foster Grandmother Friendship Chamberlain Elementary & Middle PCS
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OUTCOMES HIGHLIGHTS
EDUCATION
OTHER
• 75,549 Individuals Served
• 603 Customers Enrolled in GED Programs
• 50,100 Electronic Benefit Transfer Cards Issued
• 102 Customers Advanced One or More Grade Levels
• 646 Customers Participated in Seminars / Workshops That Promote Good Health
• 6,200 Persons Transported
• 50 Customers Earned GEDs
• 3,223 Persons Received Income Management Services • 1,502 Children Served in Early Head Start • 1,341 Families Served in Early Head Start • 441 Children Served in Head Start • 388 Families Served in Head Start
EMPLOYMENT • 1,227 Customers Received Workforce Readiness/ Career Counseling • 609 Customers Were Referred for Jobs • 444 Customers Were Placed In Jobs • 288 Customers Retained Their Jobs 30+ days • 163 Customers Retained Their Jobs 90+ days • 23 Customers Enrolled in Work Experience / Internship Programs • 21 Customers Completed 30+ Days of Work Experience / Internship Programs • 20 Customers Completed 60+ Days of Work Experience / Internship Programs • 19 Customers Completed 90+ Days of Work Experience / Internship Programs
• 14 Youth Participated in Pregnancy Prevention Programming • 564 Customers Received Methadone Maintenance
INCOME MANAGEMENT • 203 Customers Received Income Management Counseling • 200 Customers Set up Household Budgets • 111 Customers Maintained Household Budgets for 90+ days • 640 Income Eligible Customers Sought Free Tax Preparation Assistance • 640 Customers Received Free Tax Preparation Assistance • 234 Customers For Whom Less Than $500 Was Identified In Tax Credits • 263 Customers For Whom More Than $500 Was Identified In Tax Credits
HOUSING • 301 Customers Received Housing Intervention Services • 158 Customers Whose Housing Was Stabilized for 90+ days
• 1,081 Customers Were Enrolled in Vocational Skills Training
EMERGENCY
• 558 Customers Completed Vocational Skills Training
• 6,200 Homeless Customers Sought Transportation Services
• 262 Volunteers Engaged
NUTRITION • 1,969 Customers Received Food Assistance through the UPO Gleaning Program • 3,153 People Benefited From Food Assistance through UPO’s Gleaning Program
LINKAGES • 50,100 Customers Referred to UPO for Electronic Benefit Cards • 61,830 Electronic Benefit Cards Issued/Re-Issued to Customers
SELF-SUFFICIENCY • 2,164 Customers For Whom An Economic Security Assessment Was Completed • 1,554 Customers For Whom New Case Management Plans Were Initiated • 157 Customers Progressed From “In Crisis” to “At Risk”
• 216 Children & Seniors Engaged Through Recreation & Socialization • 5,016 Youth Mentored and Served by Foster Grandparents • 1,096 Youth Engaged through Youth Programs • 23 Youth Are Active (Enrolled in College) Joseph Beavers Scholarship Recipients • 255 Customers Completed Parenting Instruction • 145 Youth Received Tutoring • 415 Customers Received Education Related Transportation Assistance • 562 Customers Received Employment Related Transportation Assistance • 576 Customers Received Assistance from a Food Pantry as well as Food Baskets • 234 Seniors Participated in the Foster Grandparent Program • Served 3,800 Children One-on-One and 9,000 Children in Group Settings • 182,426 Volunteer Hours Given
• 252 Customers Progressed From “At Risk” to “Stable”
• 6,200 Homeless Customers Received Transportation Services • 144,647 Rides Provided to Homeless Customers
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FINANCIALS Total amount of private funds - $1,044,364 Total amount of public funds - $36,836,562 Fees - $91,431
STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES
FUNDING SOURCES • U.S. Department of Agriculture • U.S. Department of Energy
• District of Columbia Department of Human Services
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families — Head Start
• Office of the State Superintendent of Education
• U.S. Department of Labor
• Corporation for National and Community Services
• U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs • District of Columbia Department of Employee Services
• Scholarship Funds Generated by Proceeds from UPO’s Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Breakfast and from Donations
• District of Columbia Department of Energy
• Donations and Private Sources
• The Community Partnership for the Prevention of Homelessness
• District of Columbia Department of the Environment
“ I would like to thank the UPO for making the recent Job Fair such a huge success! We reached many people from all over the city and beyond with a variety of employment opportunities. Your generous offer to co-sponsor and provide the beautiful space at the Arena Stage was crucial to making the event possible. The overwhelming response of more than 2,000 attendees illustrates the strong desire to work and need for more employment opportunities. We look forward to collaborating with you on this and other future endeavors in the future.” —Tommy Wells, Councilmember, Ward 6
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PARTNER AGENCIES
COMMUNITY PARTNERS
The UPO relationship between agencies, organizations and special programs provide core community services throughout the District of Columbia. These services that are directly operated by UPO or by independent agencies include specialized hotlines, youth and senior citizens’ programs, housing assistance, employment training and placement, and emergency care.
Each year UPO partners with a myriad of organizations throughout the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area and beyond to craft the highest quality of services and programs all designed to help our customers attain an economically independent life.
We are honored to work in concert with our sub grantee agencies to ensure holistic services for those we serve throughout Washington, D.C. • Columbia Heights/Shaw Family Support Collaborative • Covenant House • DC Central Kitchen • DC Scores • Edgewood/Brookland Family Support Collaborative • Lutheran Social Services of the National Capital Area • Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO • Opportunities Industrialization Center of DC • Vida Senior Center
THE UPO EFFECT • Ms. K. is a single mother who came to the Southeast Ministry (SEM) of the Lutheran Social Services of the National Capital Area with a clear goal. She wanted to turn her life around by earning a GED so that she could accomplish her lifetime dream of becoming a licensed cosmetologist. During the nine weeks that she spent at SEM, the staff and volunteers at the Lutheran Social Services of the National Capital Area helped her keep sight of that goal, and she worked incessantly to achieve it. After merely nine weeks of classes, Ms. K. took her test and obtained her GED. The staff at Lutheran Social Services of the National Capital Area was impressed with Ms. K.’s selflessness in the classroom. She was always willing to help her fellow students who were facing significant challenges with the course material. The staff at the Lutheran Social Services of the National Capital Area helped Ms. K. to see that those skills will also be important to her as a cosmetologist. Ms. K. is currently enrolled in a local cosmetology school. For her work at the Southeast Ministry of the Lutheran Social Services of the National Capital Area, she received a nomination for the D.C. Learns’ “Mary Harshaw Outstanding Adult Learner Award.”
Thank you for your continued support in helping to fulfill our mission to unite people with opportunities.
• AFC Scholarship Foundation, Inc
• Capital Wesley Church
• DC Health Link
• AFL-CIO
• DC Healthy Families
• Age Friendly DC
• CareFirst Blue Cross Blue Shield
• America Works of Washington, DC
• Caribbean Coach LLC
• DC Therapeutic Senior Center
• American Kidney Fund
• Center for Non Profit Advancement
• DC TV
• American University • AMTRAK • Anacostia Coordinating Council • Anacostia Economic Development Corporation • Andrews Federal Credit Union • Assembly at Petworth • Ballou Stay • Barry Farms Study Circle • Berean Baptist Church • Bernice Fonteneau Senior Wellness Center
• Cheltenham Warehouse • Children Hospital Injury Prevention Burn & Winter Safety
• DC United • DCPS Office of Early Childhood Education • DC Rape Crisis Center • Deanwood Recreation Center • Democracy Prep
• Clay Apartments
• Department of Health
• Coca Cola Corporation
• Department of Human Services
• Community Tax Aid • COMPASS DC • Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton
• Disney, Inc. • Dorothy Height Library • Eagle Academy
• Convention Center/Feast of sharing
• East River Family Strengthening Collaborative • Edgewood Farmers Market
• Calvary Health Care
• Councilman Marion Barry — Ward 8
• Capital Area Asset Builders (CAAB)
• Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency
• Empower DC
• Capital Entertainment Services
• DC Building Industry Association
• Bowie State University • Bread for the City
• Capital Guardian Youth Challenge
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• Child and Family Services Agency
• DC Library
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• Educare of Washington DC • Fairlawn Civic Assoc. • Family Medical Counseling Service
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• FIT Solutions
• Marshall Heights Community Development
• SNAP/Hunger Solutions
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Library
• St. Elizabeth East Project
• Georgetown Lombard office of Minority Health & Health Disparities Research
• Med Star Family Choice
• Streetwise Partnerships
• Mid Atlantic Area Gleaning Network
• Street Wize Foundation
• Giant Food Corporation
• Midtown Lion Club
• Greater Help Ministries
• Miller Farm
• Greater Washington Urban League
• My Fairy Palace
• Fort Lincoln New Town Corporation
• Grubbs Pharmacy • H. Street Community Development • Harriet Tubman Elementary School • Health Services for Children with Special Needs • Helping Hands, Inc. • Higher Development Academy • H.O.P.E. Project • Imagine Public Charter School • Industrial Bank • Ketchum Elementary School • Latin American Youth Center • Lockheed Martin • M & T Bank • Main Street Congress Heights
• My school DC
• St. Elizabeth West Campus
• Strong Families • Summit Health Institute for Research and Education (SHIRE)
• National Building Museum
• Sunshine Early Learning Center
• Neighborhood Legal Services
• T Mobile
• New Commandment Baptist Church
• The Brooks Group, LLC
• Office, Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development
• Therapeutic Rec. Ctr.
• The Women’s Collective
OUR VOLUNTEERS ARE AWESOME Without our hundreds of volunteers donating thousands of hours to help us in all aspects of what we do — from helping us in our edible gardens, to processing and filing taxes, to creating promotional videos for our programs, to conducting health screenings — we want to thank you a million times over for your time, commitment and true dedication to helping unite our customers with opportunities.
WE LOVE OUR JOSEPH A. BEAVERS’ SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS!
• One DC
• Trinity University Nursing School
• Parents with Partners
• United Bank
• PEPCO
• US Marine Corp
• Petworth Library
• US Postal Service
Each year, UPO awards five $10,000 college scholarships to deserving District of Columbia rising high school seniors. Through generous donations of our many supporters of our Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Breakfast, UPO is proud to highlight 22 of our scholars who are pursuing their dreams for a brighter future through academic achievement.
• Pinpoints • Providence Hospital
• VA CRCC Culinary Training Program
• Carman Chatman (2012) — Norfolk State University
• R. Emmanuel Bell Consulting
• Verizon
• Tamika McKay (2012) — North Carolina A&T
• Rockstar Cutz
• Viacom
• Bryon Ford (2012) — Morehouse College
• Safeway Inc.
• Walmart
• Jennifer Hernandez (2012) — Trinity University
• Wards 7 & 8 DC Prevention Center
• Danielle Drumgoole (2012) — New York University
• Toastmasters International
• Washington Gas • Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless
• Erica Davis (2011) — University of Kansas • Tyrec Grooms (2011) — University of Mary Washington
• Delonta Butler (2010) — University of the District of Columbia • Ashley Acevedo (2009) — University of the District of Columbia • Bre’ Anna James (2009) — Trinity University • Martez Hurt (2009) — Florida A&M University • Qi Ling Li (2009) — James Madison University • Menbere Assefa (2009) — James Madison University
• Bianca Eastman (2011) — Trinity University
• Amber Young (2008) — Norfolk State University
• Westwood College
• Tameka Gongs (2011) — Louisiana State University
• Efrem Ayalew (2008) — St. Mary’s College of Maryland
• WHUR Radio
• Lauren Lincoln (2010) — Penn State University
• WMATA
• Shamira Redd (2010) — Penn State University
• Janelle Ricks (2007) — Northern Virginia Community College
• YMCA
• Kanesha Overton (2010) — University of Oklahoma
• Watha T. Daniels Library
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2013 HIGHLIGHTS
UNITING PEOPLE WITH OPPORTUNITIES UPO.ORG
• Jermaine Mathis (2007) — Prince Georges’ Community College
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WHERE WE SERVE Headquarters 301 Rhode Island Ave. NW Washington, DC 20001 202-238-4600
Anacostia Community Service Center 1649 Good Hope Rd. SE Washington, DC 20020 202-610-5900
Building Careers Academy 915 Girard St. NE Washington, DC 20017 202-526-2644/2643
Comprehensive Treatment Center 1900 Massachusetts Ave. SE Building #13 Washington, DC 20003 202-682-6599
Petey Greene Community Service Center 2907 Martin Luther King, Jr. Ave. SE Washington, DC 20032 202-562-3800
Office of Early Learning 301 Rhode Island Ave. NW Washington, DC 20001 202-238-4600
UPO HEAD START CENTERS Anacostia High School
Dunbar Senior High School
Marie Reed
Early Head Start 1601 16th St. SE Washington, DC 20032 202-698-2155
Early Head Start 101 N St. NW Washington, DC 20001 202-238-0748
Early Head Start 2200 Champlain St. NW Washington, DC 20017 202-234-5852
Azeeze Bates
Edgewood
Woodson High School
Early Head Start, Pre-K 444 16th St. NE Washington, DC 20002 202-388-7960
Early Head Start, Pre-K 601 Edgewood Terrace NE Washington, DC 20017 202-529-1582
Early Head Start 540 55th St. NE Washington, DC 20019 202-939-2030 ext. 157
Ballou Senior High School
Frederick Douglass
Early Head Start 3401 4th St. SE Washington, DC 20032 202-645-6689
Early Head Start 3240 Stanton Rd. SE Washington, DC 20020 202-889-2080
C. W. Harris Elementary School
Luke C. Moore
Early Head Start 301 53rd St. SE Washington, DC 20019 202-575-9394
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“ Thanks to UPO and its partnering with The H.O.P.E. Project, I am a world class IT Professional. UPO and The H.O.P.E Project’s partnership has given me the opportunity to participate in something larger than myself and become a part of an amazing network of people who have similar career goals. We learn together and earn together. We go to each other for advice and network about job opportunities. The H.O.P.E Project has allowed me to look at myself and clarify just how far I want to go in the IT field and in life. I have a sense of purpose.” —Erica Leonard, Contractor for Marriott International Headquarters
Early Head Start 1001 Monroe St. NE Washington, DC 20017 202-671-6313
UNITING PEOPLE WITH OPPORTUNITIES UPO.ORG
United Planning Organization 301 Rhode Island Ave. NW Washington, DC 20001-1826
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