Wednesday, November 9, 2011, is Max 9 Day, in the Metropolitan Washington, DC area. On this day, nonprofit organizations in the area will get as many donors as possible to donate as much money as possible to their respective organizations, within a 24 hour period. So, please go to http://give2max.razoo.com/story/KeystoCanaan, on Nov. 9, make a donation to The Keys to Canaan, help us stand strong in the nonprofit community, and at the same time you will contribute to helping us help disadvantaged families in Southeast, Washington, DC. We are most grateful for your support.

This Saturday, November 13, from 11 am - 3 pm, The Keys to Canaan will host a open house to celebrate our new digs, at 834 Hilltop Terrace, SE, Washington, DC 20019. We hope you’ll get a chance to stop by.

Welcome to our new website. We love it. It’s bright. It’s user friendly. And, it’s full of information about our work in the community. Let us know what you think.

Hello, I’m Deborah Nix, Executive Director of The Keys to Canaan. Welcome to our brand new site! We are excited about the new things we are doing in 2010 to impact the communities we serve. Please check out our Programs section to get an idea of how we are making our communities healthier. I look forward to sharing with you the work that we are doing with our great group of partners and the various neighborhood collaboratives. I welcome your feedback and comments and look forward to providing more information on our continued growth.

We are pleased to announce that we have received funding for our Barry Farm Family Exercise and Nutrition Program and exercise classes will begin next week.