Who We Serve

We primarily serve families, who live in Wards 7 and 8, in Southeast Washington, DC, where:

• 36% of the families, in Ward 8, live in poverty, the highest in the city
• 22% of the residents, in Ward 7, are unemployed, the highest in the city
• 68% of the households, in Ward 8, are headed by females, the highest in the city
• 14% of the children, in Ward 7, are born with low birth rates, the highest in the city
• 18% of the birth, in Ward 7, take place by teen mothers, the highest in the city
• 47% of the children, in Ward 8, live in poverty, the highest in the city
• The average family income, in Ward 8, is $35,288, the lowest in the city
• 20% of the violent crimes that take place in the city happen in Ward 8, the highest in the city