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Direct Service Work is Advocacy & Requires Sustainable Funding
While many funders working to support anti-discrimination and racial equity efforts tend to favor organizations that advocate for high-level policy reform, the importance of funding community-based direct service providers, like…
Read MoreWomen to Watch 2023-Paula Thompson podcast interview
Executive Director Paula Thompson was selected as one of the NonprofitHR’s 2023 Social Impact Women To Watch for her work in the non-profit/reentry sector. Below is the podcast interview on…
Read MoreInside Voices: Three D.C. Men Offer Solutions from the Yard
Nonprofit organization Voices for a Second Chance started a podcast hosted by three formerly incarcerated men that gives listeners an unvarnished view of prison and its impact on society.
Read MoreRooted in humanity
The first 24-48 hours after release from prison is the most critical time for someone transitioning from the penal system back into their community. COVID-19 created new challenges for those…
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Voices for a Second Chance
Outreach Efforts in McPherson Square
Police officers and cleaning teams have been in charge of emptying a camp with about seventy tents in the center of the capital of the United States, about three hundred…
Read MoreMetro to launch half-price fare program this month for lower-income riders
Transit officials said riders who qualify for the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program can sign up for the fare discount Click here to read this article
Read MoreMark Oppenheim Show Interview
This past August, three of our VSC clients were interviewed on the Mark Oppenheim show which features the work of nonprofits. Mr. Dietrich Trent, Mr. Michael Hood Bey, and Mr.…
Read MoreHarold Fisher for WHUR 96.3
VSC Executive Director Paula Thompson, Bryan Jones (Returning Citizen & Staff Member, Us Helping Us) and Dietrick Trent (Returning Citizen and Staff Member, The DC Re-engagement Center) were interviewed by…
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