I'm Calling In Some Favors, Please Donate To ARCH Development Corporation For 'Give To The Max' Day On Nov 9th
One of those worthy East of the River organizations is ARCH Development Corporation in Anacostia. Full blogger disclosure: I have volunteered with ADC and the former ARCH Training Center in the past and I currently work for ADC now (they also helped me launch my small business!). I have seen first hand the good work they do and how they try their best to bring new opportunities and renewed hope to Anacostia. ADC is about to celebrate their 21st year working in Anacostia! This is an organization in the community for the community.
Most people may be most familiar with ARCH from events at their art galleries but they also provide small business technical assistance to local business owners and entrepreneurs, they hold workshops, they sponsor local events, they combat blight, they provide free services (and event space!) to a number of local nonprofits and organizations, and they have sent several Ward 8 residents around the world for arts opportunities -- and that still doesn't cover everything that ADC does! No organization can do it all but they do far more than what many people realize and they do it because they believe in Anacostia and Ward 8. Many late nights and weekends have been spent bringing new opportunities to Ward 8.