“What I try to tell young people is that if you come together with a mission, and it’s grounded with love and a sense of community, you can make the impossible possible.” - Rep. John Lewis (1940-2020) Welcome back to school! In…
Kindred’s work is racial justice work As the last three and a half weeks have shown us, we are in the midst of a potentially transformative moment in the fight for Black lives and the fight against racism in this country. If this moment…
The Kindred Team stands with Black parents, students, staff, and community members in our partner schools, throughout our city, and across this nation in the wake of the harrowing events of the last week, from the slaying of George Floyd at the…
During this time of shared vulnerability, Kindred's work is more important than ever. As our public social safety net strains under the increased burden, it further reveals significant flaws in supporting access for all residents to basic needs of food, shelter,…
In these are challenging times, it can be especially important to recognize all the good around us. Check out these stories of people helping people in DC from Kindred.
"[Participating in this group] has reminded me that in times of crises, some people are more affected than others, usually to a greater extent if they are people of color, have lower incomes, less access to "resources" in the broad…
“People fail to get along because they fear each other; they fear each other because they don't know each other; they don't know each other because they have not communicated with each other." - Dr. Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.…
By Ashoka Contributor Group // November 5, 2019 Laura Wilson Phelan has always been drawn to such questions as “How do people come together across difference?” and “What makes people share?” The ninth of 13 siblings, she grew up low-income…
By Perry Stein - Washington Post // September 20, 2019 Mike Dixon left his first visit to his son’s new school deflated. The Dixons had scored a seat at a Chinese-language charter school in the District that families clamor to…
Principal Turner and staff at Walker-Jones Education Campus share powerful affirmations for their students. "The children will have a voice to shape their own future." - Staff member at Walker-Jones Education Campus Welcome Back to School We hope you and your family had a wonderful…