Meeting needs in Washington

Since its founding in 1997, the Case Foundation has made a number of investments in organizations that are addressing the issues facing children and families in the Washington, D.C. area, including health, education, housing, and community involvement.

• "Ending Childhood Hunger in the Nation's Capital: A Plan to Ensure that Every District of Columbia Child Has Daily Access to Nutritious Food within 10 Years" is a 10-year plan being developed by Share Our Strength, D.C. Hunger Solutions, and the Food Research and Action Center to end childhood hunger in Washington, D.C., where nearly 45,000 children are food insecure.

• The Case Foundation helped bring the City Year program to Washington, D.C. Last year, City Year DC's 50 young "corps members" provided more than 85,000 hours of service, worked with more than 5,000 children, and engaged more than 1,000 adults in volunteer community renovation projects in the nation's capital.

• In2Books, the largest nonprofit literacy program in the city, provides more than 6,000 elementary school students from D.C. Public Schools with reading, writing, and critical thinking skills through a literacy program that matches students with adult pens pals via the Internet.

• Venture Philanthropy Partners (VPP) helps strengthen nonprofits that are meeting the developmental, learning, and educational needs of low-income children in the Washington area. For its first fund, the Children's Learning Fund, VPP raised commitments exceeding $30 million.

• The Community Preservation and Development Corporation, one of the area's leading nonprofit developers of affordable housing, offers comprehensive on-site youth development programs that combine educational enrichment activities and technology.

• DC CAP (the District of Columbia College Access Program) helps students from D.C. Public Schools realize their dreams of attending and graduating from college -- through counseling programs, college information resource centers, scholarships, and other financial aid programs.

• The Medical Care for Children Partnership (MCCP) provides medical and dental services to children in Fairfax County ineligible to receive heath care through Medicaid and other sources. To date, MCCP has provided primary and acute health care for more than 45,000 children.