Awards and Recognition

  • Winner of the Washington Area Women's Foundation 2009 Leadership Award.
  • Selected as the Junior League of Washington’s 2009 Community Partner of the Year.
  • Earned “Independent Charities Seal of Excellence” through meeting rigorous standards for public accountability, program effectiveness, and cost effectiveness. It is estimated that fewer than 5% of charities in the United States meet or exceed these standards.
  • Featured in the 2008-2009 and 2004-2005 issues of the Catalogue for Philanthropy: Greater Washington, a publication that features local non-profit organizations that demonstrate “excellence, innovation and cost-effectiveness.”
  • Nominated for Acacia Federal Savings Bank’s Nice Guys Award 2007.
  • Selected as the 2006 Charity of the Year by the District of Columbia Bar.
  • One of three organizations selected to participate in Virginia Tech’s Evaluation and Learning in Nonprofit Organizations project, an activity of the school’s Nonprofit Excellence Initiative in 2005.
  • Selected by a team of pro bono consultants from George Washington University’s Institute for Crisis, Disaster, and Risk Management to complete a risk management assessment and report in 2005.
  • Finalist for the Washington Post Award for Excellence in Non-Profit Management in 2003.
  • Listed in The Washingtonian as one of twenty charities “worthy of the support and investment of Washingtonians” in 2003.
  • Chosen as the 2002-2003 Agency of the Year by Professional Meeting Planners International.
  • Selected as one of eight organizations to participate in Women of Washington's Nonprofit Alliance 2002.
  • Winner of the 1999 Award of Excellence for Outstanding Community Service by the National Association of Social Workers Metro Chapter.
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