Awards & Recognition
2024

Lisa Buchs, Senior Director of Institutional Giving, named Fundraiser of the Year by OneCause at the Raise Awards

2021

Recipient of the 2021 Nannie Helen Burroughs Humanitarian Award as part of the DC Courts’ African American Impact Awards

2020
2020

Featured in Washingtonian Magazine’s list of 20 Worthy Local Charities That Would Put Your Donation To Good Use

2019
2019

Named by DCA Live as a Red Hot Nonprofit, one the DC region’s fastest growing and most exciting nonprofits

2017
2017

Recipient of The Bank of America Neighborhood Builders Award

2015
2015

Winner, DC Councilmember At-Large Anita Bonds’ Community Cornerstones Award

2015
2015

Recipient of Charity Navigator’s 4-Star Rating for sound fiscal management and commitment to accountability and transparency

2014
2014

Winner, Center for Nonprofit Advancement’s 2014 Board Leadership Award

2014

Institutional Giving Coordinator Lisa Buchs named Rising Star, 2014 Fundraising Professionals of the Year Awards

2010

Executive Director Kris Thompson received honorable mention for the Gelman, Rosenberg & Freedman 2010 EXCEL Award

2009

Winner, Washington Area Women’s Foundation 2009 Leadership Award

2007

Nominee, Acacia Federal Savings Bank’s 2007 Nice Guys Award

2006

District of Columbia Bar 2006 Charity of the Year

2005

Participant, Virginia Tech Nonprofit Excellence Initiative’s Evaluation and Learning in Nonprofit Organizations project

2003

Finalist, 2003 Washington Post Award for Excellence in Non-Profit Management

2003

Professional Meeting Planners International 2002-2003 Agency of the Year

2002

Participant, Women of Washington’s 2002 Nonprofit Alliance