COMMUNITY PARTNERS

OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS

The Covenant House

Homelessness, especially youth homelessness, is one of the biggest root causes of human trafficking. Since its establishment 1995, Covenant House Washington has become one of the largest nonprofits serving homeless, disconnected, and exploited young people in the Washington, DC area. The Covenant House, an umbrella organization of which Covenant House Washington is a part, has opened outreach programs, crisis centers, employment and education service centers and long-term, transitional living programs in 20 more cities in the United States, Central America and Canada. 

For more information: http://covenanthousedc.org

Lao Gai Museum

Established by the Laogai Research Foundation in 2008, the mission of the Laogai Museum s to document and expose the Laogai System, China’s vast and brutal system of forced-labor prison camps. It preserves the memory of the Laogai’s victims and raises awareness about the ongoing abuses of the Chinese Communist Party against its own people. The museum style is bold, modern and engaging; it includes video interviews, short documentaries, Communist Party documents and prison artifacts. With free entry, self-guided tours, and bilingual signage, it is an ideal museum for visitors from the US and abroad who are interested in DC’s role in international advocacy, as well as DC residents seeking to hear an alternative voice about China. 

For more information: http://laogaimuseum.org/

Thurgood Marshall Academy 

Thurgood Marshall Academy is a college-preparatory public charter high school located in ward 8’s historic Anacostia neighborhood. The school upholds Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall’s legacy of equal opportunity through our commitment to providing an excellent education for all students. Opened in 2001, Thurgood Marshall Academy prepares students to succeed in college and instills in students an understanding of democracy and advocacy for themselves and for others. Thurgood Marshall Academy serves nearly 400 students annually, over 90% of whom live in Wards 7 and 8, communities with the most poverty and fewest resources in the District. Almost 100% of our students are African-American and about 75% qualify for federal free or reduced lunch – the education marker of poverty. 

For More Information: http://www.thurgoodmarshallacademy.org/

Courtney’s House

Courtney's House fearlessly searches for children who are being forced into prostitution on the streets, in brothels, strip clubs, private homes, and hotels, embraces the rescued children and brings them into a safe environment where they and their families can heal, recover and develop hopeful, dignified and influential lives, and trains community officials and creates awareness of the reality of sex trafficking in neighborhoods across America to help stop the crimes from happening.

For More information: http://www.courtneyshouse.org/

Sasha Bruce Youthwork (SBY) 

Sasha’s Bruce Youthwork improves the lives of homeless, runaway, abused and neglected youth and their families in the Washington DC area. This year we celebrate 41 years of service with our 2016 Sasha Bruce Benefit. For over four decades, we've reunited more than 13,000 homeless youth with strengthened families. (This blurb is taken from the Sasha Bruce website.) 

For more information: http://sashabruce.org/