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Child and Youth Advocacy


When: Ongoing

NCC partners with families and organizations throughout the DMV to ensure that all children and youth grow up in environments where they can thrive. Our partnerships include opportunities to mentor, tutor, foster and adopt, provide respite care, and support families in crisis. 

 

Ways to get Involved: 

 

  • DC Dream Center (Second Saturday Serve and ongoing)- One person at a time, the DC Dream Center inspires youth and adults to dare to dream, equipping them to reach their God-given potential. The DC|DC encompasses a spectrum of programs from low-barrier after-school activities and tutoring, to programs that offer deeper engagement such as one-on-one mentoring. We are dedicated to serving the needs of the community through a holistic approach. To learn more check out DC Dream Center. To volunteer, please click here to sign up and be notified of opportunities. Additionally, you can show up on the Second Saturday of every month at 10am for a general service opportunity. 

 

  • DC127 (one time and ongoing) exists to reverse the foster-care wait list in DC. DC127 helps prospective foster parents navigate the process, while partnering with Communities for Families to recruit volunteers to support families in crisis. There are many opportunities to serve such as respite, babysitting, cooking meals for families with recently placed kids, mentoring or providing needed resources. For more information check out DC127.

 

  • Casa Chirilagua (one time and ongoing) is a community of people “learning together to love our neighbors as ourselves” in a Latino neighborhood in Alexandria, Virginia. NCC NoVA partners with Casa through volunteer opportunities such as mentoring, teaching English, and bible study volunteers. To learn more and volunteer email [email protected].

 

  • Capitol Hill Pregnancy Center (one time and ongoing)- offers help and support to women, men and their families who are in a crisis pregnancy. They offer free pregnancy testing, counseling, mentoring, childbirth classes and parenting classes (which includes a fatherhood initiative program). They also support families and their babies by offering free material resources. While they do not perform or refer for abortions, they provide women and men with complete, medically-accurate information about abortion. They are accepting volunteers. Serve with them! 

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