New School Sign at Amidon-Bowen

Thanks to a grant from Near Southeast Community Partners (NSCP) through the CSX Community Mitigation Fund, the Amidon-Bowen Elementary School PTA was able to purchase and install a new electronic school sign. The old Amidon sign was installed about 25 years ago, long before merger between Amidon and Bowen. The […]

NSCP Third Annual Teacher Appreciation Event

Near Southeast Community Partners (NSCP) and our partner Nando’s Peri-Peri in Yards Park hosted our third annual Teacher Appreciation Dinner on Feb. 4, 2016. This year, NSCP featured teachers from Amidon-Bowen Elementary (our Adopt-a-School Partner) and Van Ness Elementary, which re-opened this school year. Thirty-five teachers, along with Principal Izabela Miller […]

NSCP Selected as Adopt-a-School Partner to Amidon-Bowen

Near Southeast Community Partners (NSCP) was proud to be selected by DC Public Schools (DCPS) as the Adopt-A-School partner to Amidon-Bowen Elementary School. This program is designed to facilitate and foster school-partner relationships that are uniquely tailored to support both the school and partner’s shared priorities. Schools and partners will […]

CSX Virginia Ave Tunnel Community Mitigation Fund Criteria

NSC Partners and the CSX VAT Community Mitigation Fund Committee announce the criteria for grant applications. Who is the Committee: They are the CSX Virginia Avenue Tunnel Community Mitigation Fund Committee. The committee is composed of volunteers who reside or work in ANC 6B and 6D. The members were selected […]

Amidon-Bowen and Jefferson Academy Teacher Appreciation Event

photo caption: (L to R) NSCP President Bruce DarConte, Councilmember David Grosso, and Amidon Principal Isabella Miller. photo caption: Teachers at the event.   photo caption: Councilmember Charles Allen addressing the teachers. Near Southeast Community Partners (NSCP) and Nando’s Peri-Peri in Yards Park hosted the second annual Teacher Appreciation Event on Feb. […]

The Navy Yard Tragedy: One Year Later

(photo caption: Congressman Steny Hoyer (center) stands with Bruce DarConte (L) and Ed Kaminski (R), co-founders of NSCP.) On Sept.16, 2013, military and civilian personnel at the Washington Navy Yard were targeted in a senseless act of violence that took the lives of 12 innocent people, injured many others, and forever […]