By Wilma Goldstein For 25 years, Brian and Ruth Hamilton have served as co-pastors at Westminster Presbyterian Church, located on the corner of 4th and I Streets in DC’s Southwest neighborhood. “I think a church really needs to be a community center and has the responsibility of organizing around all […]
Breast Cancer Support Group June Meeting a Wild Success
By Southwester Staff The Thelma D. Jones Breast Cancer Fund (TDJBCF) kicked off the FDA Oncology Center of Excellence’s (FDA-OCE) Project Community Initiative “National Black Family Cancer Awareness Week: Engaging the Generations” (June 17 – June 23, 2021) at its June Support Group meeting. The Breast Cancer Fund’s’s effort dovetailed […]
Donation Lifts Youth Programming on Buzzard Point
By Southwester Staff Living Classrooms of the National Capital Region provides experiential learning to young people in Southwest and beyond. This summer, local middle school students participated in a S.T.E.A.M. (science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics) camp at the James C. Dent House Community Center on Buzzard Point. These […]
Second Youth Task Force Carwash Nearly Three Times the Success
By Thelma D. Jones The recent SWNA Youth Activities Task Force (YATF) carwash fundraiser at Westminster Presbyterian Church’s (WPC) was a resounding success. And, with beautiful weather to boot! Our goal was to double our fundraising efforts over last year’s $500. Well, we not only reached our goal but exceeded […]
Ward 6 Mutual Aid August Times and Announcements
By Max Grossman and Carlee Brown Ward 6 Mutual Aid (W6MA) is a collective of Black and Brown grassroots organizations working together to help keep our communities safe. For over a year, the Southwest Pod of W6MA has partnered with Christ United Methodist Church (CUMC) on a community food and […]
Twisted at The Wharf – A Mission-driven Pretzel and Sandwich Shop
By Elinor Bacon Twisted At The Wharf, a charitable, for-profit business is committed to empowering individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) by providing them with tools for long-term career successes. The pretzel and sandwich shop joined The Wharf’s existing vibrant and diverse retail landscape last year during the pandemic. […]
Back to School Fundraiser Supporting Black and Brown Students Continues through September
By Southwester Staff Serve Your City/Ward 6 Mutual Aid (SYC/W6MA) kicked off its second annual Back to School Bash fundraiser (https://www.serveyourcitydc.org/b2sb) in July aimed at providing critical support like digital devices, school supplies, and other enrichment programming to Black and Brown students in the District. Students and families faced immense […]