By Thelma D. Jones Are you interested in learning more about cancer programs, patient navigation, and healing through art? If so, join the Thelma D. Jones Breast Cancer Fund (TDJBCF) as it welcomes “An Evening with Smith Center for Healing and the Arts” on Wednesday, July 21, 2021, at 6 […]
Breast Cancer Walk Held for SW Resident
By Southwester Staff It was an amazingly beautiful day and a wonderful way to surprise a special person, as more than 100 family, friends, and coworkers recognized LaCretia “Rose” Bell-Willet, newly diagnosed breast cancer survivor, with a mini breast cancer walk on Sunday, June 13. The walk started at the […]
Ward 6 Mutual Aid July Times and Hours
By Max Grossman and Carlee Brown Ward 6 Mutual Aid (W6MA) is a grassroots group working with Black and Brown grassroots organizations 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 […]
On-Site Coordinator Needed for Photography and Storytelling Class
By Southwester Staff Founded in 1982 by a group of dedicated and committed volunteers, the Southwest Neighborhood Assembly Youth Activities Task Force (SWNA YATF) is a task force under SWNA, the civic organization in SWDC which was created in 1963, to help mitigate the social ills of urban renewal. YATF’s […]
Volunteers Needed to Count Visitors at Titanic Memorial Park
By Corrine Irwin How many people visit Titanic Memorial Park? What do folks do in the park? The Friends of Titanic Memorial Park are finding answers to those questions with our Visitor Count Project. The park is an eight acre area that stretches between N and P St. SW, along […]
SWNA Car Wash Returns This July
By Thelma D. Jones With the promising possibilities of being able to drive more, now is the time to start thinking about a good-old fashioned car wash! Join the Southwest Neighborhood Assembly Youth Activities Task Force (YATF) for its second car wash fundraiser on Saturday, July 10, from 10 a.m.-3 […]
Can-do Marketing Guru for JMA Solutions Personifies Volunteerism
By Anthony Tisdall Ms. Iman Brown is a lifelong resident of Southwest DC. She graduated from Elizabeth Seton High School and played volleyball, which became a lifelong passion of hers. After graduation, she attended the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in public relations […]