- Bread for the City
- Carl Vogel Center
- Children’s Health Project of the District of Columbia
- Community of Hope
- Family and Medical Counseling Service, Inc.
- La Clínica del Pueblo
- Mary’s Center
- Perry Family Health Center
- Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan Washington
- So Others Might Eat (SOME)
- Spanish Catholic Center
- Unity Health Care
- Whitman-Walker Health
Bread for the City
Overview
Started in 1974, Bread for the City is a front-line organization serving Washington’s poor. The nonprofit began as two organizations. Zacchaeus Free Clinic began in 1974 as a volunteer-run, free medical clinic, and Bread for the City was created in 1976 by a coalition of downtown churches to feed and clothe the poor. The two entities merged in 1995. Today, Bread for the City operates two centers in the District of Columbia and provides free direct services to uninsured and underinsured District residents. This population includes the elderly, the disabled, families with children, and the working poor.
As one of the last true free clinics left in DC, Bread for the City strives for 100 percent access and zero percent disparities. Bread for the City achieves this by offering same day/next day appointments, and by not charging co-payments or any other costs for our services. In addition, given its medical home model, Bread for the City’s providers engage patients beyond their immediate medical needs in order to foster partnerships in which the patients become active participants in their own long-term health and well-being.
Current Initiatives
• Human Rights Clinic: Launched in May 2009, this special after-hours medical clinic is available twice-monthly to help refugees seek asylum, a special legal status that enables them to become permanent U.S. residents.
• Northwest Center Expansion: In December 2010, Bread for the City completed the $6.8 million expansion of its Northwest Center by 11,000 square feet. This new space doubled the size of Bread for the City’s medical clinic while laying the groundwork to greatly increase patient capacity. DCPCA granted more than $5 million – close to 75 percent of project costs – as part of its Medical Homes DC grant program to Bread for the City. This grant came with significant technical assistance from DCPCA’s advisors in finance and real estate development. Bread for the City leveraged DCPCA’s grant with a New Markets Tax Credit, as well as grants from private individuals and foundations, to secure full funding for its project — with no debt. Bread for the City successfully completed its $8.25 million Capital Campaign, but is still raising funds for their dental and vision services, enlarging the capacity of their food pantry, and building a rooftop vegetable garden. For more information, read DCPCA Announces Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony at Bread for the City. View photographs of Bread for the City’s Northwest Center Expansion and photographs of Bread for the City’s Northwest Center Grand Opening.
Social Media
Read Bread for the City’s Blog, Blog for the City, connect with Bread for the City on LinkedIn, follow Bread for the City on Twitter, like Bread for the City on Facebook, contribute to Bread for the City on Causes — Help Bread for the City Help Others and Bread for the City Truck Fund — and view the Bread for the City Channel on YouTube.
CONTACT INFORMATION
George A. Jones, Executive Director1525 - 7th Street NW
Washington, DC 20001
(202) 386-7020
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