Programs

  • Georgetown Ministry Center Outreach

    GEORGETOWN MINISTRY CENTER (GMC) PROVIDES AGGRESSIVE OUTREACH TO REACH OUT TO EVERY HOMELESS PERSON ON THE STREETS IN THE GEORGETOWN/FOGGY BOTTOM AREA OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND ATTEMPTS TO ENGAGE EACH PERSON IN NEED IN A HELPFUL, SOCIAL SERVICE RELATIONSHIP. GMC PROVIDES A DAYTIME DROP-IN CENTER WHICH INCLUDES SHOWERS, LAUNDRY, SANDWICHES, COMPUTER USE, CASE MANAGEMENT AND OTHER SERVICES. GMC ALSO OFFERS A WINTER CONGREGATION-BASED SHELTER TO TEN INDIVIDUAL MEN AND WOMEN. IN MARCH THE UNEXPECTED COVID-19 PANDEMIC INITIALLY REQUIRED THE DROP-IN CENTER TO TEMPORARY CLOSE DUE TO SOCIAL DISTANCING RESTRICTIONS. AT THAT TIME GMC CONTINUED TO PROVIDE LIMITED SERVICES OUTSIDE OF THE CENTER SUCH AS WEEKLY MAIL DISTRIBUTION TO HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS WHO USE GMC AS THEIR OFFICIAL MAILING ADDRESS. THE CENTER PROVIDED CRITICAL FACE MASKS AND PERSONAL SUPPLIES. IN ADDITION THE CENTER PROVIDED REFERRALS TO MEAL DISTRIBUTION SITES AND REFERRALS TO SOCIAL SERVICES. LIMITED OUTREACH SERVICES WERE CARRIED AWAY FROM THE CENTER, SUCH AS THE DISTRIBUTION OF GIFT CARDS AND MASKS SO THAT PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS COULD BETTER PROTECT THEMSELVES AND OTHERS FROM THE VIRUS, BUT ALSO SO THAT THEY COULD GO INSIDE PLACES SUCH AS SAFEWAY OR CVS TO USE THEIR DONATED GIFT CARDS. THE CENTER ALSO PROVIDED GIFT CARDS TO OUR STREET OUTREACH PARTNERS TO DISTRIBUTE ALONG WITH HAND SANITIZER, WATER AND MASKS THAT THEY WERE DISTRIBUTING.
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    Dates
    Oct 1, 2020 – Sep 30, 2021
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $633.9K

  • Program 1 [2024]

    GEORGETOWN MINISTRY CENTER GUIDES SERVICE-RESISTANT, CHRONICALLY HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS TOWARDS STABILITY THROUGH PROVISION OF A SAFE AND WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT WHERE EVERYONE IS TREATED WITH RESPECT. GMC HAS THREE FLAGSHIP PROGRAMS - DROP-IN CENTER, STREET OUTREACH, AND WINTER PROGRAM. OUR DROP-IN CENTER IS OPEN WEEKDAYS AS A SAFE PLACE TO TAKE A SHOWER, DO LAUNDRY, AND GET SOMETHING TO EAT. THE STREET OUTREACH TEAM WALKS THE STREETS OF GEORGETOWN DISTRIBUTING SUPPLIES TO OUR UNHOUSED NEIGHBORS. IT ALSO INCLUDES A PSYCHIATRIST AND GENERAL PRACTITIONER WHO ENGAGE IN STREET MEDICINE. GMC'S WINTER PROGRAM SERVES A WARM MEAL FIVE NIGHTS A WEEK, AND DISTRIBUTES WARMING ITEMS.
    Geographies
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    Dates
    Oct 1, 2023 – Sep 30, 2024
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $858.5K