Community Outreach to Diversity Organizations

All Faith Consortium (AFC) is an ecumenical faith-based organization, headquartered in our Nations Capitol, serving citizens in the Washington Metropolitan area and in several major cities around the country. AFC has earned a reputation as a community leader in developing programs and facilitating solutions to help empower impoverished families and individuals to become self- sufficient.

The American Society of Women Accountants is a professional organization whose mission is to enable women in all accounting and related fields to achieve their full personal, professional and economic potential and to contribute to the future development of their profession.

We are dedicated to providing networking, information and growth resources to all sizes and kinds of businesses, agencies, institutions and organizations. Our connections to business, industry, academia, government are unparalleled.

Byte Back is a non-profit community computer training center in Northeast Washington, DC. It provides low-cost, hands-on computer training to underserved, underskilled, and underemployed residents of the metropolitan Washington, DC area. Its goal is to help close the "Digital Divide": the gap that exists between those who have access to computers and computer training, and those who do not.

C-CAP is a school-to-career program that links public high schools to the foodservice industry. Our comprehensive approach prepares students for a successful education and career.

Casey Family Services improves the lives of at-risk children and strengthens families and communities by providing high-quality and cost-effective services that advance positive child welfare practice and sound public policy.

JobLink is an employment program developed to bring together job seekers who desire permanent employment and businesses that need reliable employees. JobLink prepares individuals through education, training and counseling and refers qualified candidates to prospective employers.

CAN's mission is to work in partnership with the community to develop, operate and support programs that reduce vulnerability and promote personal growth, stability and self sufficiency among low-income residents.

Most jobs now require some degree of proficiency in computer skills. A significant percentage of low-income adults do not have these skills that are prerequisites for gaining more meaningful employment, and Northern Virginia's businesses need more skilled workers. Computer C.O.R.E.'s training program addresses these needs by providing training in computer skills, personal development, and job search strategies. In addition, Computer C.O.R.E. gives free computers to its graduates so that they may continue learning and share computing access with their families.

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CSOSA was created by the National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997. The mission of CSOSA is to increase public safety, prevent crime, reduce recidivism, and support the fair administration of justice in close collaboration with the community.

Crossway Community, Inc. is a pioneering and entrepreneurial nonprofit organization offering an integrated, evidence-based approach to reducing poverty and creating social change.

DC Central Kitchen, Inc. (DCCK) is a nonprofit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3) community corporation that was incorporated on July 27, 1988 and began its first phase of operations on January 20, 1989. DCCK is founded on the premise that waste is wrong, be it food, money, or the potential for people to live productive lives. DC Central Kitchen serves as a resource for more than 60 community kitchens operating throughout the United States and, through the Campus Kitchens Project, has itself become a national program operating in several states and the DC metropolitan area.

The Coalition for the Homeless is a non-profit organization that has served the Washington metropolitan area since 1980. Its mission is to help homeless, at-risk individuals and families return to self-sufficiency and independent living, through a range of residential and social services.

Besides representing businesses throughout the Fairfax region and sponsoring events to enhance our member businesses, the Chamber is committed to forming strong bonds with the City of Fairfax, the County of Fairfax, and other area chambers of commerce and associations.

GenesisJobs is a non-profit partnership of 500 companies, 80 faith communities, and volunteers providing compassionate support to unemployed adults in their search for entry-level, non-professional jobs in metropolitan Baltimore. Our mission is to guide men and women along their personal paths by helping them seek, find, and keep suitable, fulfilling employment. These men and women desire good work but lack adequate education, work skills, experience, and access to opportunities. Since its inception in 1985, GenesisJobs has helped over 3500 people find jobs.

The mission of the Housing Opportunities Commission is to provide affordable housing and supportive services that enhance the lives of low- and moderate-income families and individuals throughout Montgomery County, Maryland so that: No one in Montgomery County is living in substandard housing; We strengthen families and communities as good neighbors; We establish an efficient and productive environment that fosters trust, open communication and mutual respect; We work with advocates and providers to maintain support for all the work of the Commission.

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