Welcome
Sasha Bruce Youthwork (SBY) meets the urgent needs of at-risk youth and their families in Washington. We believe that young people and families already possess the strengths and abilities necessary to solve their problems and improve their lives. A person who believes he can change and who can envision a different life can make that desire real.
SBY provides help wherever it’s needed—on the street, in its shelters, or at the homes of young people and families who are struggling. Serving DC’s poorest communities, where institutions and systems are broken and young people and their families are struggling to overcome obstacles, SBY uses proven youth development practices to help young people find new ways of surviving, thriving, and realizing success. With more than 30 years of experience meeting the ever-changing needs of DC’s youth and families with innovative programs, we are always willing to listen and ready to help.
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We rely on a wide range of government and private sector partners. Funding cuts and the recession have made this year particularly difficult. We are grateful for the timely and significant support of the following special friends who have stepped-up this year to help families with no where else to turn: The JW Kaempfer Jr Revocable Trust, The Bernstein Family Foundation, Aisha Davis, Kaiser Permanente, Larry Fullerton, Robin Givhan, Christopher Addison, Jane Cafritz, The Rosenthal Family Foundation, Erin James, William Paley, Mr. and Mrs. Peter B. Kovler, Mr. and Mrs. George C. Stevens, Jr., DC Brau, John Dreyfuss, Shaunda Patterson-Strahan, and Vanessa and Thomas Reed.
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Latest news
Building for the future
24th of January 2012 - Read more
In July 2011, Sasha Bruce Youthwork’s governing Board of Directors accepted the donation of two adjoining lots totaling roughly one-quarter of an acre at 5032 D Street SE in Ward 7. Our vision is to rehabilitate an existing, abandoned structure on one of these lots for use as affordable,…
Local women’s group to hold event benefitting SBY
23rd of January 2012 - Read more
The Junior Women’s Club of Chevy Chase (JWCCC) will be holding their annual ‘Black and White Ball’ on Saturday February 4th, raising funds and awareness for Sasha Bruce Youthwork and the National Center for Children and Families…
SBY to offer permanent housing to homeless families
21st of December 2011 - Read more
Offering service-enriched permanent housing for families exiting emergency shelters is an organizational priority. So we are happy to report a new contract with the Community Partnership for the Prevention of Homelessness to do just that.
Sasha Bruce supporters ROCK Halcyon House
16th of December 2011 - Read more
DJ Chest Rockwell…inspirational speeches from Deborah Shore, the Mayor and Jasmine Williams…great suds from DC Brau….a house FULL of people dedicated to our mission….and ELEW attacking the grand piano….the December 13 benefit concert at Halcyon House was a smashing success!
Post cites SBY’s Williams on Plan B controversy
13th of December 2011 - Read more
The need for pregnancy prevention among youth in DC is profound. For instance, according to the DC Child & Family Services Agency, nearly half of young women in foster care have been pregnant by age 19. Petula Dvorak’s column in today’s Washington Post examines this problem in the…
