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SBY to Host Youth Employment Exposition May 3
27th of April 2008
On Saturday, May 3, Deborah Shore, founder of Sasha Bruce Youthwork will join Vincent Schiraldi from the District’s Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services and Yadea Williams from the Department of Employment Services at a special Exposition at King Greenleaf Recreation Center in Southwest to offer job interview coaching, employment and vocational opportunities to troubled youth in DC.
Read moreNew Research on Homelessness
1st of April 2008
The need for emergency shelter, longer-term service-enriched housing and family-focused, positive youth development activities is obvious in the nation’s capital and throughout the country. Our Bruce House youth shelter, for instance, runs at capacity all year, yet funds to sustain our work are scarce.
Read moreNew Grants for Summertime Youth Development Activities
18th of March 2008
The Children and Youth Investment Trust Corporation is an important grant-maker in DC and a strong advocate of positive youth development. We are excited by our recent success in applications to the Trust to deliver two new projects this summer.
Read moreSBY Awarded Drug Prevention Contract
1st of March 2008
Alcohol and other drug abuse represents a formidable public health problem throughout the city, and particularly among youth and families in east-side neighborhoods where we focus most of our work. So we are excited by our success in an application competition conducted by DC’s Addiction Prevention and Recovery Administration.
Read moreJoin Us at a Fashion Presentation March 6
29th of February 2008
Board members Tracy Bernstein and Capricia Marshall invite you to join us for a champagne reception to meet designer Rickie Freeman as she presents her Spring 2008 collection at Neiman Marcus Mazza Gallerie Thursday, March 6 at 4 pm, 5300 Wisconsin Avenue, NW, Dress Collections Level Two. RSVP to James Beck at 202-675-9340 or .
Mark Your Calendar! Black History Extravaganza February 28
12th of February 2008
Join us as we celebrate African and African American history at our annual Black History Extravaganza on Thursday, February 28.
Read moreYouth Tell Their Stories on NPR and XM Radio
21st of January 2008
Bob Edwards’ popular radio show recently featured a series of broadcasts focusing on homelessness in DC and across the country. Several of our clients were interviewed, and they offered insights about how public policy changes might improve local conditions for disconnected youth and families. Segment 4 includes some of their stories of survival on the streets and connection to Sasha Bruce Youthwork. Check out the show here.
Latest “Kids Count” Shows Increasing Poverty Rate in DC
18th of January 2008
One in three children in the District continues to live in poverty, and there has been a slight increase in the city’s overall poverty rate, according to the D.C. Kids Count Collaborative. Read more about this in a Washington Post article of January 18.
Read moreAnnual Fundraiser a Smashing Success
10th of January 2008
SBY’s Board of Directors and staff would like to express our gratitude to Sir Nigel and Lady Sheinwald for hosting a fabulous dinner at the British Embassy last month to raise awareness of the plight of homeless youth and funds for our work in DC’s poorest communities.
Read moreCongress Ends DC Funding Ban on Needle Exchange
24th of December 2007
High HIV infection rates in DC have been a public health crisis for years, and it is no secret that youth and families in DC’s poorest communities continue to suffer disproportionately. Until now, our city government had been prohibited from funding a proven intervention – needle exchange.
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