On Friday, November 18th, Founder and CEO Jaleesa Hall attended the Maryland United 4 Youth Conference where she received, on behalf of Raising A Village, the Mentoring Program of the Year Award.
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On Saturday, November 5th, Raising A Village Founder Jaleesa Hall attended the Fair Chance 20th Anniversary Butterfly Bash at the National Portrait Gallery.
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The Driven 2 Succeed tutoring initiative is in full swing and we are excited about the positive outcomes for this programming cycle
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Please join us in wishing a warm welcome to the newest member of the Village, Anjenee Cannon!
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The Starting Line, bringing the team together to make a difference in our communities.
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Our Founder & CEO, Jaleesa Hall participated as a panelist at 2022 DC Start Up Week!
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Raising A Village Foundation became a social responsibility partner with Oracle Suite’s Donation Program, where they offer product donations and discounts, pro bono services and capacity building to support organizations of all sizes in growing their mission.
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Raising A Village Foundation has become a program grantee with AmeriCorps and has been able to journey with over 15 VISTA members in the areas of youth development by serving as Site Leads for our Driven 2 Succeed Program.
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Under the leadership of Rev. Dr. Joseph W. Daniels, Raising A Village Foundation was awarded $80,000 for the 2020-2023 grant cycle!
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The Learn24 Network hosted a virtual workshop titled "Ask-Listen-Encourage," that Raising A Village Foundation Site Leads in training, such as myself, had the privilege of attending.
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Participating in Raising A Village Foundation’s Site Lead Training during the last couple of weeks since the onboarding process in late August / early September has been a wonderful experience.
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"Help me understand what it's like in your shoes." This quote was from a dear friend from the foundation and now a colleague of mine, Eric Simpson. Isn't this what we as human beings strive for? Empathy and openness?
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The importance of non-profit education and how our work through the Driven 2 Succeed program adds to that work.
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Watch Jaleesa’s interview with DC Courts for receiving the Nannie Helen Burroughs Humanitarian Award!
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Johnson Middle School will be joining 10 other schools as a part of DCPS’s Connected Schools program!
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Join us in celebrating Jaleesa receiving the MLK Visionary Award!
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RAV has been given the amazing opportunity to work with FairChance to strengthen capacity and build organizational leadership.
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RAV is very excited to announced that we will be participating in CityBridge’s Design Fellowship in 2022!
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I love the message behind this organization but also how it came to be and I am very excited to start this new job and to be able to learn more about Raising A Village throughout my time here.
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Hi, my name is Emilie Austin. I’m a rising senior at American University and I served as Raising A Village’s first ever Operations Assistant in the summer of 2021.
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