Press & Blogs

#ICYM on October 8, 2024, our Founder & CEO, Jaleesa Hall, attended the National Partnership for Student Success (NPSS) Higher Education Summit…

The 2025 National Mentoring Summit held January 29-31 in Washington, DC, brought together leaders, advocates and changemakers dedicated to expanding the power of relationships…

This summer, Raising A Village hosted our Summer Acceleration program—a dynamic, student-centered initiative designed to support academic growth…

This year, Raising A Village Foundation (RAVF) proudly marked a major milestone: 5 years of serving and empowering youth, families, and communities in Washington, DC and beyond!

Raising A Village Foundation would like to acknowledge and congratulate our Founder/CEO Jaleesa Hall on the release of her first published work…

Founder/CEO Jaleesa Hall was invited to this year’s MENTOR Summit to serve as a guest clinician.

With Spring upon us, Raising A Village Foundation continues to water the seeds of growth and development with the continuation of our Driven 2 Succeed Tutoring Initiative.

In celebration of Raising A Village’s five years of incredible service in the community…

As a proud partner of CityTutor DC, we are honored to have the Driven 2 Succeed program recognized for its high-impact tutoring reach among underserved students in the DC metropolitan area.

As an organization that serves predominantly Black and Brown communities in Washington, DC, Raising A Village Foundation (RAV) celebrates…

For DMV locals, WHUR 96.3 FM’s “sounds like Washington” slogan rings true. 

We are honored to be featured in not one but two university newspapers, American University’s "The Eagle" and Catholic University’s "The Tower”…

Raising A Village is committed to equipping our team with life-saving skills that can be used inside the classroom and in the community!

On Tuesday, October 17, 2023, Raising A Village team members Galilhea Calderon, Community Outreach…

On Saturday, October 14th, RAV welcomed a record number of new Driven Student Corps (DSC) members to the Village.

Rajene Harris joins Raising A Village as a Data and Impact Associate in the Community Outreach Department at Raising A Village.

Joel Bernstein serves as a Data and Impact Associate in the Community Outreach Department at Raising A Village.

Raising A Village remains committed to promoting peace and diversity in the spaces we create as part of our mission to empower underserved communities.

Every Fall, Raising A Village staff attend back-to-school nights at our partner schools to connect…

Jasmine serves as Raising A Village Foundation’s Admissions and Recruitment Associate.

Raising A Village held its first-ever Fall Fellowship event on Thursday, September 7th!

There is power in partnering to provide quality educational experiences for students!