"Learning English can help immigrant workers boost their wages, and this group has taught people from more than 100 countries. It also helps students prepare for the citizenship exam. $150 will buy: A tutoring scholarship."
"The nonprofit helps immigrants advocate for better pay and conditions. In addition to working with wage-theft cases, it offers trade courses. $500 will buy: A trade or skill-building class."
"A few programs are available to DC's unhoused community: a drop-in center for access to food, computers, and laundry; a winter kitchen serving hot dinners; and an outreach team that helps connect people with medical aid, including mental-health services. $100 will buy: A tarp, sleeping bag, blanket, and mat for one person."
"Serving about 3,000 families a year, the organization hands out food boxes, diapers, and hygiene kits for people experiencing economic insecurity. Training programs cover computer skills, ESOL classes, and more. $500 will buy: A month of hygiene supplies."
Local nonprofits provide services that increase immigrant wages through English instruction and citizenship prep, with $150 funding a tutoring scholarship. Organizations support immigrant advocacy, wage-theft cases, and trade courses, with $500 underwriting a trade or skill-building class. Refugee and immigrant programs mentor youth, supply baby items, teach digital skills, and reunite detained minors, with $600 covering diapers and wipes for a year. Programs for unhoused residents include drop-in centers, winter kitchens, and medical outreach, while supportive housing offers case management and meals. Food-distribution and hygiene programs serve thousands annually, with $500 providing a month of supplies.
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