Guest Allen Lomax, Chair of the Partnership discussed the city’s 5 year strategic plan highlighted by the Partnership in the Community Health Improvement plan: Housing, Mental Health and Poverty. Lomax explained the steps the city is taking from expanding access to mental health care to reducing evictions to bolstering education as methods to tackle the three top issues.… MORE
DMV Spotlight on 9-18-22 shines a light on Veteran’s Next Mission, a 501-c-3 dedicated to helping those in military service transition to civilian life.… MORE
DMV Spotlight shines a light on Special Olympics Virginia Plane Pull on September 11, 2022. Guest Ellen Head, Senior Director of Development explains the Dulles Plane Pull is again open to the public as a fundraiser for the programs to support local athletes with intellectual disabilities. Head explains that working in teams of 24 and…… MORE
DMV Spotlight shines a light on Parkinson’s Disease and efforts by the Parkinson Foundation National Capitol Area (PFNCA) to educate and support patients and their families and caregivers. Guest, Dr. Pritha Ghosh, a neurologist and clinical assistant professor at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Science, and expert in treating Parkinson’s ,…… MORE
DMV Spotlight this week shines a light on the resources provided to local businesses during the coronavirus crisis. Guest Gigi Godwin, President and CEO of the Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce explains the unique difficulties of business owners during the time of Covid-19. Godwin explained the function of the Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce to…… MORE
DMV Spotlight digs into the emotional impact the coronavirus is having on all of us. Guest, Michael Shea LICSW, LLC is a Clinical Social Worker who has been practicing Integrative and Holistic Psychotherapy for over 25 years here in the DC area. Shea talked about actions we can take when fear over the coronavirus threatens to overtake. Shea also discussed using…… MORE
DMV Spotlight shines a light on DC Central Kitchen, now in it’s 31st year, with it’s unique approach to fighting hunger differently. Guest Mike Curtin Jr.,CEO of DC Central Kitchen explains how the non-profit and social enterprise provides culinary job training to adults to high barriers to employment. DC Central Kitchen is also committed to reducing…… MORE
DMV Spotlight shines a light on Casey Cares Foundation and the World’s Biggest Pajama Party for critically ill children. Guest, Casey Baynes, Founder and Executive Director of Casey Cares shared her passion for providing relief to families with children who are battling life threatening illnesses and the difference that even a new pair of pj’s can…… MORE
DMV Spotlight shines a light on Tracy’s Kids which provides art therapy for children battling cancer. Founder Matt Gerson shared his experience as a ten year old with cancer. Gerson explained why art therapy allows young patients to have a safe place to be a kid during treatment. Tracy’s Kids provides grants for art therapy…… MORE
DMV Spotlight shines a light on Banneker-Douglass Museum in Annapolis. The museum is dedicated to preserving African-American Heritage in Maryland and features a new exhibit on the ‘Black Vote Mural Project’ to illustrate the history of black men and then women for the right to vote. Guest Sabriyah Hassan, Director of Programs at the museum described the…… MORE