We Are Family Senior Outreach Network Inc

WE ARE FAMILY SERVES SENIORS IN THE SHAW, NORTH CAPITOL STREET, ADAMS MORGAN, PETWORTH AND COLUMBIA HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOODS. WE BRING ADVOCACY SERVICES, ORGANIZING AND COMPANIONSHIP INTO THE HOMES OF THE ELDERLY, WHILE HELPING TO BUILD FRIENDSHIPS ACROSS BOUNDARIES LIKE RACE, CLASS, RELIGION, AGE, CULTURE AND SEXUAL ORIENTATION.

WE ARE FAMILY SENIOR OUTREACH NETWORK WAS BORN IN 2004 WITH $15,000 DONATED BY THE MULTI-PLATINUM PUNK BAND GOOD CHARLOTTE AND ITS ALLY, POSITIVE FORCE DC, TO A SMALL KNOT OF SENIOR LEADERS AND THEIR FRIENDS AT AN INNER-CITY CATHOLIC PARISH, ST. ALOYSIUS. THIS UNIQUE INTERSECTION OF YOUNG AND OLD, URBAN AND SUBURBAN, BLACK, WHITE AND BROWN, FAITH-BASED AND SECULAR, CAME TOGETHER TO ADDRESS A WORRISOME GAP IN SENIOR SERVICES AMIDST A COMMUNITY CRISIS IN THE NORTH CAPITOL/SHAW COMMUNITY, A LOW-INCOME AREA FIVE BLOCKS NORTH OF THE U.S. CAPITOL. IN 2007, WE ADDED A SECOND, SIMILARLY CHALLENGED SERVICE AREA IN THE NEARBY COLUMBIA HEIGHTS/PETWORTH NEIGHBORHOOD. WE ARE FAMILY MOBILIZES VOLUNTEERS TO BRING FREE SERVICES, ADVOCACY, AND FRIENDSHIP DIRECTLY INTO SENIORS' HOMES IN THESE AREAS. WE HAVE GONE FROM HELPING ABOUT 50 SENIORS IN 2004 TO SERVING CLOSE TO 1100 IN 2021. LAST YEAR, WE ARE FAMILY SUCCESSFULLY REIMAGINED AND EXPANDED OUR SERVICES IN THE FACE OF THE PANDEMIC AND: * DELIVERED 12,276 GROCERY BAGS AND DID PERSONAL SHOPPING FOR 25 SENIORS, * MONTHLY PRODUCE DELIVERIES TO OVER 1000 SENIORS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR * PROVIDED MORE THAN 2000 PHONE REASSURANCE CALLS TO SENIORS, * DELIVERED 560 PERSONALIZED BIRTHDAY CARDS, * PROVIDED 1007 THANKSGIVING $25 GIFT CARDS, * DELIVERED 1054 HOLIDAY GIFT BAGS, AND * HELPED 2 SENIORS TRANSITION SUCCESSFULLY TO NEW HOUSING AFTER THEIR RUNDOWN, DRUG-RIDDEN BUILDING WAS SOLD. ALL OF THIS WAS DONE WITH THREE PAID STAFF--TWO FULL-TIME AND ONE PART-TIME--AND A VOLUNTEER ROSTER THAT EXCEEDS 5,000, OVER 150 OF WHICH ARE REGULAR HELPERS. MORE BROADLY, WE AIM TO BUILD LASTING FRIENDSHIPS ACROSS BOUNDARIES LIKE RACE, CLASS, AGE, RELIGION, AND SEXUAL ORIENTATION. GROUNDED IN GRASSROOTS SENIOR LEADERSHIP, AND DRIVEN BY OUR DIVERSE CORPS OF VOLUNTEERS, WE ARE FAMILY WALKS BESIDE OUR SENIORS TO FACE WHATEVER CHALLENGES LIFE MAY BRING. TOGETHER, WE BUILD A NETWORK OF CARING EYES AND EARS - A COMMUNITY THAT HONORS ITS ELDERS, WHERE NEIGHBORS LOOK OUT FOR EACH OTHER, WHERE NO ONE IS FORGOTTEN, AND WHERE EVERYBODY MATTERS. WE ARE FAMILY IS NOT SIMPLY A SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCY; IT IS A BOLD EXPERIMENT IN BUILDING CARING, JUST, AND INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY. YOUR TAX-DEDUCTIBLE DONATION OR VOLUNTEER TIME CAN MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE IN THE LIFE OF A SENIOR! JOIN US IN STANDING WITH OUR SENIORS! WE ARE FAMILY SENIOR OUTREACH NETWORK INC 1525 NEWTON STREET NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20010. PHONE # 202-487-8698. WWW.WEAREFAMILYDC.ORG INFO@WEAREFAMILYDC.ORG