Note that World Missions used to have a church at 1720 1st Street NW. The church relocated to Brookland some time ago. The plan for the 1720 1st Street NW location is for a daycare facility.
Not counting families and friends who were represented
there were IN ATTENDANCE 300 families/ 843 children physically
present at the rally. Also in attendance were
vendors/presenters from: The Bureau of Community Hygiene Rodent &Vector
Control/Department of Health; DCPC Early Childhood Education Division; the
Metropolitan Police Department; CFSA foster Care Agency; and the Family Care Coalition
were among our friends who shared information, and donated a bike for our
Anti Crime/Anti Violence Program and the McKinley Technology
High School ROTC cadets.
As indicated from information obtained from our demographic
registration report we had families represented from each quadrant of the city
which consisted of families from all social economical levels
such as families classified as being:
·
Homeless families and
their children living in shelters, on the street and in cars;
·
Children and families
of Ex-offenders;
·
Parents who receive
TANF ( on welfare) and social security benefits;
·
Disabled Veterans and
their families/children;
·
Teen Moms:
·
Moms registering
their children through OSSE and DCPS;
·
Senior Citizens;
·
Grandparents raising
children;
·
Siblings of youth
incarcerated at the Department of Youth Rehabilitative Services
·
Mentally and
Physically Challenged Students from schools located in each quadrant of
the city;
·
Suicidal patients in
treatment needing toys for their children;
·
Drug Users and
their children;
·
Latino Families;
·
Persons living with
HIV-AIDs; and
·
families from
Domestic Violence
Shelters.
With your
help each child received: 3 toys each for Christmas:
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