“Angel really is an angel—and I want to take care of her. Thanks to THEARC, she has options now that she just wouldn’t have had before,” says Ruth, Angel’s grandmother.
WHO IS ANGEL?
Angel is a 9-year-old student who a few years ago didn’t have many options when it came to her future. Unable to care for Angel, her mother sent her to live with her grandmother. Now, after just a little more than two years with THEARC’s Washington Ballet program, Grandma Ruth says “…Angel is a bubbly, joyful child who is friendly to everyone she meets.” A dedicated student of ballet, Angel loves her teachers and new friends and looks forward to a bright future.
WHY IS THEARC NEEDED?
Shockingly, the U.S. Census Bureau 2005 American Community Survey shows that our nation’s capital has the highest rate of childhood poverty of any jurisdiction in the United States. Three out of ten children in Washington, DC live at or below the poverty line—just like Angel.
WHAT IS THEARC?
Ten non profit partners at THEARC have come together under one roof to help children.
Since its opening in 2005, Town Hall Education, Arts and Recreation Campus-THEARC- has become a national prototype combining social, cultural and health services. It is a $27 million 110,000 square foot center on 16.5 acres of land in Southeast Washington, DC. THEARC provides a daily safe haven for the children it serves, with a wide range of arts, educational, recreational, health programs and services. In addition there is a 365-seat theatre (the only theatre east of the Anacostia River) a regulation size gymnasium, computer lab, art gallery, state-of-the-art music and dance studios.
HOW CAN YOU HELP?
By volunteering or making a donation. Angel’s grandmother is now involved with the THEARC as a volunteer, because she “loves her babies” and has seen the potential of so many children like Angel fulfilled through THEARC. It’s often difficult to decide where your donation will make the most difference. We are asking caring citizens—like yourself—to help with a donation of $100, $50, $10 or whatever you can afford, so that THEARC can continue helping children and families rise above poverty and build better lives. Just click on the donate button. Your information is safe and secure.
WHO IS ANGEL?
Angel is a 9-year-old student who a few years ago didn’t have many options when it came to her future. Unable to care for Angel, her mother sent her to live with her grandmother. Now, after just a little more than two years with THEARC’s Washington Ballet program, Grandma Ruth says “…Angel is a bubbly, joyful child who is friendly to everyone she meets.” A dedicated student of ballet, Angel loves her teachers and new friends and looks forward to a bright future.
WHY IS THEARC NEEDED?
Shockingly, the U.S. Census Bureau 2005 American Community Survey shows that our nation’s capital has the highest rate of childhood poverty of any jurisdiction in the United States. Three out of ten children in Washington, DC live at or below the poverty line—just like Angel.
WHAT IS THEARC?
Ten non profit partners at THEARC have come together under one roof to help children.
Since its opening in 2005, Town Hall Education, Arts and Recreation Campus-THEARC- has become a national prototype combining social, cultural and health services. It is a $27 million 110,000 square foot center on 16.5 acres of land in Southeast Washington, DC. THEARC provides a daily safe haven for the children it serves, with a wide range of arts, educational, recreational, health programs and services. In addition there is a 365-seat theatre (the only theatre east of the Anacostia River) a regulation size gymnasium, computer lab, art gallery, state-of-the-art music and dance studios.
HOW CAN YOU HELP?
By volunteering or making a donation. Angel’s grandmother is now involved with the THEARC as a volunteer, because she “loves her babies” and has seen the potential of so many children like Angel fulfilled through THEARC. It’s often difficult to decide where your donation will make the most difference. We are asking caring citizens—like yourself—to help with a donation of $100, $50, $10 or whatever you can afford, so that THEARC can continue helping children and families rise above poverty and build better lives. Just click on the donate button. Your information is safe and secure.
WHAT IS THE "ONE IN A MILLION CAMPAIGN"?
All funds raised will go toward paying the cost of operating THEARC so that the organizations based here can be relieved of this burden and focus their important work on helping children and families. Will you contribute to help each charity fulfill their missions? Just click on the donate button. For more information about THEARC please go to our website http://www.thearcdc.org/ or you may call 1-202-4-THEARC (1-202-484-3272).
All funds raised will go toward paying the cost of operating THEARC so that the organizations based here can be relieved of this burden and focus their important work on helping children and families. Will you contribute to help each charity fulfill their missions? Just click on the donate button. For more information about THEARC please go to our website http://www.thearcdc.org/ or you may call 1-202-4-THEARC (1-202-484-3272).
Selected for the 2008-2009 Catalogue for Philanthropy
“One of the best small charities in the greater Washington region”
“One of the best small charities in the greater Washington region”
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