Thrive DC

From their website: Thrive DC began in 1979 as the Dinner Program for Homeless Women, a response to the first major wave of homelessness on the streets of downtown Washington, DC.  Over time, we began serving meals to men as well as women, created our job training program, and introduced case management and educational programming.

Thrive serves breakfast to 200+ homeless and poor men and women, providing emergency social services and serving as an outreach site for other social service providers and partners. Each afternoon and evening, the Dinner Program provides dinner and social services to DC’s most fragile and marginalized homeless women and their children. We meet the immediate needs of these individuals by providing a delicious, healthy meal and emergency supplies. Then, we meet their long-term needs by offering comprehensive services addressing the root causes of their homelessness.”

What do volunteers do?

“Kitchen volunteers are an essential part of the Thrive DC team. Duties include preparing food, serving the meal, and kitchen clean-up. This is a perfect opportunity for individuals, families, or groups of up to 10 people.  Youth ages 12 and up may come as part of a group with adult chaperons.”

Scheduling is flexible for kitchen volunteers, but these are the general hours:

Breakfast Preparation: Tuesday - Friday, 7am - 8:30am
Breakfast: Tuesday - Friday, 8:15am - 11:30am
Dinner: Sunday - Thursday, 4pm - 7pm

Contact Nathan Mishler at Thrive DC or 202.737.9311.

Thrive DC

St. Stephen’s & Incarnate Episcopal Church

1525 Newton Street NW

Washington Dc, 20001