Happy my grandkin have this public school to attend - quality education and opportunities for…read moresports and band and all sorts of extra curricular activities that support learning about life, purpose, talents, skills, preferences, careers, humanity... of course there are areas that could be improved (as is true of all schools) -- here, there are more students than planned for the space. But still, the staff and faculty generally and genuinely care for the students, and the indoor and outdoor spaces are maintained, and the students are encouraged to grow -- as individuals and also as a community. Yes!

I have worked here for two years and absolutely love it. The students are awesome and passionate…read more The building is stunning (I have windows!). My coworkers are the best. Definitely a lovely high school to work at.

Dr. Hahm told me that I needed to have my eyes dilated and a mole looked at, both of which would…read morehappen at Howard. She asked if I wanted you guys to make the appointment I agreed and was handed a card that said 05/20/24 @ 10 a.m. and given a referral. I show up yesterday and they say the referral is only to have my mole looked at and that doctor is only in on Thursdays. I go to BFC to inquire why I just took a day off to show up for an appointment BFC made only to find it was made incorrectly and a woman says that she does not know why but will call Howard to verify there was an appointment? She acts like I should stay there and wait while they figure out how they just cost me money. I told her she could call me but I had already wasted enough time and money on BFC's ineptitude. That was at 11 a.m. yesterday. I received no call, no explanation, no lame apology, absolutely nothing. You are messing with my health AND money. How would YOU feel about that?

For quite some time, I depended on Bread for the City for food assistance, but now that has closed…read moreindefinitely. I had been receiving from them regularly, but for reasons unknown to me, that ended. While they were still functioning, it was a great resource, but it's no longer a resource for me and that has hurt me badly.

GO ANYWHERE ELSE! If you do come here you can expect billing and insurance claim issues. DON'T PAY…read moreANYTHING OTHER THAN A COPAY! Had service in 2024 & I'm still dealing with billing record issues and collections. They owe me $!

As I entered, I noticed the waiting room was very bright and clean…read more I went to the window and was quickly checked in, then given some paperwork to fill out before I was called back. As I sat down, waiting to be called back, I noticed an underwater beach scene playing on the television. The water was clear and you could see fish. This is the closest to snorkeling that I will come. It was very pleasant imagery with soft ocean sounds. So soothing to the eyes and ears. The sound was broken by my name being called to go back. I went to the back and was asked my name and birthdate as well as a series of body medal related questions. I was given a room to change in as well as a key to lock the door. After I put on my gown it was off to the X-ray room where I was given earplugs and instructed to lay on my back on a table. A pillow was placed under my legs and what felt like a head brace was placed on my head to keep my head still. I was then inserted into what looked like a giant white tube. The test lasted about 45 minutes. While I was in the tube I heard a series of banging noises as well as what seemed like energy passing around me. After the test was done I changed my clothes and went back to the waiting room to pay my co-pay as well as receive my disc and receipt. The staff was really nice and informative. I recommend this location and would go back if I needed to.

It seems like crisis after crisis with tornados, floods and wildfires. And those are just the…read moreheadlines - there are much smaller crises every day with apartment buildings getting damaged and people having nowhere to turn. How can we help? More than just blood banking, the American Red Cross is about saving lives and empowering people to help those in need. They provide emergency assistance and disaster relief as well as education in the United States. (There is also the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement that is a global humanitarian network.) Approximately 90% of every dollar that is donated goes directly to program services, so a massive portion of donations is used to help those in need. And if you can't donate money, donating blood is pretty awesome too. Look out for the Big Red Bus in your neighborhood! As I have O+ positive blood, mine is particularly helpful! [Review 29 of 2025 - 109 in Washington DC - 23601 overall]

Is there anything in the U.S. that is not monetized?! I get that The Red Cross is a nonprofit…read more(meaning they don't pay a penny in taxes). I get that they are well rated as a charity (when graded on a curve it seems). If I lose Yelp friends over this, then be it. I don't know that most people read my reviews anyway lol. I don't understand how TRC can charge for the CPR courses. They are basically discriminating against anyone who can't afford them. For some people working in certain fields, they are free. For others who need to learn it like low paid caregivers, they have to pay their own way. This is how I found out they won't budge on the CPR classes, my caregiver friend told me how expensive it was. These classes should be an entitlement. Yes, you heard me. Learning CPR is something we do not for ourselves, but for OTHER people. It does not benefit us, but others' lives we try to save. Imagine all the people who die everyday of cardiac arrest, heart attacks etc...who could have been saved had there been 1 person around them trained to save them.  Yes, I get that those teaching the courses have to get paid. But that money is already coming from their community donations (us), blood sales (thanks to blood donators), federal and state agency donations (thanks to us tax payers), and their many corporate donations (thanks to us buying goods and services at inflated prices so that these companies can donate for optics and writing it off). They also save by using a lot of free labor from volunteers. At least they can offer reduced fees or free for those who are poor. At least they can offer free classes for those who give blood. I mean, they don't give back outside of disasters, and is it even enough? It's the principle of the matter, not just the high cost. It's $126 for the needed course per online prices, over the phone they quoted something higher whe we asked for a discount. Their response was they needed the money to help victims in disasters. So the poor who can barely survive need to help other poor people? Unfortunately, that is how it works, but it is not right. The executives at this non profit are paid handsomely, not like say, for profit healthcare, but still way more than expected, please see link below. This is 3 years old, so I imagine their pay has increased as I see a 25% increase from 2021 to 2022, so that would make the top person at nearly a million now right? https://paddockpost.com/2024/03/24/executive-compensation-at-the-american-red-cross-2022/ Let's hope that should people out there experience a medical emergency, that they are amongst people, at least 1, who could have afforded the training, or the few who get the training at work. It's so random leaving it up to chance, everyone who wants to be trained should be trained for the good and health of our communities! While I wholeheartedly appreciate what they do, I can simultaneously criticize them as well. Others can do it better if given the means. So many people in the U.S. don't have their most basic needs met, including medical care. We live in late stage Capitalism, so I guess not being able to save one another without payment upfront shouldn't be a big shocker. THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION is the same!

I had such an amazing time at the Tuftn Up Studio in Hyattsville, MD. Who knew creating small rug…read moredesigns would be the best way to spend a Friday night! Dominyce was awesome from the introduction, to the demonstration and throughout the process. I look forward to returning with a group next time...OH and I'll purchase the larger option.

From start to finish, this was the kind of day that leaves you smiling long after it's over. The…read moreowner was warm and welcoming, making everything feel easy and relaxed. Every detail was thoughtfully planned--from the clear instructions to the little surprises along the way--so I could simply enjoy the moment.

Contracted Covid on December 22. About 5 days in I started getting concerned and decided to call an…read moreambulance to take me to the hospital. Stayed most of the day there and before I left they gave me an anti viral drip which was to be followed up At Washington Adventist Hospital for 2 more days. On the 4th dayI got my appetite back. Ann Crystal and Brandy took great care of me and explained everything I needed to know. Thank you ladies for all you do. You have no idea what your true professionalism meant to me. Jim

Wow. Where do I start. This hospital ER I was in frequently for pain after a car accident…read more Eventually they saw me enough they must have labeled me a "pill seeker". I was in and out and got into it with a nurse after they tried to imply that I was there to get pills for the millionth time. They tell you to go to the ER if it's an emergency you know? And this is the treatment we get. I refused to take another pain pill to help the pain and thought they would help. I needed like Tordol and they kept asking me a million questions and paid no attention to my medication regimen. I was on A LOT of medications and was in the process of being ripped off all my meds. So I'm guessing I looked psychotic or like an addict. I don't get it. I was 16 years STONE COLD SOBER. I was looking for quality pain relief. The nurse blew up at me and never came back. I'm sure there are notes in my file now. And the fact that I'm bipolar in my file, I'm actually not after all these years. I'm guessing a lot of the medical staff thought I was just "mentally unstable" because I was labeled bipolar. They SWEAR they don't treat people with that label differently. It's a crock. So as I was in and out of the ER, a new psychiatrist was ripping me off psych meds that should have been tapered over 9 or more months. Then they stopped the Hydrocodone and Diazepam at pain management. The doctor I was seeing gave me 2 weeks supply. When I ran out I was cold turkeyed. NO ONE told me you cannot just stop pain meds and I didn't realize Diazepam is Valium. So I was ending up in the ER when my psychiatrist cut me off Klonopin. It was an emergency and again, I was treated like an addict and questions were asked like, "where is your doctor?" Like I remember exhibiting symptoms of AKATHISIA and I was screaming and crying and some nurse was just like "awe, poor baby, what's wrong?" NO ONE IN YOUR HOSPITAL EVER PICKED UP ON THE AKATHISIA I HAVE HAD FOR OVER 5 YEARS now! JUST NEGLIGENCE and MALPRACTICE from most of the ERs in the DMV area. If you're labeled bipolar, I noticed you are treated like you're mentally ill and the symptoms are psycho somatic. It's a nightmare what I've been through. NO ONE PICKED UP on the AKATHISIA. I paced and paced. I couldn't sit still. I couldn't calm down. The agitation was horrific. Just terror and torment. You all are supposed to HELP, not treat patients like trashy junkies! Especially when they say they have 16 YEARS STONE COLD SOBER! Wasn't looking to go to the street to get Klonopin. We came to you for help so many times just to get shit care where no one reviewed my meds or put together that I had in actuality been ripped off 9 meds by the time I ended up screaming and crying in your ER. Just negligent. Spend more time with your patients. I see the TikTok videos of nurses and doctors who think everyone is a stereotype. How they handle patients without a care in the world. Try Routine checks and actually talking to the patient. No one sat and listened to me. The ER system in the US is a tragedy unless you're a millionaire. You wonder why there are SO MANY one star reviews. And I've now seen videos of nurses doing things like saying "if you load the syringe like this, they won't get Akathisia." There are some sick people working in this industry who probably should have rethought the whole nursing or meds school. But that's what's expected every time I go to an ER around here. With things like a gallbladder they know what they are doing, but when it comes to psych meds, opioids, and Benzos, y'all are slow. Akathisia from withdrawals? Nope. Not even recognized by people who are supposedly trained medical professionals. Most of them have never heard of it. Real tired of people treating me like an active addict. Had another doctor while I stayed in the hospital at Holy Crap, they cut my Gabapentin dose from 1800 to 500mg. When the doctor finally showed up I was exhausted and was having Akathisia which they dismissed and didn't deal with properly. Sleeping medications were cut and I was given crap like Benadryl which did next to nothing. It was horrific. One nurse got on my case and when I told her I could go into withdrawals she just said "I know" and carried on. I was having a horrible time getting to sleep because it's the hospital and I wasn't given the proper meds. It was just a shitshow that seems to follow me everywhere I go. In May, we tried Suburban and the doctors there were clueless and made me wait hours to be seen!

I visited my friend who is a teacher there and I was really impressed. Working in a middle school…read moremyself, I noticed some of the differences right away. Two Rivers, is a smaller than usual middle school that services a very diverse student population. The fact that they are smaller is a great benefit to the child as a whole. The teachers are very in tune with what's going on with each child there. They work in a "family-like" environment where the old adage of "it takes a village to raise a child" holds truth. The staff seemed very much in sync and appeared to be glad to be working there unlike other schools I have visited before. The building itself lends itself to be inviting and comfortable. From the types of desks they use to the color of the wall, this entire building stimulates you to want to learn. The walls are painted with a very warm blue so soothing and calming. each classroom has a teacher and a teacher helper which makes the student-to-teacher ratio very small. I took a tour and was impressed by the aesthetics such as the partial glass walls! But overall, everyone was very inviting and nice as I walked through the halls with my friend giving me a tour. From what my friend tells me everyone works very hard to get to know each child at a personal level and everyone is concerned about the child's well being. I would recommend parents who are looking for schools in the area to visit and maybe ask for a small guided tour to see the building. As someone who works in a middle school with about 1,100 students, I believe smaller settings are crucial especially at the middle school level and if you are looking for that then you need to go check out Two Rivers.

Two Rivers PCS, My…read morechild's first and last year. One would've thought after the new principal came onboard it would've got better, it got worse. First, Two Rivers starts at 8:15, and after 8:30 a student is considered late. You get15-minutes grace, but you'll sit on Benning Road for an half-hour just trying to get through the very busy, high- construction, congested intersection where all the schools in the area start at the same time. Two Rivers staff could do a better job with either starting school earlier, or having their staff to stand on 4th Street that will aid in a smoother traffic flow. There's one way in and one way out, and in the event of an emergency, time would definitely be a factor of life or death. Second, Ms. Chelsea, the new principal. Where do I begin? She has never formally introduced herself to the school-body. She's rarely at the school on-time, never accountable or available. She has failed many parents and is a disservice to the school. She's new to being a principal and it's more than evident that she was hired off familiarity. She probably was great in her other position at Two Rivers, but that's certainly not the case at Young. Maybe because she had two small children who knows, but she's way above her head in this position and the Two Rivers Community will suffer, because she'll never have enough integrity to own the fact that it's too much. Instead the school/students will fail. Third, the schools report card system. It's very subjective and holds no merit to the student or what's needed to excel with the standards of area public charter schools. It's evident that something is wrong, check out Two Rivers Report Card. No real preparation towards achieving in Science, Math, and Reading. What the teachers don't undertake, when their students fail, so do they! Fourth, the school is very racist! The schools grading system is in a scale of 1-5 with 5 being the highest. Very rare do children of color ever score 4-5s while for children of other races it's a norm. During showcases, the African-American children receive small parts while other children receive larger. Fifth, the school use Wednesday's for teacher-development days. It not only causes a very expensive after-school bill for parents. The teachers have not used the time wisely to improve themselves or students to become academic achievers. Basically, Wednesday's has become just another day and nothing has changed! In Two Rivers you'll get diversity, but that's it! Send your child(ren) to a school that'll challenge them academically and learning is fun. A school that'll challenge them to want to know/learn more because it's that exciting. A principal who will always go above and beyond to service the students, parents, and staff. A principal that is dedicated and accountable. All parents wants what is best for their children and their schools should mirror that! The same as parents should enjoy all of the comforts of being home, they should have this the same hidden nugget of cultural treasure within their school.

The quality of care is very lackluster. A love one has lived at this home for a number of years and…read morenot much has changed in all that time. I will say the place did not reek of urine. The staff to resident ratio is alarming and something the state should look into. I was there for a couple of hours and honestly seen only one nurse(?)/attendant and one person cleaning. The wait to enter the facility is lengthy. No one answers the bell, the residents have to see you at the door and yell to someone that someone is at the door. It's a sad state of affairs the care or lack thereof rendered to our oldest and neediest population. This place is marginally better than some of the others that service this demographic but that's not saying much. This place is better than being on the street, I suppose.

Originally, our scheduled walk though was great. The staff was welcoming and it smelled like…read moredisinfective. The smell changed after my first visit. The staff was very rude and even throw her hands up to indicate she couldn't help me find ice. My grandmother was here for a month and a half. She walked in happy and very independent. During her stay, she was verbally abused, neglected which caused her to fall and not checked on that lead to bed sores. We had to move her, she was in horrible pain one night. Due to her stage four cancer, she need to feel comfortable. However, she pressed the bell and the nurse came in, snatched the bell out of the wall, and told her to stop using it. When we stayed with her, they never came in. They just walked around in their face mask due to lack of cleaning of the facility. I only saw the other residents when their family were there visiting. Other than that, they stayed in bed and left alone all day. Pay attention to the signs: scheduled visits are not needed. Staff wear face mask. You don't see other residents out of their beds. They told us my grandmother was crazy and she did not fall. I wouldn't recommend this place for dog boarding!