There are two parts to DC Central Kitchen at Buzzard Point. The first part is a full center where…read morepeople can volunteer to help pack food, etc. The facility is newer so it's clean and nice. There's even a lobby for volunteers with cold water, places to sit, and more. The second part is a cafe that's open every day that sells coffee drinks, food, and snacks. I ordered the chai latte with an espresso shot and it was strong and tasty. They also sell sandwiches, lunch deals, Just Tea, and more. There's plenty of seating inside and a few seats outdoors along the sidewalk.

DC Central Kitchen serves fresh, satisfying meals that prove cafeteria-style food can still be…read moredelicious. The menu offers a variety of well-prepared options made with quality ingredients, and the portions are generous for the price. Whether you're stopping by for breakfast or lunch, it's a reliable spot for a flavorful meal that also supports a great cause.

Dropped off donations early on a Saturday Morning and decided to check out the inside too. I was…read morepleasantly surprised with just how clean and well stocked it was. I like that they have "grab bags" at the front with small items (bundles of greeting cards, sewing supplies, kids toys), this is a great way to reduce waste and put donations to good use! Hearing the staff interact with the customers and each other is part of what inspired me to leave a review. I heard one staff member run to the back to compliment another on how they organized a section of the store. We were also greeted at the door, and talked to by various staff while walking around the store. Great work Ivy City Goodwill!

The advertised times/ hours of operation are incorrect. I lugged an entire large bag of items to…read moredonate on public transportation all the way to this location and was turned around at the door and not allowed to donate my items. What's shown online and what the in store personnel adhere to are completely different. It's heartbreaking because I'm essentially forced to throw perfectly good items away since a company that promotes good will and charitable efforts are refusing mine.

My Daughter shared with me her wonderful experience while volunteering at N Street, so I took her…read morelead. What a phenomenal effort & execution of charitable support for transitional Women in the D.C area. After taking the Volunteer Orientation which was about 1.5 hours I started to pay it forward. I was able to volunteer a few times before C-19 arose & assisted in the Clothing Closet. For something so simple as setting up & managing free clothing items, it was extremely humbling & rewarding at the same time. I usually use the local donation bins to drop off clothing, yet I started to bring bags of clothes with me to volunteer. I felt like I was doing a little more. Most importantly, regardless of what these resilient women may be enduring, they are always so kind & grateful. I feel so inspired in contributing my time & service to N Street's community mission of empowering & supporting homeless & low-income women in the Washington, D.C. area. Further, it's not just about free clothing, N Street embodies what all-inclusive services means by assisting women for emergency/long-term needs while promoting personal stability in the following areas: *Employment *Free Meals *Housing *Income *Mental/Physical Health & Wellness *Addiction Recovery If you don't have the time to spare, the financial support is just as empowering & for minimal amounts; $29 - Stay at Home Kit, $37 - 30 Nutritious Meals, $100 - One week of housing & services for one woman in the permanent supportive housing. You can also donate through their "Top In-Kind Needs Wish List" on Amazon. All donations are tax-deductible. Their Annual (March) Gala & Auction hosts close to 1,000 guests from the private & public sector in providing the necessary support to N Street. Through my Daughter's employment, she was able to attend this year's event & she said she felt encouraged to serve more. N Street serves close to 2,000 women a year & all donated items are distributed free of charge to the women who uses their services. As someone who has endured certain hardships, I get such a joy in sharing my resources. Plus, I look at volunteering as a two-way street. I share my time to do something positive & in return I get to help the cause while meeting new people & making a difference along the way. Reach out to Donna-Marie, the Volunteer & Donations Manager with any questions: www.nstreetvillage.org. "Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth" - Muhammad Ali.

N Street is remarkable (even the Dalai Lama came by for a visit). It's probably the reason why this…read moreplace survives on mostly private donations (they have SOME government help in addition to the gala/fancy event they throw). The staff and women that stay here are really amazing. Amanda gave us an extensive history on how the shelter came to be. It's a prime example of what people can do for their community. It's not a matter of waiting for someone powerful or the government to step in, sometimes people need to step up and help each other out. N Street houses homeless women and welcomes those with mental or substance abuse issues. They have a day/night shelter, as well as program/affordable housing, employment services, and classes for women to help with their job skills. They've even set up mailboxes for the women to put on their resumes. Their wellness center offers not only health and mental health services, but also exercise classes and massage/accupunture therapy. Attached to the shelter is Eden House, a 51 unit affordable housing complex, which is open to both men and women (including families). As a volunteer, my crew did mostly cleaning and sorting. Half of us cleaned up a laundry room and then the other group sorted through their donations (clothes/shoes/etc). We sorted things by size, season, and decided whether or not to toss some of it. Seriously people, why would you donate something ripped and incredibly stained? Sometimes it's not always the thought that counts. Sorry for preaching, but the homeless are people too and pity donations like that make me angry. Anyway, we also sorted through the donated electronics and recycled what was no longer usable. All in all it was great volunteering at this one of a kind place. Sign up to volunteer or donate today! ;)

I loved volunteering for Food for All. It was really a team effort to pack all the boxes, form a…read moreline to move the boxes to street level, and then deliver the boxes to the homes. I enjoyed Food for All because of the flexibility. You could either pack the food, deliver food, or do both! I also thought the routes were pretty well thought out. If you are delivering food, you should definitely have at least one additional abled body to assist with delivering the food. It's helpful to have someone open the doors while another person carries the food, or have someone wait in the car if parking is limited.

From the assembly line to deliveries, Food for All DC made volunteering quick, easy, and enjoyable…read more I originally went to fulfill a school requirement but I wouldn't be opposed to coming back on the regular.

This organization is serious about rescuing dogs and kitties. The community of fosters and adoption…read morealums is warm and generous with their support of fosters and adopters alike. Had a very positive experience with CDCK!

I give one star because there is no zero to choose from. I haven't seen a rescue or shelter so…read moredifficult to deal with. I am 100% sure they kidnapped my cat from my community and hostage her for donation and selling as a business rather than a non profit organization. Pure intention matters! I have donated to multiple organizations monthly base, raising fund for good purpose, money is not a problem for me. However, I don't want to reward bad behaviors. The missing time for my cat and the one they posted online matches and the very detailed stripes pattern matches. It's questionable that one employee said she from North Carolina, another one said she from West Virginia. I have my cat since she was born, I can recognize this cat from eye contact. Well, if you know your children, you know them by the spirit, right? I sent them many details to JUST take a look, they refused. It's not built to help ppl or animals at all. I will show how my cat look like and how sick she is now in their foster home. I'm deeply saddened and worried about her. She is territorial as a cat does. She has been a happy cat in her own home, wtf they think this is a rescue. Now I have to either kiss their ass or be assertive to fight against this negativity just to get her rescued from these horrible ppl. F that! If they don't practice as ethical as it should be, this is a big big issue! I put the photos of how my cat looked before and how she looks now in their foster homes(one with name caption) I am seriously furious and frustrated about this. If they couldn't give me an explanation why they made it so difficult to meet the cat. I have to say I will use my popularity and influence to the extreme to make things right!!!

When in D.C., you can walk into this one-room store and buy special coins from the U.S. Mint. The…read morestaff are helpful in showing you all the options behind glass cases. They also have special coins honoring American heroes.

United States Mint In 2022 we have our first Women on coins…read more(quarters) since the Susan B. Anthony Silver Dollar. Five women each year. The American Women Quarters Program is a four-year program that celebrates the accomplishments and contributions made by women of the United States. It began in 2022, and is continuing through 2025. The U.S. Mint plans to issue up to five new designs each year. The American Women Quarters feature contributions from a variety of fields, including, suffrage, civil rights, abolition, government, humanities, science, space, and the arts. The women honored are from ethnically, racially, and geographically diverse backgrounds. Here's the 2022 that have been minted: Maya Angelou - celebrated writer, performer, and social activist. Dr. Sally Ride - physicist, astronaut, educator, and first American woman in space. Wilma Mankiller - first woman elected principal chief of the Cherokee Nation. Nina Otero-Warren - a leader in New Mexico's suffrage movement and the first woman superintendent of Santa Fe public schools. Anna May Wong - first Chinese American film star in Hollywood. I'm posting photos of the rest of my collection. I stopped trying to collect them when my favorite Barrista left. He was instrumental in giving them to me when he got them from customers. I also stopped carrying a lot of change and started using my credit card more. I hardly found them when I went to the bank for rolls of quarters anyway. It's interesting that they plan to stop making pennies. I'm sure everyone will hoard them too! I've got a penny from 1973 I thought was a keeper. I also have a 1942 nickel that's definitely one of my favorites. I never really collected coins. The small collection left to me from my father and grandfather I gave to my daughter.

I wasn't sure what to expect when we arrived at this location but the ladies that work here were…read moreamazing. They were kind, knowledgeable, and happy about caring for the dogs receiving microchips. We were in and out in less than 5 minutes. They are running a well oiled machine. Thank you ladies! Thank you for caring for my dog and your service to the community.

We entrusted Brandywine Valley ASPCA with our 5-month-old, 8-pound toy poodle, Cali, for her spay…read moresurgery. While the surgery itself appears to have gone well and Cali is doing fine, our experience surrounding her care and the follow-up afterward was deeply disappointing. When checking in, we were specifically asked whether Cali needed any vaccines. We clearly said no. The front desk staff even told us that her records indicated she did not need a rabies vaccine, as she had received her final rabies vaccination just three weeks earlier. When we picked Cali up, we were shocked to learn that she had been given another rabies vaccine anyway and that we had been charged for it. Mistakes can happen, but what has been most frustrating is what happened afterward. We asked to speak with a manager before leaving and were told none was available. Over the following week, we called four separate times and spoke with two receptionists, Emily and Beta, requesting a call from Crystal or Barbara. Despite being assured our concerns would be passed along, no one has ever returned our calls. ASPCA did offer us a credit for the cost of the unnecessary vaccine-$30, but we respectfully requested a reimbursement instead. To date, we have received neither a reimbursement nor any communication from management. We would have appreciated a simple phone call, an acknowledgment of the mistake, and a reasonable effort to resolve the issue.

DC Dream Center is the pride of Ward 7. It's right off of Pennsylvania Ave in a beautifully…read morerenovated building and is a community center/non-profit providing after school programs and other activities to the neighborhood. When you walk in, two very friendly volunteer front desk people greet you with a genuine smile. There's a lobby area with seats and to the left is a chalk board to write out your dream (hence the name). As you walk up the stairs, you'll pass classrooms and then a giant gym. If you go to the top of the building, there's a beautiful rooftop deck overlooking the city (you can see the Washington Monument and the US Capitol Building). DC Dream Center is the heart of our neighborhood!

I'm extremely impressed with this community center. The staff is very friendly and helpful. The…read morecenter offers many services to the local area including a youth mentoring program and after-school program. And, there is a food pantry along with prayer breakfasts and "Reconciliation Lunches". They even offer employment assistance for those needing help finding a job.

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!

We just adopted a dog through AHOTO. Everyone on the organization that we interacted with was kind,…read moreprofessional, responsive, and very knowledgeable. We highly recommend them!

I adopted my cat through AHOTO. They asked me to foster and it was obviously a fail. The…read morecommunications and support were great. Natalie is very attentive to all their cats and kittens and super helpful with adoption. She knows which cat to pair which human with, and is always spot on. I would 100% always adopt from them.