Community Services
Community Development
The Foundation’s Community Development grant-making includes affordable housing production and preservation, homeless services, transitional and permanent supportive housing, foreclosure and eviction prevention, community economic development and wealth building, and civic engagement. Our giving in those areas is focused on increasing the availability of housing that is affordable to low- and moderate-income residents, helping homeless individuals and families attain self-sufficiency and housing stability, improving the economic status and viability of low- and moderate-income residents and communities, and preventing the adverse impact on neighborhoods that commonly results from foreclosures and vacancies.
Children, Youth and Families
The Foundation’s Children, Youth and Families portfolio includes out-of-school time programs, youth development and academic enrichment in schools, as well as programs for homeless youth or those in the foster care and juvenile justice systems. Our giving focuses on nonprofits that help young people improve their academic performance, develop relationships with trusted adults and make connections to the larger community. We support programs that also provide safe spaces for children, regardless of income, race, ethnicity, gender or sexual orientation.
We look for collaboration between nonprofits and schools, so that services are coordinated and the best outcomes for youth are ensured. We expect that programs operating within schools will also align with academic standards.
For older youth, the Foundation invests in programs that enable them to learn new skills, access employment opportunities, make healthy choices and advocate for change within their schools and communities. In addition, we support programs that create more permanent placements for older youth in foster care and offer training and support for foster and adoptive families.
Justice: Access, Violence Prevention, Reentry
The Foundation invests in organizations and programs that help increase access to justice for low-income individuals. Such nonprofits may provide direct legal representation, education about legal rights and responsibilities, and advocacy.
We also support nonprofits that provide assistance to victims of violence, to help them achieve safety and self-sufficiency. This may include direct services, as well as advocacy.
Our grant-making also aims to reduce the recidivism rate of incarcerated youth and adults. Support includes direct services to help facilitate returning citizens’ reentry into the community and related advocacy.
At our Summer Board of Directors’ Meeting in June 2020, The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation awarded 132 grants for a total of $6,385,000. Below is a list of our recent grantees who applied for a grant between November 2, 2019 and March 1, 2020. Please visit our Annual Report Page for a full list of Cafritz grantees. Below is a list of our recent grantees in this program area.
Organization Amount
| Action in Montgomery | $20,000 |
| Adoptions Together, Inc. | $30,000 |
| Ayuda, Inc. | $55,000 |
| Calvary Women's Services | $45,000 |
| Capital Area Asset Building Corporation | $45,000 |
| Capital Area Food Bank | $60,000 |
| CASA | $100,000 |
| CASA/Prince George's County, Inc. | $45,000 |
| Crittenton Services of Greater Washington | $40,000 |
| DC Action for Children | $50,000 |
| DC Bar Pro Bono Center | $25,000 |
| DC Central Kitchen | $60,000 |
| Dc Fiscal Policy Institute Inc. | $60,000 |
| DC Rape Crisis Center | $40,000 |
| District Alliance for Safe Housing (DASH) | $40,000 |
| District of Columbia Appleseed Center for Law and Justice | $60,000 |
| Dog Tag Inc. | $25,000 |
| Domestic Violence Legal Empowerment and Appeals Project | $30,000 |
| Doorways for Women and Families | $45,000 |
| Easter Seals DC, MD, VA | $85,000 |
| Enterprise Community Partners | $170,000 |
| Father McKenna Center | $30,000 |
| Friends of Guest House, Inc. | $35,000 |
| Gearin' Up Bicycles | $15,000 |
| Girl Scout Council of the Nation's Capital | $95,000 |
| Hillside Work-Scholarship Connection | $40,000 |
| Hope House | $40,000 |
| Housing Initiative Partnership | $40,000 |
| Humane Rescue Alliance | $50,000 |
| Identity, Inc. | $60,000 |
| Infant Toddler Family Day CAre | $35,000 |
| Jewish Council for the Aging of Greater Washington, Inc | $40,000 |
| Jubilee Housing, Inc. | $75,000 |
| Jubilee Jobs, Inc. | $35,000 |
| Just Neighbors Ministry | $35,000 |
| Legal Aid Justice Center | $45,000 |
| Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia | $60,000 |
| Leveling The Playing Field Inc. | $20,000 |
| Liberty's Promise | $50,000 |
| Maryland Nonprofits | $40,000 |
| N Street Village, Inc. | $30,000 |
| Neighborhood Legal Services Program | $35,000 |
| Nonprofit Montgomery, Inc. | $35,000 |
| Nonprofit Prince George's County | $30,000 |
| Nonprofit Village | $35,000 |
| Northern Virginia Affordable Housing Alliance | $40,000 |
| Offender Aid and Restoration of Arlington County (OAR) | $50,000 |
| Operation Understanding DC | $35,000 |
| Pathways to Housing DC | $45,000 |
| School Justice Project Inc. | $20,000 |
| Silver Spring Village, Inc. | $15,000 |
| The Family Place | $45,000 |
| The Greater Washington Community Foundation | $500,000 |
| The Training Source, Inc. | $40,000 |
| United States Foundation For The Commemoration Of The World Wars | $250,000 |
| Urban Alliance Foundation | $75,000 |
| Volunteer Alexandria Inc | $15,000 |