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.

Great option for breakfast today! I enjoyed the steak, egg, and cheese bagel--came hot! Great…read morecoffee options, too. Enjoy!

Such a wonderful place!!!…read more Their staff is so friendly and attentive. I've came here several times and will continue to come too as long as they offer voucher for birth certificates and other wonderful assistance for low-income families. It appears that the client whom come there is very loyal and many of the staff knows the clients by their names. It felt so warm and welcoming.

Usually a top notch place to get a meal but today 7.21.26 my burger was almost raw. How do I add a…read morePic. I know it wouldn't pass a temp check, which is unsanitary and unhealthy.​

Decided to finally check this place out and it's pretty big with lots of options. This are fairly…read moreorganized. Very clean and bright which I loved. Parking is a miss but there's a garage nearby and some street parking.

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.

Both my parents and I have adopted dogs from City Dogs, and I cannot thank them enough for bringing…read moresuch fantastic dogs into our lives. The adoption process was super easy, and they were willing to work with with me since we weren't sure my first dog was ready for a fur sibling. They wanted to make sure that the adoption was a good fit for everyone. I can say that compared to other rescues I have worked with, CDR goes out of their way to ensure that they are giving dogs a good home and make sure they are up front about a dogs needs and medical history. Pictures of my CDR friends, Lou and Elliot, are attached. :)

Trying to adopt a cat from City Kitties place was one of the most upsetting experiences I've had in…read moreyears. The way they handled it was so concerning that and I can't in good conscience recommended them to anyone. They are too disorganized and unprofessional to be trusted with the well-being of vulnerable animals. The short version of my story is, they told me for weeks that they were working on my adoption application when they'd actually deleted it because of a technical glitch that they never bothered to tell me about. The full version is as follows: I spent hours filling out the lengthy application to adopt a cat, Lala, from them and waited for weeks to hear back about her. Every time I contacted them about my application, they said they were working on it and I would hear back soon. As time went on, I knew something was off, but I didn't know what. Finally, after weeks of little-to-no communication from them, they sent me a curt email telling me they'd just given the cat to someone else (who applied long after I did, so clearly they have the capability to get adoptions done quickly when they want to) and that they knew all along I'd been trying to adopt her but had deleted my application without considering it and without telling me they'd done so. I was absolutely devastated. I'd wanted that cat so badly and had been waiting for weeks to hear back. I cried for days after getting that message. Everything about the way they handled this was incredibly suspicious and frankly gross. I truly don't understand why they chose again and again, for weeks, to tell me that they were working on my application when that wasn't true. They should have told me that there'd been a glitch so I could fill out a new one - that would have taken no more time and effort than telling me they were working on it. (Not to mention, the whole time this was happening, this poor little cat was homeless. Did they not care about her at all?) At the very least, they should have just said at the beginning that they weren't considering me; that would have saved me weeks of anxiety, confusion, and uncertainty and then the heartbreak at the end. No one at the organization acknowledged that I was hurt or that telling me they were working on my application when they'd actually deleted it was, at best, a wildly inappropriate and unprofessional thing to do. FF, I now have a lovely cat I adopted from Last Chance Animal Rescue and we're very happy together.

Great place to buy souvenirs and good for collectors. Located in a neighborhood…read more About 10 minutes by foot from Metro center station. Across the street from delicious gelato

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.

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.

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.

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!