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Volunteer opportunities for ANWC members with For Love of Children and
Suited for Change

Lana Petrowski, Site Coordinator at FLOC’s Neighborhood Tutoring Program Summer Academy, with Andre Rogers, NTP student (with Karen)	Bianca Moore, NTP student with Sara Monsef, tutor with FLOC’s Neighborhood Tutoring Program Summer Academy (with Barb or Karen)
Bianca Moore, NTP student with Sara Monsef, tutor with FLOC’s Neighborhood Tutoring Program Summer Academy (with Barb or Karen)	Tim Payne, Program Manager, FLOC’s Neighborhood Tutoring Program (with Barb and Karen)

For Love of Children (FLOC) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that has been protecting children, motivating youth and strengthening families in Washington, DC since its founding in 1965. FLOC has worked with thousands of Washington, DC's most vulnerable children and families.

Our mission is to transform by example and partnership society's response to child abuse, homelessness and educational failure so that children are protected and nurtured, homeless families are financially stable and housed, and high-risk teens are prepared to be responsible and successful adults.

FLOC's vision is a city and a world in which every child is valued by its family, school, and community. For Love of Children serves hundreds of high-risk children in Washington, DC each year with a special emphasis on those from the Shaw section of the city.

"Wish" lists for books and school supplies from two programs at FLOC, Neighborhood Tutoring, and our Learning Center alternative high school. 

Books for the library (we have a library at each site) new or "like new"
preferably multicultural
Dictionaries (both elementary level and appropriate for adolescents)
Pencils
Pens
Notebook Paper
Individual spiral notebooks
Educational gifts for holiday party and closing ceremonies: books, UNO
cards, Mini Boggle or Scrabble (computerized), journals, etc
Manilla Folders (each student has his/her own folder)
Hanging File Folders

We have decided to implement an incentive program into some of our sites
this year, so it would be great to get gifts donated to serve as the
rewards.  The rewards would be on similar lines as the holiday party and
closing ceremony gifts.

Let me know if you need anything more, and thanks for getting this
connection, we appreciate the donated goods!


The Learning Center students could use the following:

Note Book Paper
Pencils
Pens (red, black, blue)
Dividers
Binders (any size)
Markers (variety)
Dry Eraser Makers (all colors)
Scissors
Folders (any)
Colored Paper

ANWC begins a fall Suit Drive with Suited for Change, a Washington DC based private non-profit organization, provides professional clothing and ongoing career education to low-income women who have completed job training and/or job readiness programs and are seeking employment. 

Suited For Change services are available by referral only through the more than 107 job-training programs and social service agencies with which we partner in Washington DC, suburban Maryland and northern Virginia.  We invite you to explore our website for information about our history, mission, services, events, accomplishments, and more.

Suited for Change is a member of The Women’s Alliance, a national organization of independent community-based members who provide professional attire, career skills  training and related services to low-income women seeking employment.  Combined, members of The Women’s Alliance have served more than 100,000 in the past ten years.

Donate a suit or fashion accessory;earrings, new pantyhose, scarf, shoes or handbag to our new partner Suited for Change. The only requirement would be if you would wear the item yourself to the office. Need not be cleaned, Bergman's does it for them