This list is divided into three categories: 1) Equitable Access to Quality Health Care, 2) Advocacy and Systems Reform, and 3) Prevention and Wellness.  It is important to note that many, if not most, of the funded projects reflect work within at least two of these arenas.

EQUITABLE ACCESS TO QUALITY HEALTH CARE:

Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington
$25,000
To maintain a network of volunteer health care professionals willing to provide pro bono specialty care to low-income, uninsured residents in Washington, DC and in Maryland’s Prince George’s and Montgomery Counties.
Ernest Igwacho, Program Administrator
924 G Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
(202) 635-5940
ernest.igwacho@catholiccharitiesdc.org
www.catholiccharitiesdc.org

DC Primary Care Association 

$75,000
To advocate for health care reforms that will expand access to care for low-income, uninsured residents of the District of Columbia and to implement the Medical Homes DC Initiative.
Sharon Baskerville, Executive Director
1411 K Street, NW, Suite 400

Washington, DC 20005
(202) 638-0252

sbaskerville@dcpca.org
www.dcpca.org

Disability Funders Network

$2,500
To launch a Youth Transitions Initiative in collaboration with the HSC Foundation and to educate and connect funders on disability issues.
Jeanne Argoff, Executive Director
14241 Midlothian Turnpike, Suite 151, Midlothian, VA 23113
(703) 560-0099

nargoff@aol.com
www.disabilityfunders.org

Greater Baden Medical Services 

$30,000
To provide culturally and linguistically appropriate care to a growing Spanish speaking population in Prince George’s County, Maryland.
Rachel Smith, Director of Program Development
9440 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 160

Upper Marlboro, MD 20772
(301) 599-0460

rsmith@gbms.org
www.gbms.org 

HSC Foundation  

$30,000
To provide education, training and technical assistance to primary care pediatricians to integrate a Medical Homes model for children with special needs into their clinical practice.
Albert Key, Vice President

1808 Eye Street, NW, Suite 600

Washington, DC 20006
(202) 454-1220

akey@hospsc.org
www.hscfoundation.org

IONA Senior Services 

$25,000
To conduct outreach and education to enroll eligible seniors in local low-income subsidy programs and to advocate for increased access to these programs.
Chris De Young, Community Outreach Coordinator
4125 Albemarle Street, NW

Washington, DC 20016
(202) 966-1055

cdeyoung@iona.org
www.iona.org

La Clinica del Pueblo 

$50,000
To educate, train and employ community members as medical interpreters; to provide interpreter services to low-income, uninsured immigrants; to inform consumers about their right to interpretation; and to affect long-term policy changes related to language access.
Isabel van Isschot, Interpreter Services Program Director
1470 Irving Street, NW

Washington, DC 20010
(202) 464-0157

iisschot@lcdp.org
www.lcdp.org

Latin American Youth Center 

$50,000
To educate and train teens to serve as peer educators and health promoters in their community, and to introduce them to careers in the health field.
Allison Bayley, Youth Developer
1419 Columbia Road, NW

Washington, DC 20009
(202) 319-2263

allison@layc-dc.org
www.layc-dc.org

Mary's Center for Maternal & Child Care 

$35,000
To conduct oral health outreach, screening, referral, and client education on the Mama and Baby Bus, a van serving hard-to-reach, low-income children and pregnant women.
Alvaro Simmons, Chief Operating Officer
2333 Ontario Road, NW

Washington, DC 20009
(202) 483-1762

asimmons@maryscenter.org
www.maryscenter.org  

McClendon Center 

$40,000
To support a consumer-led empowerment program focused on helping mental health consumers better understand their diagnoses, effectively communicate with providers, and work toward wellness and recovery.
Richard Davis, Executive Director
1313 New York Avenue, NW, 5th Floor

Washington, DC 20005
(202) 737-6191

ddavis@mcclendondc.org

National Health Law Program 

$150,000
To develop, test and disseminate consumer rights and responsibilities materials in 12 languages to community-based organizations and consumers across the Metropolitan Washington region.
Emily Spitzer, Executive Director
1101 14th Street, NW Suite 405

Washington, DC 20005
(202) 289-7661

spitzer@healthlaw.org
www.healthlaw.org   

Northern Virginia Family Service

$25,000
To maintain a network of volunteer dentists to provide free and low-cost oral health care to low-income, uninsured residents of Northern Virginia.
Carol Jameson, Director of Health Access Services
100 North Washington Street, Suite 400

Falls Church, VA 22046
(703) 219-2169

cjameson@nvfs.org
www.nvfs.org

Primary Care Coalition of Montgomery County 

$50,000
To develop a comprehensive and integrated system of care for low-income, uninsured and ethnically diverse Montgomery County residents.
Steven Galen, Executive Director
8757 Georgia Avenue, 10th Floor

Silver Spring, MD 20910
301-628-3410

steve_galen@primarycarecoalition.org
www.primarycarecoalition.org

Samaritan Inns 

$27,500
To conduct outreach, recruitment and screening for a community-based residential substance abuse recovery program for low-income men and women.
Faye Powell, Program Director
2523 14th Street, NW

Washington, DC 20009
(202) 667-8831

faye@samaritaninns.org
www.samaritaninns.org

Spanish Catholic Center/ Centro Catolico Hispano  

$24,000
To teach oral health prevention and education to Latino adults and children through individual counseling, group trainings and radio broadcasts.
Janice Heisey, Program Manager
1618 Monroe Street, NW

Washington, DC 20010
(202) 939-2440

janice.heisey@ccs-dc.org
www.catholiccharitiesdc.org

Tahirih Justice Center  

$35,000
To develop a network of volunteer healthcare professionals willing to provide pro bono medical care and expert testimony for immigrant women and girls fleeing violence.
Layli Miller-Muro, Executive Director
6066 Leesburg Pike, Suite 220

Falls Church, VA 22041
(703) 575-0070

layli@tahirih.org
www.tahirih.org

Unity Health Care  

$30,000
To conduct home visits with hard-to reach patients in medically underserved areas of Washington, DC, and to help these patients comply with medical regimens and keep appointments with providers. 

Vincent Keane, Executive Director

3020 14th Street, NW, Suite 400

Washington, DC 20009

(202) 518-6458

vkeane@unityhealthcare.org 
www.unityhealthcare.org

ADVOCACY AND SYSTEMS REFORM:

 

DC Coalition on Long Term Care/ IONA Senior Services 

$20,000
To support a coalition of consumers, advocates and healthcare providers pushing for a continuum of affordable, quality long-term care services for low and moderate-income Washington, DC residents.

Vera Mayer, Coordinator

4125 Albemarle Street, NW

Washington, DC  20016
(202) 895-9435

vmayer@iona.org
www.dclongtermcare.org

DC Employment Justice Center 

$25,000
To support the injured worker advocates as they monitor reforms to the District’s workers compensation program, and to lead an advocacy campaign for paid sick and safe days for all full-time workers in Washington, DC.
Melvina Ford, Executive Director
1350 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 600

Washington, DC 20036
(202) 828-9675

mford@dcjec.org
www.dcejc.org

DC Fiscal Policy Institute/Center on Budget and Policy Priorities 

$10,000
To conduct research and education on budget and tax issues affecting low to moderate-income Washington, DC residents, particularly as they relate to health care.
Ed Lazere, Director of DC Fiscal Policy Institute
 820 First Street, NE, Suite 510

Washington, DC 20002
(202) 408-1080

lazere@dcfpi.org
www.dcfpi.org

DC Prisoners’ Project/Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs 

$30,000
To monitor the conditions of confinement at the DC Jail, the Correctional Treatment Facility, and selected federal Bureau of Prisons facilities, and to advocate for access to appropriate healthcare services for incarcerated individuals.
Philip Fornaci, Director
11 Dupont Circle, NW, Suite 400

Washington, DC 20036
(202) 319-1000

phil_fornaci@washlaw.org
www.dcprisonerhelp.org

DC Vote

$15,000
To call attention to the public health effects of disenfranchisement and to advocate for full voting representation for residents of Washington, DC in Congress.
Ilir Zherka, Executive Director
2000 P Street, NW Suite 200

Washington, DC 20036
(202) 462-6000

izherka@dcvote.org
www.dcvote.org

Disabled Individuals for Real Empowerment and Community Training (DIRECT) Action

$25,000
To educate consumers who are disabled, under the age of 65, and living in nursing homes about the option of home and community-based long-term care, and to advocate for expanded access to these services.
Robert Coward, Project Co-Director
P.O. Box 21200

Washington, DC 20009
(202) 397-1668

ablebutdisable@verizon.net

Drug Policy Alliance  

$20,000
To train those in long-term recovery from alcohol and drug addiction to advocate for better substance abuse treatment policies and programs in the District of Columbia.
Naomi Long, Director, Drug Policy Alliance – DC Metro
925 15th Street, NW, 2nd Floor

Washington, DC 20005
(202) 216-0035

nlong@drugpolicy.org
www.drugpolicy.org

Families USA Foundation 

$40,000
To provide technical assistance on policy development and analysis to nonprofits, government agencies, and policymakers who are committed to ensuring that the voices and needs of low-income consumers are represented in local health policy decision-making.
Cheryl Fish-Parcham, Senior Health Policy Analyst
1201 New York Avenue, Suite 1100

Washington, DC 20005
(202) 628-3030

cparcham@familiesusa.org
www.familiesusa.org

Foster and Adoptive Parent Advocacy Center 

$25,000
To educate and train foster, kinship and adoptive parents on accessing and advocating for high-quality health and mental health services for their children.
Margie Chalofsky, Director 

1438 Rhode Island Avenue, NE

Washington, DC 20018
(202) 269-9441

margiechalofsky@yahoo.com
www.dcfapac.org

Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia  

$25,000
To provide direct representation on health rights cases, and to strategically use these cases to reform local public health and healthcare programs.
Jonathan Smith, Executive Director
666 11th Street, NW, Suite 800

Washington, DC 20001
(202) 661-5964

jsmith@legalaiddc.org

 www.legalaiddc.org

Maryland Citizens' Health Initiative 

$40,000
To conduct outreach and education efforts in Montgomery and Prince George’s Counties in order to build a stronger statewide consumer health advocacy coalition working toward health care reform in Maryland.
Vincent DeMarco, Director
2600 St. Paul Street

Baltimore, MD 21218
(410) 235-9000

demarco@mdinitiative.org
www.healthcareforall.com

Medicaid Matters! Maryland 

$15,000
To conduct outreach and education efforts in Montgomery and Prince George’s Counties to build a stronger statewide consumer health advocacy coalition committed to accessible and high-quality health care for low and moderate-income Marylanders.
Laurie Norris, Attorney
One North Charles Street, Suite 200

Baltimore, MD 20201
(410) 625-9409

norrisl@publicjustice.org
www.medicaidmattersmd.org  
 
National Coalition of Mental Health Consumer/Survivor Organizations/ National Empowerment Center

$30,000
To organize and engage existing mental health consumer support groups in DC, Maryland and Virginia in an effort to design, plan and facilitate a teach-in/speak-out on transforming the region’s mental health systems.
Lauren Spiro, Director of Public Policy
599 Canal Street

Lawrence, MA 01840
(800) 769-3728

 director@ncmhcso.org  

Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan Washington  

$30,000
To educate, train and mobilize teens in Washington’s Wards 7 and 8 in a targeted grassroots advocacy and public education campaign focused on STD/HIV testing in the schools.
Irwin Royster, Director of Community Outreach
1108 16th Street, NW

Washington, DC 20036
(202) 369-5146

irwin_royster@ppmw.org
www.ppmw.org 

Rebecca Project for Human Rights 

$30,000
To train mothers who are in stabilized recovery from substance abuse as leaders who can advocate for access to comprehensive, family-based substance abuse treatment and sensible criminal justice and public health policy on the local and national level. 

Malika Saada Saar, Executive Director
2309 18th Street, NW, Suite 2

Washington, DC 20009
(202) 265-3907

malika@rebeccaproject.org
www.rebeccaproject.org

Tenants and Workers United 

$50,000
To educate, train and mobilize low-income, uninsured consumers in a grassroots advocacy campaign focused on expanding and improving access to health care services in Northern Virginia.
Silvia Portillo, Program Coordinator
3801 Mount Vernon Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22305
(703) 684-5697

sportillio@twsc.org
www.twsc.org 
     
Washington AIDS Partnership 

$35,000
To fund HIV/AIDS prevention, public policy, medical morale, and social support services projects, and to provide technical assistance to nonprofits working in this area.
Channing Wickham, Director
1400 16th Street, NW Suite 740

Washington, DC 20036
(202) 939-3379

wap@washingtongrantmakers.org
www.washingtonaidspartnership.org

 PREVENTION AND WELLNESS:

 

Arlington Free Clinic  

$30,000
To counsel low-income, uninsured adult patients with chronic disease on the links between diet, obesity and disease progression, and to teach them about healthy food choices and address challenges with access to affordable healthy food.
Nancy Pallesen, Executive Director
3833 North Fairfax Drive, Suite 400

Arlington, VA 22203
(703) 979-1425

npallesen@arlingtonfreeclinic.org  
www.arlingtonfreeclinic.org

Brainfood  

$30,000
To teach teens how to plan, shop for and cook low-cost healthy meals.
Paul Dahm, Executive Director
1525 Newton Street, NW

Washington, DC 20010
(202) 667-5515

paul@brain-food.org
www.brain-food.org

Bread for the City 

$30,000
To counsel low-income, uninsured adult patients with chronic disease on the importance of good nutrition, exercise and smoking cessation, and to monitor their progress in achieving self-identified goals.
Kristin Valentine, Director of Development
1525 7th Street, NW

Washington, DC 20001
(202) 386-7613

kvalentine@breadforthecity.org
www.breadforthecity.org

Capital Area Food Bank 

$25,000
To teach low-income families with a child at-risk for obesity-related disease, referred by Unity Health Care and Children’s National Medical Center how to plan, shop and cook affordable healthy meals.
Kendra Rowe, Director of Children & Nutrition Programs
645 Taylor Street, NE

Washington, DC 20017
(202) 526-5344

rowek@cfoodbank.org
www.cfoodbank.org 

Children's National Medical Center  

$30,000
To provide nutrition education, cooking classes, physical activity and motivational and behavioral therapy to low-income families with a child at risk for obesity-related disease.
Nazrat Mirza, Attending Pediatrician
111 Michigan Avenue, NW Suite 2156

Washington, DC  20010
(202) 884-2529

nmirza@cnmc.org
www.dcchildrens.com

Emmaus Services for the Aging

$35,000
To provide low-income seniors with physical fitness and cooking classes as well as access to an on-site farmer’s market.
Joseph Williams, Executive Director
1426 9th Street, NW

Washington, DC  20004
(202) 745-1200

jwilliams@emmausservices.org 
www.emmausservices.org

Energy Institute of the Healing Arts Foundation  

$30,000
To counsel families in Prince George’s County on the links between diet, obesity and disease; to teach them how to plan, shop for and prepare healthy foods; and to train them in physical activity and relaxation.

Bettye Muwwakkil, Executive Director

12911 Woodmore Road, Mitchellville, MD 20721 

(301) 249-2445

bettyegoodnews@yahoo.com
www.eihaf.org

DC Hunger Solutions/Food Research & Action Center  

$40,000
To conduct outreach with students, parents and school staff to increase participation in Washington’s Universal School Breakfast Program, and to advocate for a similar breakfast program in the charter schools.
Alex Ashbrook, Director
1875 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 540

Washington, DC 20009
(202) 986-2200

aashbrook@frac.org
www.dchunger.org

Keely's District Boxing  

$20,000
To teach youth about nutrition and coach them in boxing-related physical activity.
Bianca Thompson, Deputy Executive Director
1459 Columbia Road, NW

Washington, DC 20009
(202) 232-0193

biancabthompson@aol.com
www.keelyscenter.org

Maryland Hunger Solutions/Food Research & Action Center

$20,000
To launch a new anti-hunger advocacy project in Maryland that will advocate for increased use of federally-funded nutrition programs in the state, with a special focus on Prince George’s County.
Kimberley Chin, Director
1875 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 540

Washington, DC 20009
(202) 986-2200

kchin@frac.org
www.frac.org

Mercy Health Clinic

$30,000
To offer low-income Latino women a weekly nutrition and fitness education class and to train them as health promoters who can lead these classes at the clinic and in the community.
David Wallace, Executive Director
12900 Middlebrook Road

Germantown, MD 20874
(301) 972-9600

davidw3631@aol.com
www.mercyhealthclinic.org

Mobile Medical Care

$30,000
To counsel low-income, uninsured adult patients with chronic disease on the links between diet, obesity and disease progression, and to connect them to fitness programs at recreation centers in Montgomery County.
Robert Lee Spector, Executive Director
9309 Old Georgetown Road

Bethesda, MD 20814
(301) 493-2400

bspector@mobilemedicalcare.org
www.mobilemedicalcare.org 

Senior Health Center/ Dimensions Healthcare System

$30,000
To counsel low-income seniors on the links between diet, obesity and disease progression, to connect them with physical fitness classes; and to cultivate a community of support and encouragement.
Linda Bock, Project Director
3601 Taylor Street

Brentwood, MD 20722
(301) 927-4987

linda.bock@dimensionshealth.org
www.dimensionshealth.org  

SHARE Food Network

$35,000
To train congregants as health advocates who can develop nutrition education and exercise programs in their faith communities.
Tom Pruski, Health Project Director
5170 Lawrence Place

Hyattsville, MD 20781
301-864-3115

thomas.pruski@catholiccharitiesdc.org
www.sharedc.org

Washington Youth Garden/ Friends of the National Arboretum

$30,000
To teach children and families how to grow and prepare food that is healthy, sustainable and affordable.
Kaifa Anderson-Hall, Program Director
3501 New York Avenue, NE

Washington, DC 20002
(202) 544-8733

kaifa.anderson-hall@ars.usda.gov 
www.fona.org

Wheeler Creek Community Development Corporation

$30,000
To provide weekly fitness activities, nutrition education and healthy cooking classes for residents of Wheeler Creek developments in Washington’s Ward 8.
Bessie Swann, Executive Director
1130 Varney Street, SE

Washington, DC 20032
(202) 574-1508

swann_b@wheelerce.org
www.wheelerce.org

The Young Women's Project 

$25,000
To teach teenage women and men about sound nutrition and food preparation, to counsel them on healthy ways to respond to stress, and to link them to exercise programs in the community.
Nadia Moritz, Executive Director
1328 Florida Avenue, NW, Suite 2000

Washington, DC 20009
(202) 332-339

nadiamoritz@youngwomensproject.org
www.youngwomensproject.org

Within our mission, our work centers on reducing the racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic health disparities that exist in accessing health care and health outcomes.

We will support consumers in their efforts to take control of their own health and participate in all levels of health care decisions. To achieve this, we will integrate consumer voices, interests, and needs into our work.