Partners
At The Invisible Hand Foundation, we work with other partner non-profits in the DC, MD, and VA area to remove obstacles for the individuals they serve. If you would like to donate, please visit one of our non-profit partners below:
The National Center for Children and Families
It is the mission of the National Center for Children and Families to create total, healthy living environments for vulnerable children, youth and families, and the quality of life which empowers their ability to thrive and demonstrate responsibility. With 20+ programs throughout the National Capital Region, NCCF’s goal is to empower the larger community to ensure that all of its children, youth and families receive the resources they need to become successful and contributing members. We envision a society in which children, youth, and families live in sustained, supportive communities, which strengthen the integrity and unity of the family. NCCF reinforces the ability of the community to take care of its own.
Housing Unlimited
Housing Unlimited promotes community integration and independence for extremely low-income adults in mental health recovery in Montgomery County, Maryland. Housing Unlimited does this by purchasing homes and renting them to vulnerable individuals, many of whom are transitioning from homelessness. Housing Unlimited’s 83 homes, mostly two-bedroom and three-bedroom townhomes, provide shared housing to 228 individuals.
Make-A-Wish®
Make-A-Wish® creates life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses. Make-A-Wish Mid-Atlantic serves children who reside in the District of Columbia, Maryland and northern Virginia. Founded in 1983, the Mid-Atlantic chapter has granted more than 10,000 wishes in the Mid-Atlantic region since its inception. For every wish granted, at least one more local child is waiting. The community has the opportunity to make an impact today by helping Make-A-Wish close the gap between wishes that are granted and those that are still waiting.
Hope for Henry
Hope for Henry helps children and families confront the challenges of serious illness with innovative, scientifically tested programs that help hospitalized kids adhere to their medical protocols and thrive. Since 2003, Hope for Henry has served more than 65,000 children at 15 hospitals in our hometown of Washington, DC and across the country.
Community of Hope
Community of Hope is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and can accept donations. Community of Hope is a rapidly growing and innovative nonprofit with a mission to improve health and end family homelessness to make Washington, DC more equitable. A team of over 350 caring, dedicated staff members provides housing, healthcare, and supportive services for under-resourced families in Washington, DC. Community of Hope is a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) operating three community health centers, offering medical, dental, and emotional wellness as well as extensive patient supportive services which reached over 11,000 people in 2020. In their work to end and prevent family homelessness in Washington, DC, Community of Hope is the only nonprofit in DC providing all services along the homelessness continuum, having impacted 1,142 families including over 3,688 individuals in 2020.
Identity
In pursuit of a just, equitable and inclusive society, Identity creates opportunities for Latino and other historically underserved youth to realize their highest potential and thrive by assisting in-school and out-of-school youth and their families who live in high poverty areas of Montgomery County and are most at-risk for poor academic and economic life outcomes.
Latin American Youth Center
Since its founding in the late 1960s, LAYC has grown from a small grassroots recreation center into a nationally recognized agency serving all low-income youth. Each year LAYC serves over 4,000 youth and families through youth centers, school-based sites, and public charter schools in the District of Columbia and Maryland’s Prince George’s and Montgomery Counties as the Maryland Multicultural Youth Centers (MMYC). LAYC believes in a future where all youth pursue their dreams, reach their goals, and acquire the skills and self-confidence to live a life of purpose, connection, contribution, and joy.
The Northwest Center
The Northwest Center is a pregnancy center and maternity home serving women and babies in the Washington, DC area. Since our founding in 1981, we have served nearly 60,000 mothers, fathers, and babies, and our maternity home has provided transitional housing for more than 85 pregnant and parenting moms who were experiencing homelessness due to their pregnancies.
Capital Area Immigrants’ Rights Coalition
CAIR Coalition fights every day alongside immigrant children & adults who are detained and facing deportation. We believe that all people – no matter their story – deserve to be free, safe, and supported.
The Platform of Hope
The Platform of Hope amplifies the ability of families to define and pursue success. The Platform of Hope partners with cohorts of economically vulnerable families based in Ward 1 to achieve their holistic goals while building social capital through collective power. We believe in modeling equitable community through family-centered practices, coordinated resources and participant-led change.
So What Else
So What Else's mission is to improve the lives of children and families living in underserved communities in the Baltimore-Washington Metro Area by providing food security, access to basic necessities, and high-quality out-of-school time programs in literacy, athletics, and the visual and performing arts while inspiring young people to give back to the community by creating volunteer opportunities for citizens of all ages.
iFLY
iFLY Youth's mission is to produce the next generation of global leaders by exposing middle school aged girls of color from the DMV Area to international travel, leadership development and character building. They prioritize girls who normally wouldn't have the opportunity to travel due to financial restraint.
Iona
Iona supports more than 3,700 older adults each year as they navigate the challenges and opportunities of aging. We educate, advocate, and provide community-based services to help people age well and live well.
Capital Youth Empowerment Program
Capital Youth Empowerment Program (CYEP) is a unifying force in the National Capital region- one that connects industries to disenfranchised families and fathers to the needs of the community. Our work teaches skills and equips the underserved with the tools and empowerment needed to strengthen lives and change communities.
A Wider Circle
The mission of A Wider Circle is to end poverty. Our holistic approach integrates on-the-ground services for the creation of stable homes, workforce development, and neighborhood revitalization. We also seek to develop large-scale solutions that incorporate greater awareness and engagement by the community.
Future Link
Future Link closes the opportunity divide in Montgomery County by providing first-generation-to-college, low-income young adults (ages 18-25) with the tools, skills and resources to achieve lasting economic self-sufficiency. Our two-phase program begins with career exploration, professional skill development, and education planning, followed by comprehensive, personalized, holistic support including mentoring, career coaching, paid internships, tutoring, scholarships and ongoing professional development.
Future Link’s program helps our young adults reach their goal of self-sufficiency by:
1) empowering students to move away from a survivalist mindset to one that is achievement-driven;
2) supporting students long-term, to and through college and entry into the workforce;
3) fostering measurable hard skills and soft skills (professional communication and confidence-building) essential for success; and
4) providing work experiences and direct employment connections required to launch their career.
Future Link supports students long-term enabling them to achieve their education and career goals. Dedicated mentors, trained volunteers, local employers and generous donors sustain our work by investing in local youth. Together, we are strengthening the community and achieving equity through deliberate action.
Generation Hope
Fewer than 2% of teen mothers earn a college degree before age 30, and more than half of all parenting college students leave school without a degree. Generation Hope is committed to changing these statistics, one family and one system at a time. Generation Hope helps teen parents graduate from college through one-on-one mentoring, scholarship funding, and crisis assistance while at the same time helping their children prepare for success in kindergarten and beyond. Generation Hope also engages education and policy partners to drive systemic change that will help all teen and student parents succeed. Click here to donate.
Interfaith Works
Since 1972, Interfaith Works has been providing vital services to Montgomery County residents facing economic hardship. Each year the organization provides support to 35,000 individuals in need of food, clothing, shelter, vocational services and more. Find out how you can help support our efforts!
AsylumWorks
AsylumWorks is a regional nonprofit that provides direct services to support asylum seekers and other immigrants seeking safety from violence in Maryland, Washington, D.C., and Northern Virginia. Our holistic service model includes trauma-informed social services, employment assistance, and community building to help people rebuild their lives with safety and dignity.
Horton’s Kids
For over 30 years, Horton’s Kids has worked to remove systemic barriers to opportunity for children and families in Southeast DC’s most under-resourced neighborhoods. Each year our comprehensive programs and services support the physical, educational, and social-emotional development of over 600 children and families.
Carpenter’s Shelter
Founded in 1988, Carpenter’s Shelter is a highly recognized private 501 (c) 3 nonprofit organization located in Alexandria, VA near Old Town. Carpenter’s Shelter supports more than 600 homeless and formerly homeless children, women and men each year. Visit here to find out ways to get involved.
Kind Works
Kind Works meets pressing community needs and builds community by mobilizing individuals in volunteer service.
Our service projects include:
* home setups for people starting over (most frequently these days Afghan refugee families)
* cooking recovered food for people who are food insecure
* refurbishing old computers for people who need them (reducing the digital divide and eWaste)