Catching Up with Nourish Now
“Pre-pandemic, our reach was about 1,000 families a month. We now have 16 distributions across [Montgomery] County, and we are feeding between 8,000 to 10,000 people a week.” – Tammi Houton Tammi...
View ArticleExplaining DC’s Maternal Mortality Crisis
We are grateful to Andria Cornell, associate director for women’s and infant health at the Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs, and Ebony Marcelle, director of midwifery at Community of...
View ArticleProviding a Voice for Children
Sometimes members find new volunteer passions through Many Hands; sometimes those passions lead women to become Many Hands members. And sometimes those stories intersect. Andrea Taylor has been a...
View ArticleGrantee Spotlight: Greater DC Diaper Bank
“With Many Hands’ support, we have been able to expand our programs significantly this year, becoming a reliable source of baby essentials for thousands more parents in our region,” reports Corinne...
View ArticleGrantee Spotlight: The Grassroot Project
The Grassroot Project (TGP) is a Washington, DC nonprofit that advances health equity by using sports to reimagine health education in middle schools. With programs that have been shown to...
View ArticleGrantee Spotlight: Homeless Children’s Playtime Project
The Homeless Children’s Playtime Project (Playtime) partners with homeless shelters and other organizations in Washington, DC and Prince George’s County, MD to create safe and fun play spaces for...
View ArticleAnnouncing the 2022 Many Hands Grantees
Many Hands is a women’s grantmaking organization committed to making a lasting impact on the lives of Washington, DC area women, children, and families in socioeconomic need and to helping its members...
View ArticleGrantee Spotlight: The Homeless Children’s Playtime Project – One Year Later
In May 2021, Many Hands members voted to award the $100,000 Impact Grant to The Homeless Children’s Playtime Project, which cultivates resilience in children experiencing family homelessness by...
View ArticleGrantee Spotlight: Nueva Vida
One of four two-time Many Hands grantees, Nueva Vida received its first grant of $24,000 in 2012. Ten years later, the Alexandria-based support network for Latinas with cancer and their families...
View ArticleAnnouncing the 2023 Grantees!
2023 Many Hands $100,000 Impact Grant Communities in Schools of the Nation’s Capital 2023 Many Hands Partner Grants ($70,000 each) Child Resource Connect Edu-Futuro The Wanda Alston Foundation 2023...
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