Partner Organizations
LFFP proudly partners with many organizations around the DC metropolitan area. From churches to schools to other
non-profits, LFFP is happy to build relationships with organizations that share our dedication to interrupting violence and creating a culture of peace. Together, we can transform our world.
non-profits, LFFP is happy to build relationships with organizations that share our dedication to interrupting violence and creating a culture of peace. Together, we can transform our world.
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The DC Peace Team meets at the Perry School
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MJ speaks at the Father McKenna Center in Washington, D.C.
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Current Partners
Alpha Phi Omega, Theta Chi Chapter, George Washington University
Alpha Phi Omega is a national coeducational service organization founded on the principles of Leadership, Friendship and Service. It provides its members the opportunity to develop leadership skills as they volunteer on their campus, in their community, to the nation, and to the organization. Former Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush Sr. are APO alumni.
www.apogwu.com
Beacon House
Beacon House is a nonprofit, community based organization that provides tutoring, mentoring, cultural, athletic, recreational and nutritional programs to at-risk children, ages 5-18, who reside in and around the Edgewood Terrace community in Ward 5 of Washington, D.C. We help at-risk youth to identify and pursue educational objectives and prepare them for productive involvement in their community and society.
www.beaconhousedc.org
Caldwell Chapel Community
This is an Intentional Eucharistic Community, a small faith community rooted in the Catholic tradition that gathers weekly to celebrate Eucharist. Through sharing liturgical life and mutual support for one another, members are strengthened to live Gospel-centered lives dedicated to spiritual growth and social commitment.
Contact: deborahataylor@gmail.com
Catholic University of America
Many students from the university volunteer their time to LFFP's afterschool program by tutoring kids, playing, and leading peace circles.
http://www.cua.edu/index.html
Chance Academy
CHANCE Academy offers an arts-integrated college preparatory academic program that is both multifaceted and tailored to individual needs. It offers students choices that allow them to have a voice in their education and provides a supportive yet demanding environment, so they will develop proud ownership of their learning.
www.chanceacademy.org
DC Peace Team
The DC Peace Team cultivates and sustains a culture of nonviolent peacemaking by developing trusting relationships, providing training/education in nonviolent conflict intervention skills and restorative justice, monitoring key areas of struggle in our communities, and accompanying school children through difficult neighborhoods.
www.dcpeaceteam.com
Delta Phi Omega, Zeta Chapter, University of MD
DPO is the largest, strongest, and fastest growing South Asian and multicultural interest sisterhood nationwide. Its chief service objective is seeing that every child enjoys literacy and a good education.
www.dpomaryland.wix.com/dpomaryland
Drum Lady Kristen Arant & Kweku Owusu
Kristen Arant is a drummer, musician, teacher, and organizer who lives and works in Washington DC. In 2005 she founded the Young Women’s Drumming Empowerment Project, a nonprofit that gives rise to young women’s self-esteem, creative self-expression, and positive development through drumming, poetry, movement, song, and performance. Kweku Owusu is a Ghanaian master drummer currently living in the DC area.
www.drumlady.com/about/
Eastern Mennonite Universuty
LFFP has an internship partnership with EMU. Eash semester, a student who is interested in conflict resolution and peacebuilding, is able to work with us and assist with administrative tasks and the afterschool program or Peace Camps.
http://www.emu.edu
Georgetown University School of Medicine
Opened in 1851, this is one of Georgetown’s five professional schools. The Georgetown medical experience is centered in "cura personalis" - care for the psychological, spiritual, social as well as physical well being of the person. It lays the groundwork for the formation of physician healers committed to the well being of their patients and dedicated to the health needs of the underserved.
www.som.georgetown.edu
NOVA Community
NOVA is a spirit-filled, Eucharist-centered Catholic community worshiping weekly in Arlington, VA. As we nurture our Christian faith, we work for peace and social justice and a more caring world.
www.novacommunity.info
Pax Christi USA
Pax Christi USA strives to create a world that reflects the Peace of Christ by exploring, articulating, and witnessing to the call of Christian nonviolence. This work begins in personal life and extends to communities of reflection and action to transform structures of society.
www.paxchristiusa.org
Perry School Community Services Center
The Center’s mission is to alleviate the conditions of poverty in order to help ensure positive outcomes for youth, adults and families within the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, and especially its own service area, using a collaborative, comprehensive, and integrated approach to social services, economic empowerment, and youth development.
www.perryschool.org
The Torture Abolition and Survivors Support Coalition (TASSC)
The mission of TASSC is to end the practice of torture wherever it occurs and to empower survivors, their families and communities wherever they are. Its work includes both advocacy and direct support.
http://www.tassc.org
Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington (UUCA)
UUCA is a dynamic community of individuals who share a liberal spiritual journey. The mission of UUCA is to be a place where anyone and everyone can Connect, Grow, and Serve.
www.uucava.org
Alpha Phi Omega is a national coeducational service organization founded on the principles of Leadership, Friendship and Service. It provides its members the opportunity to develop leadership skills as they volunteer on their campus, in their community, to the nation, and to the organization. Former Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush Sr. are APO alumni.
www.apogwu.com
Beacon House
Beacon House is a nonprofit, community based organization that provides tutoring, mentoring, cultural, athletic, recreational and nutritional programs to at-risk children, ages 5-18, who reside in and around the Edgewood Terrace community in Ward 5 of Washington, D.C. We help at-risk youth to identify and pursue educational objectives and prepare them for productive involvement in their community and society.
www.beaconhousedc.org
Caldwell Chapel Community
This is an Intentional Eucharistic Community, a small faith community rooted in the Catholic tradition that gathers weekly to celebrate Eucharist. Through sharing liturgical life and mutual support for one another, members are strengthened to live Gospel-centered lives dedicated to spiritual growth and social commitment.
Contact: deborahataylor@gmail.com
Catholic University of America
Many students from the university volunteer their time to LFFP's afterschool program by tutoring kids, playing, and leading peace circles.
http://www.cua.edu/index.html
Chance Academy
CHANCE Academy offers an arts-integrated college preparatory academic program that is both multifaceted and tailored to individual needs. It offers students choices that allow them to have a voice in their education and provides a supportive yet demanding environment, so they will develop proud ownership of their learning.
www.chanceacademy.org
DC Peace Team
The DC Peace Team cultivates and sustains a culture of nonviolent peacemaking by developing trusting relationships, providing training/education in nonviolent conflict intervention skills and restorative justice, monitoring key areas of struggle in our communities, and accompanying school children through difficult neighborhoods.
www.dcpeaceteam.com
Delta Phi Omega, Zeta Chapter, University of MD
DPO is the largest, strongest, and fastest growing South Asian and multicultural interest sisterhood nationwide. Its chief service objective is seeing that every child enjoys literacy and a good education.
www.dpomaryland.wix.com/dpomaryland
Drum Lady Kristen Arant & Kweku Owusu
Kristen Arant is a drummer, musician, teacher, and organizer who lives and works in Washington DC. In 2005 she founded the Young Women’s Drumming Empowerment Project, a nonprofit that gives rise to young women’s self-esteem, creative self-expression, and positive development through drumming, poetry, movement, song, and performance. Kweku Owusu is a Ghanaian master drummer currently living in the DC area.
www.drumlady.com/about/
Eastern Mennonite Universuty
LFFP has an internship partnership with EMU. Eash semester, a student who is interested in conflict resolution and peacebuilding, is able to work with us and assist with administrative tasks and the afterschool program or Peace Camps.
http://www.emu.edu
Georgetown University School of Medicine
Opened in 1851, this is one of Georgetown’s five professional schools. The Georgetown medical experience is centered in "cura personalis" - care for the psychological, spiritual, social as well as physical well being of the person. It lays the groundwork for the formation of physician healers committed to the well being of their patients and dedicated to the health needs of the underserved.
www.som.georgetown.edu
NOVA Community
NOVA is a spirit-filled, Eucharist-centered Catholic community worshiping weekly in Arlington, VA. As we nurture our Christian faith, we work for peace and social justice and a more caring world.
www.novacommunity.info
Pax Christi USA
Pax Christi USA strives to create a world that reflects the Peace of Christ by exploring, articulating, and witnessing to the call of Christian nonviolence. This work begins in personal life and extends to communities of reflection and action to transform structures of society.
www.paxchristiusa.org
Perry School Community Services Center
The Center’s mission is to alleviate the conditions of poverty in order to help ensure positive outcomes for youth, adults and families within the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, and especially its own service area, using a collaborative, comprehensive, and integrated approach to social services, economic empowerment, and youth development.
www.perryschool.org
The Torture Abolition and Survivors Support Coalition (TASSC)
The mission of TASSC is to end the practice of torture wherever it occurs and to empower survivors, their families and communities wherever they are. Its work includes both advocacy and direct support.
http://www.tassc.org
Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington (UUCA)
UUCA is a dynamic community of individuals who share a liberal spiritual journey. The mission of UUCA is to be a place where anyone and everyone can Connect, Grow, and Serve.
www.uucava.org
We are grateful for all of the wonderful organizations who work with LFFP to create a culture of peace.
