Link To Us		Washington, DC In addition to serving as the Nation's Capital, Washington, DC is also home to a wide variety of service opportunities. Members provide education and counseling to children, teenagers, immigrant families and community residents Site Director: Marie Romejko Phone: 301-320-4977 - E-mail: washingtondc@ndmva.org     Community for Preservation & Development, a non-profit corporation dedicated to creating vibrant communities, offers Notre Dame-AmeriCorps members an opportunity to focus on the educational needs of at-risk youth in after school enrichment programs. Visit www.cpdc.org Friendship House, founded in 1904, offers educational programs to adult individuals, families, and groups who want the opportunity to develop their potential. The mission of Friendship House is to help people find alternatives to life-long poverty, to counteract the breakdown in family life and to establish partnerships with individuals to find solutions to their problems. The Notre Dame-AmeriCorps member teaches basic computer courses and works with small groups of students, age 16 and older, to prepare them to take the GED exam. Living Wages, an adult education center, is a community based, non-profit organization that welcomes Notre Dame-AmeriCorps members to tutor in GED and EDP high school certification programs. With the vision that education is the right of every person, Living Wages invites adult learners to see that work is more than just a job – it is a reflection of human dignity. Visit www.livingwages.org/ Mary House, a transitional housing program, provides affordable housing, life skills advocacy and academic services to immigrant families. Notre Dame-AmeriCorps members assist in family casework, tutor residents in ESL, run the after-school sessions and organize a summer camp. Visit www.maryhouse.org/ The Washington Literacy Council is the largest provider of basic adult literacy services in the District of Columbia. WLC trains volunteers to use a structured reading program based on the latest research in language acquisition. WLC is committed to innovation through finding and implementing best practices for teaching basic literacy to adult and to enabling students to enhance their life experiences and attain personal development goals. The Notre Dame-AmeriCorps member learns the WLC phonics approach to reading, helps to recruit students, teaches several classes per week and participates with WLC office projects as they occur. Visit: www.washingtonliteracycouncil.org Academy of Hope is an education community that provides adult students with learning opportunities at all levels. The adult learners attend classes or work with a tutor to attain educational, professional, and personal goals. The Notre Dame-AmeriCorps member will serve a population where 72% read below an eighth grade level. The member will have an opportunity to work in a variety of the Academy’s programs: adult basic education, GED preparation, the external diploma program computer training and workplace literacy. Visit: www.aohdc.org Washington Middle School for Girls, an independent school teaching girls the power of learning, is dedicated to providing high quality education for 4th through 8th graders. The Notre Dame-AmeriCorps member acts as a teacher’s assistant, tutors small groups of students and serves in the after school program. Visit www.washingtonmiddleschoolforgirls.org     Notre Dame Mission Volunteers - Americorps 403 Markland Ave. Baltimore, MD 21212 Phone:(410) 532-6864 - Fax: (410) 532-2418 Home - About Us - Service Sites - Members - Alumni - Donate - Media - Contact Us - Links