DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPLESEED CENTER FOR LAW AND JUSTICE INC
1111 14TH STREET NW NO 510, WASHINGTON, DC 20005 www.dcappleseed.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: DC APPLESEED SOLVES PROBLEMS AFFECTING THE DAILY LIVES OF THOSE WHO LIVE AND WORK IN THE NATIONAL CAPITAL AREA. SUBSTANTIAL PROBONO LEGAL SERVICES (APPROXIMATELY $2 MILLION IN 2018) ARE PROVIDED BY AREA LAW FIRMS AND OTHER PROFESSIONALS TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION.

TO SOLVE PROBLEMS AFFECTING THE DAILY LIVES OF THOSE WHO LIVE AND WORK IN THE NATIONAL CAPITAL AREA.

EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION:DC APPLESEED IS HELPING THE DISTRICT RAISE THE QUALITY OF ITS EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION SYSTEM BY ADVOCATING BETTER COMPENSATION AND ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD TEACHERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO WORK IN COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS. THIS WORK IS PART OF OUR WORKING POOR FAMILIES INITIATIVE.

HIV/AIDS PROJECT:THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA HAS ONE OF THE HIGHEST RATES OF NEW AIDS CASES IN THE COUNTRY. AFTER 10 YEARS OF ADVOCACY--INCLUDING A MAJOR REPORT AND FOLLOW-UP REPORT CARDS-WE WROTE A NEW REPORT: A PLAN TO "END AIDS" IN DC BY 2020. WE WILL BE MONITORING THE DISTRICT'S ADHERENCE TO THE PLAN AND PROGRESS TOWARD THE GOALS OF HAVING 90% OF RESIDENTS KNOW THEIR HIV STATUS; 90% OF THOSE WHO ARE HIV POSITIVE IN TREATMENT; 90% OF THOSE IN TREATMENT ACHIEVING VIRAL LOAD SUPPRESSION; AND A 50% REDUCTION IN NEW HIV INFECTIONS. WE ARE WORKING WITH SEVERAL PRO BONO LAW FIRM TEAMS AND THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO ACCURATELY ASSESS PROGRESS, INCLUDING THE STATUS OF REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH EDUCATION IN THE SCHOOLS.

WORKING POOR FAMILIES:IN EARLY 2007, THE CENTER WAS INVITED BY FOUR NATIONAL FOUNDATIONS ANNIE E. CASEY FOUNDATION, FORD FOUNDATION, JOYCE FOUNDATION, AND CHARLES STEWART MOTT FOUNDATION TO PARTICIPATE IN THEIR NATIONWIDE WORKING POOR FAMILIES PROJECT. (THE KRESGE FOUNDATION HAS SINCE JOINED THE COLLABORATION, WHILE MOTT HAS DISCONTINUED ITS INVOLVEMENT.) THE CENTER'S ROLE WAS TO CONDUCT AN ASSESSMENT AND PRODUCE RECOMMENDATIONS TO IMPROVE THE ABILITY OF LOW-INCOME DISTRICT FAMILIES TO ADVANCE THEIR EDUCATION AND ENHANCE THEIR ECONOMIC STABILITY. THE CENTER PARTNERED WITH THE NOT-FOR-PROFIT DC FISCAL POLICY INSTITUTE TO PRODUCE THE ASSESSMENT REPORT, WHICH WAS ISSUED IN JANUARY 2008, AND HAS BEEN ADVOCATING IN A NUMBER OF AREAS SINCE, INCLUDING POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION, LONG-TERM CARE FOR OLDER ADULTS, ADULT EDUCATION AND TRAINING, AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, FOR THE DISTRICT TO PROVIDE GREATER ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY FOR THE ONE IN THREE DISTRICT FAMILIES THAT IS WORKING BUT POOR.

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