Washington, DC

Washington, DC

LIFT-DC
Perry School Office
128 M Street NW, Suite 320 
Washington, DC 20001
Phone: (202) 289-2525
Fax: (202) 204-0497

LIFT-DC
Columbia Heights Office
c/o CentroNia
1420 Columbia Road NW
Washington, DC 20009
Phone: (202) 332-4200 x1116
Fax: (202) 745-2563

LIFT-DC
THEARC Office

1901 Mississippi Avenue SE
Washington, DC 20020
Phone: (202) 450-2787
Fax: (202) 525-1482

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NEWS

Brittany Walsh Joins LIFT-DC as Program Manager

Friday, February 03 2012

Filed in: Washington, DC News

At LIFT, Brittany works to support and provide oversight to the daily operations of LIFT-DC’s three local offices through management, training and directing of LIFT-DC’s five Site Coordinators. As Program Manager, Brittany pays special attention to the clinical component of LIFT’s client service, volunteer management and engagement and overall program delivery.

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CLIENTS

LIFT in First Person: Frederick Mack

Location: Washington DC

Frederick Mack had fallen on hard times after being forced to take time off from his job. When he was ready to return to the workforce, he discovered that the employment landscape had changed drastically. Despite having 35 years of experience in food service, including positions as a sous chef in DC's top restaurants, Mr. Mack could not land a job.

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VOLUNTEERS

Bishara Addison age: 21

Location: Washington DC
Affiliation: George Washington University

When Bishara Addison first read a description of LIFT-DC at a community service fair, she was reminded of a passage from Desmond Tutu from her coursework at George Washington University.  In it, he discussed the concept of Ubuntu, meaning, “My humanity is caught up and inextricably bound in yours.”  She knew that Ubuntu could be found in LIFT’s model of bridging university and urban communities to combat poverty and expand opportunity, and she wanted to be not only a part of it, but a leader in it.

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