Capital Area Runners is proud to work with the following Charity Partners:
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Founded in 2007, Back on My Feet is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to promote the self-sufficiency of the homeless population by engaging them in running as a means to build confidence, strength and self-esteem. BOMF has received incredible media support, including attention from NBC Nightly News, ABC World News and CNN. The organization has chapters in Philadelphia and Baltimore and will launch in Washington, DC in March 2010. Learn more at www.backonmyfeet.org.
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Jill’s House welcomes children between the ages of 6 to 17 who live with intellectual disabilities such as autism, brain injury and Down syndrome. To give their families a break from the rigors of their care, we provide short-term overnight stays and day camps.
Jill’s House is currently looking for runners to join their team and fundraise on behalf of Jill’s House for the 2012 Marine Corp Marathon. If you are interested in joining their team, please click this link.
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Join Team World Vision and change lives in Africa. Make your race more meaningful by raising funds for children in need. www.teamworldvision.org. The first DC area race for Team World Vision is the Marine Corps Marathon on October 31. Contact Susan Tang at stang@worldvision.org to get involved or to volunteer to make a difference in the lives of children in Kenya and Ethiopia!
FLOC aka For Love of Children is using education to empower many area young people and their families and helping to close society's achievement gap. Since its founding in 1965, For Love of Children's mission has been to offer educational services that equip high-risk children and youth with the skills necessary to break the cycle of poverty, become life-long learners, and make substantial contributions to their communities.
The three main ways FLOC supports child development:
1) Neighborhood Tutoring Programs – FLOC offers nearly 300 one-on-one tutors per year to youth in the metro DC area.
2) Outdoor Education Center and Leadership Challenge – FLOC has an outdoor education center where DC youth can safely challenge themselves, build confidence and hone their leadership skills
3) FLOC Scholars Program – Once FLOC builds the basics, they help their students prepare and matriculate to college or university. They even have a scholarship fund to help some students financially
If you love EDUCATION, you will love FLOC. If you love helping kids, you will love FLOC. If you love the outdoors, you will love FLOC.
To race for this cause, Register for Acumen's Race for a Cause 8k, this December, and choose For the Love of Children as the non-profit you are supporting.
