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- EIN 52-1773366
- (202) 529-7376
- 601 Edgewood St Ne Ste 15 Washington DC 20017-3314 USA
- beaconhousedc.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Human Services, Neighborhood Centers
Mission: Beacon house provides children in the greater edgewood community of washington, dc with a safe, nurturing, life expanding community in which to increase their academic achievement, discover their talents, and to grow into healthy adults who achieve their greatest potential. Our programs focus on closing the education achievement gap - and thus improving the economic trajectories - of children in ward 5 for whom generational poverty is most persistent.
Programs: Education: beacon house today serves annually more than 150 children and youth, ages 5 to 18, by providing after-school academic mentoring and enrichment programs in two 6,000 square-foot centers located in the edgewood commons affordable housing community. Beacon house is unique among district of columbia after-school organizations as a place-based organization which builds relationships with children in ward 5 over many years. Beacon house has become an integral component of the social fabric of edgewood, and hundreds of children in ward 5 have received a strong foundation for future success. More than 90% of beacon house's 12th grade students graduate from high school each year, and 3 out of every 4 of these graduates enroll in college or a technical training program within 4 months. As a result of its successes, beacon house is now recognized as "one of the best" nonprofits in washington, dc by the catalogue for philanthropy.
athletics: beacon house also engages over 300 boys and girls annually in an award-winning athletics program which reinforces the importance of school and the prioritization of education. This program's flagship offering is a national championship-winning football program which attracts boys and girls across dc. The physical activity special interest group of the society of behavioral medicine (sbm), a multidisciplinary nonprofit with a vision of "better health through behavioral change," honored beacon house in 2016 with its local innovator award, given to organizations making outstanding and innovative contributions to the health of a community via physical activity promotion.
nutrition: to ensure that hunger is not a barrier to learning, beacon house provides approximately 125 free meals each day to the children we serve. In addition, we teach our students what constitutes a healthy and balanced diet, and help our students develop healthy eating habits.