We Strengthen the Village That Raises the Child

CARE DC is more than an organization—it’s a movement. Just as the Civil Rights era gave rise to community-rooted change, CARE DC grows power through local chapters that lead transformation where they live. Our chapters—CARE Anacostia and CARE Brookland—embody this vision, organizing educators, families, and neighbors to reimagine what justice looks like in their schools and communities. We believe every neighborhood is a village with the strength to bring justice to its schools. By restoring that collective spirit, we help communities build the structures needed to raise every child together.

Through the Educator Advancement Team, Hopes and Dreams Program, and Power Our Schools, CARE DC nurtures educators, families, and neighborhoods to transform schools—and shape a just future for our city.

With time, we aim to grow more chapters throughout Washington, DC, so that every community and school has the power to cultivate its own path toward justice.

Building a Just Future Together
When villages are empowered, they revolutionize public education, harvesting a just future for our youth from the classroom to the home to the block. By investing in schools, strengthening community economies, and advancing future-forward strategies, we create space for families, educators, and communities to step into their brilliance—where radical possibilities and true justice take root. Because our youth need their village to be strong—without it, something else will write their future.

✨ Experience our Storybook to see these possibilities in motion—through the faces, stories, and moments that show racial justice taking root in our schools through the hands of our communities.