Southeast Strong
Since 1994, DC SCORES has partnered with Southeast schools in Wards 7 & 8 to ensure young people have access to consistent, safe, joyful, and fully funded programming. This spring, help continue our investment in these schools and ensure our communities remain Southeast Strong!
Give to DC SCORES
This spring, our goal is to raise $30,000 to provide programming for young people in Southeast schools in Wards 7 & 8, the wards with the highest competition for out-of-school-time program places.
Wards 7 and 8
Out-of-school time (OST) programs, including DC SCORES, transform lives. Young people who participate in OST programming benefit from higher academic grades, greater college and career readiness, improved social and emotional well-being, and increased safety during the afterschool hours when youth are most likely to experience violence.
Families in Ward 7 and 8 report greater interest in OST programming than wealthier households, yet face higher competition for enrolling in those programs. DC SCORES is bridging that gap.
Right now, many of our family and school communities face uncertainty. But, with your support, we can ensure our partnerships with Southeast schools remain strong and provide young people with high-quality, joyful programming that supports well into adulthood. Will you make an investment in Southeast poet-athletes?
Southeast Strong Stories
La'Dae
La'Dae, a poet-athlete at Stanton Elementary in Ward 8, shares how DC SCORES helped her process grief, make friends, and find mentors.
Kimball Elementary
Ward 7's Kimball Elementary is leveraging DC SCORES to build school community and write the history of their Southeast neighborhood.
Hart Middle School
Poet-athletes in the DC SCORES team at Hart Middle School in Ward 8 fought period stigma through service learning.
Poet-Athlete City
Southeast schools are integral to our long-term vision: to reach every Title 1 public middle and elementary school in the city. We call this vision Poet-Athlete City.
DC SCORES was born in the District. For 30 years, we’ve been helping young people build strong, supportive local communities through our award-winning after-school soccer, poetry, and service programs. We want to reach a new generation of young people who need DC SCORES. We currently serve 70% of Title 1 middle and elementary schools in the District — by 2030, we want to be in all of them.
Many of the schools on our waitlist are Southeast schools in Wards 7 & 8. By donating today, you are helping build Poet-Athlete City with DC SCORES.
Support Our Work
A gift of any amount will help us reach our target and ensure our programs reach the young people who need us most.