Bread for the City (BFC) has completed construction on a new, 28,136 square foot comprehensive service center at 1700 Good Hope Road SE. Construction began in January 2019. A virtual grand opening and ribbon cutting took place Thursday, September 3, 2020, which featured legendary DJ Donnie Simpson and DC’s Backyard Band. BFC exceeded it’s $35,000 goal by raising $67,136 to help staff the new center once it’s safe to fully open.
The new Southeast Center will serve 20,000 clients through 75,000 visits each year. It will feature a new dental clinic to provide cleanings, extractions, dentures, and x-rays to 1,000 patients. The increase in space will help other programs: food and clothing distribution, comprehensive social services, legal advice and representation, and community organizing and advocacy…..
BFC is grateful to the DC Department of Housing and Community Development, Diane & Norman Bernstein Foundation, A. James & Alice B. Clark Foundation, and The J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation who were substantial partners in this project.
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