"A Wider
Circle... plays such a critical role in raising residents out
of poverty."
- Congressman Chris Van Hollen
At A Wider
Circle, we believe that if one child is in poverty, every child is
in poverty. If one mother is in poverty, every mother is in poverty.
That is why we provide beds, dressers, and other basic need items
to families that are moving out of shelters or living in neglected
neighborhoods. It is why we run after-school programs in low-income
schools and why we teach health and wellness classes at shelters
and public housing facilities.
We serve
seven days a week - 365 days a year - in response to the more than
300 calls we receive each day. The causes and effects of poverty
do not exist Monday through Friday, from 9:00-5:00, and neither can
our effort to end it.
