Everyone is welcome at A Wider Circle; there are no eligibility or referral requirements. Our “no wrong door” approach ensures that everyone who comes to us is met with compassion and served in a dignified and respectful environment. We meet each person we serve where they are — identifying challenges, providing comprehensive support, and pursuing solutions together.

This holistic approach paves the way to financial self-sufficiency, walking alongside each individual and family we serve to work toward a common goal — ending poverty.

For many of those served by A Wider Circle, the journey out of poverty starts with a furnished home. Each day we hear from families in their first ever homes, often after leaving homelessness or fleeing domestic abuse. Through our Essential Support Program we provide 10–15 families each day with beds, dressers, dining sets, couches, and more — all free of charge.

Our Workforce Development Program offers job seekers individualized support, focusing on skills and resources critical to securing stable employment and financial stability, including career counseling, labor market navigation, networking, and emotional intelligence skill-building. Job seekers can also visit our Professional Development Center, where we provide professional clothing to wear to interviews or to their new job at no charge.

Through our Neighborhood Partnerships Program, communities invite A Wider Circle to collaborate and develop a long-term presence because we listen carefully and forge lasting, trusting partnerships. Based at our Ward 8 Hub in DC’s Washington Highlands neighborhood, we work with residents to build service menus that address needs specific to each community. Select services include workforce development workshops, health and wellness programming, family enrichment, support to resident leaders for community engagement, microgrants for community-led initiatives, and more.

For those we serve, our work is not about a particular program, service, or product. It is about love, hope, and connection with a community that seeks for them the same opportunities that we seek for our own families.

The engagement of the broader community has fueled A Wider Circle’s impact from the start. You can help us achieve our mission by getting involved today.