This Holiday Season, Give the Gift of Community.

Provide a month of essentials to 5 families | $40

For those served by our Ward 8 Hub, essential hygiene and cleaning products can be expensive, difficult to access, and not covered by SNAP (food stamp) benefits. $40 allows us to provide five families monthly market bags filled with these items.

Outfit a job seeker with professional clothing | $75

When visiting our Silver Spring Center, job seekers can work with a volunteer personal shopper to select outfits to wear to work or interviews. With a gift of $75, we can serve one job seeker, providing them with a week’s worth of clothing, free of charge.

Purchase a new twin bed for a child in need | $100

A bed is the number one item requested by those who call A Wider Circle for help. Before visiting us, many families we serve are sleeping on the floor. With a donation of $100, we are able to purchase a brand new twin bed for a child in need.

Give emergency support for a P2I family | $200

Many of those we serve are one emergency away from losing their home or livelihood. $200 can provide support for things like eviction prevention or medical expenses to a family enrolled in our long-term support program, P2I.

Provide ongoing support for a job seeker | $250

Our Career Support program provides holistic, strength-based support to job seekers. $250 allows us to provide a client with ongoing support via resume and job application assistance, interview prep, career counseling, and professional coaching.

Fund a recovery support  group meeting| $300

Residents we serve in Ward 8 report that substance addiction and overdose is one of the biggest issues faced by the community. $300 allows us to hold a session of our weekly Highland Recovery Group, facilitated by a trained addiction therapist.

Stock our Ward 8 Hub’s food pantry for a week| $400

In the Washington Highlands neighborhood, home of our Ward 8 Hub, 78% of residents experience food insecurity. The Hub’s food pantry serves 25-30 residents per day, and $400 can provide enough healthy nonperishable food to stock it for an entire week.

Fund a Career Support workshop | $500

A gift of $500 allows our Career Support team to provide a critical workshop on topics like interviewing skills, networking, or job search strategies. Group workshops are held both virtually and in person and focus on a strength-based approach to the career journey.

Furnish a home for a family in need | $1,000

Every year, A Wider Circle furnishes the homes of over 10,000 local families. A $1,000 donation allows us to provide beds, dressers, couches, dining sets, and more to a family transitioning out of homelessness, escaping domestic violence, or simply living without these essentials.

Fund deliveries for our most vulnerable clients | $2,000

The ability to transport furniture home from our Center is one of the biggest barriers to service for those who call us for help. A $2,000 gift allows us to deliver an entire home’s worth of furnishings to some of our most vulnerable neighbors, such as seniors or individuals with disabilities.

Sponsor a mobile clothing event | $2,500

Mobile professional clothing events allow us to transport work attire directly to those who need it. A gift of $2,500 allows us to transport clothing job fairs, training programs, partner organizations and agencies, and our Ward 8 Hub — serving an average of 30 individuals per event.

Underwrite a mattress giveaway event | $10,000

Each month, we host mattress giveaway events that serve 20-40 families with beds and mattresses, as well as clothing, household goods, and other community resources. With a generous gift of $10,000, you can underwrite an entire event, naming it in honor of your recipient.