Organizations With Offices at St. Stephen's

A host of organizations maintain offices on the three floors of our parish house. Here's a quick summary of the organizations currently in our building

American Friends of Sudanese Lost Boys and Girls is a new non-profit that provides support to the thousands of formerly Lost Boys and Lost Girls now in the United States. This is believed to be the first organization in this country to address their needs.

African Immigrants & Refugees Foundation enables new African and other immigrants and refugees to achieve a smooth transition to the American culture through multicultural counseling, consultation, education, training and support services.

Brainfood uses food as a tool to build life skills with youth in a fun and creative setting. Brainfood uses St. Stephen's kitchen for its after-school and summer programs and maintains an office at St. Stephen's.

Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador(CISPES) was formed in 1980 by US activists in order to support the revolution in El Salvador. CISPES channels direct financial support to projects that advance the strategic needs of the revolution and has sent more than 2,000 people on delegations to El Salvador. CISPES has organized many US protests that have been crucial in confronting the U.S.-directed strategy of "low-intensity conflict."

The Community Coalition for Justice and Peace is made up of over 100 DC organizations and strives to focus attention in DC on basic issues of justice in our community, our nation, and our world. Through the Community Coalition, other organizations, including the People's Weekly World, maintain offices in our building.

The Homeless Children's Playtime Project nurtures healthy child development and reduces the effects of trauma among children living in emergency family shelters in the District of Columbia. It believes that play is a human right that all children deserve, regardless of housing status and seeks to help create a city that provides every opportunity for homeless children to succeed by advocating for affordable housing and safe shelters for all families.

Mexicanos Sin Fronteras, a network of immigrant community-based organizations located in the DC area, works to improve the quality of life in low-income communities, the promotion and protection of human, civil and political rights of workers, immigrants and their families, and to preserve cultural identity.

Founded in 2000, One Common Unity nurtures sustainable, caring communities by strengthening individuals and families through innovative peace education, arts, and media.

St. John's College High School's San Miguel School is a middle school that serves 45 economically disadvantaged Latino boys with a rigorous academic program.

STITCH is a network of U.S. women organizers, trainers and activists which supports and connects Central American and US women organizing for economic justice.

Trinidad and Tobago Steel Band rents rehearsal and storage space in a room under the Incarnation Chapel's altar.

The Young Women's Drumming Empowerment Project maintains its office at St. Stephen's and uses the church for rehearsal space.

Words, Beats & Life is a hip-hop nonprofit that sponsors after-school programs, conferences, and an academic journal, providing a series of youth-focused programs and activities to bridge the gaps between the critical, academic community, the artists, and the youth who consume what the artists create.