Community Champions
The Community Champions program created by the Whitlow Foundation recognizes leaders who have made an impact on the lives on communities of color in the DMV for years. Some of these leaders are unsung, yet they continue to do the work to encourage others to live in and on purpose, to push themselves beyond their limited and limiting beliefs, and to explore their creativity.
“Life’s most persistent and urgent question is: ‘What are you doing for others?'”
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
On behalf of The Whitlow Foundation and the people of the community, we would like to say “Thank You”! Thank you so much for your blind service and commitment to the community during Covid-19 2020. You contributed to the distribution of over 20,000 meals in Wards 6, 7, and 8.
Jasmine Campbell — Our Community Partnership - Program Director @ Living Classrooms
Tammie Adams — Our Community Partnership - Manager @ Starbucks
Nora Moore — Our Community Partnership - Assistant Director of Operations Thurgood Marshall Academy
OUR PARTNERS
The Whitlow Foundation
...would like to recognize our strategic partnerships that help support our mission of feeding the community!
Building and maintaining a strong partnership not only simplifies your work but also makes it more transparent, aligned with community interests and needs, and ultimately more effective and impactful. Collaborating with community members guarantees that you ask pertinent questions, engage the appropriate individuals, and carry out your work ethically. This is reflective of The Whitlow Foundation's approach to achieving collective impact.
1. Holistic Approach:
Community challenges are complex and interlinked, necessitating a comprehensive approach for effective resolution. Collaboration allows partners to contribute varied perspectives, skills, and experiences. This pooled expertise facilitates a deeper grasp of the problems, paving the way for inventive and enduring solutions. The collaborative synergy ensures thorough consideration of all facets of an issue, fostering lasting transformation.
2. Leveraging Collective Influence:
When organizations unite, their collective influence and advocacy efforts are magnified. Community partnerships offer a unified platform for partners to advocate for community needs and drive policy changes. Such collective action is more impactful and stands a greater chance of effecting significant systemic change. Through collaboration, partners have the power to influence policies, legislation, and societal norms for the greater good of the community.
3. Building Trust and Relationships:
Collaborative partnerships enhance trust, understanding, and mutual respect between organizations. Through joint efforts, partners cultivate robust relationships anchored in shared values and goals. Trust is essential for successful collaboration, promoting open dialogue, cooperation, and the sharing of resources and expertise. Such relationships transcend singular projects, laying the groundwork for ongoing cooperative ventures and community development.
4. Sustainability and Long-Term Impact:
Community partnerships are founded on sustainability and enduring impact. Through forming alliances, organizations can establish systems and initiatives that surpass the lifespan of single projects. Concentrating on developing resilient communities and tackling underlying issues rather than mere symptoms, these partnerships establish a foundation for enduring change. Partners commit to a lasting influence on the community by persistently assessing and refining their approaches.
Community partnerships act as a driving force for positive transformation, capable of tackling intricate issues beyond the scope of any one entity. Collaboration opens the door to collective efforts, pooled resources, and varied viewpoints. These alliances, through unified goals, augmented resources, broader influence, and comprehensive strategies forge enduring benefits in the communities they support. Looking ahead, nurturing robust community partnerships is crucial for meeting the changing demands of our society and forging a brighter future for everyone.
Featured Champion
Mid-Atlantic Food Resilience Access Coalition (MAFRAC)
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Mission (P-E-R-C)
PREPARE
and build a stakeholder group that can cohesively respond to future food and logistics emergencies through established processes and procedures.
EMPOWER
with Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion of funding for Capacity-Building (Networking; Partnerships, and Funding) – MAFRAC will make investments in our many nonprofit food pantries & food hubs with our multiple diverse funding. The increased funding will help provide access for Black, Indigenous, Latinx, and other historically marginalized producers and farmers to strengthen a more efficient and equitable regional food system. We are embarking on many community-supported agriculture partners for funding including the local, state, and federal governments.
RESOURCE
provides capacity-building tools and services to the Hunger Relief Organizations and Farmers to assist them in better serving the community, in many ways. distributing matching grants to the front-line community-led nonprofits (HROs) and farm businesses that serve communities in need of purchasing local, nutritious, high-quality foods, which in turn support local, sustainable, and diverse farms.
CONNECTIONS
are made with local food councils, government agencies, educational institutions, and similar groups that deal with health, agriculture, and crisis response across the Mid-Atlantic region. These interregional collaborations will ensure the health, resiliency, and responsiveness of our food system.
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Founded in 2017, The Whitlow Foundation is an official 501(c)(3) charitable nonprofit headquartered in Washington, DC • EIN 82-3515356