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"I'm grateful to be part of the solution," says Daniel Mejia, a student at Don Bosco Cristo Rey High School, and a volunteer at UPO. Learn how you can help! ow.ly/xcoQ50Rkhef #UPOinDC #VolunteerAppreciationWeek #ChangingLives @Mark_Shriver @DonBoscoCR
“Celebrate this week with me and my friends!” UPO is #DC’s largest Early Head Start provider. To learn how we can help your family, text IGROW to 41444 #UPOeducates #IamUPO #UPOinDC #WOYC24 #MonthoftheYoungChild #MOYC24 @DCAEYC @OSSEDC @BainumFdn @Mark_Shriver @SavetheChildren
“I’m legally blind but I’ve learned to use the computer.” - Beverly Massey, a UPO “Foster Grandma” (volunteer mentor for children) Grandma Massey will do ANYTHING to help her students grow. Donate TODAY & your gift is matched: ow.ly/g0Rb50Rf650 #IamUPO #UPOinDC
“Calling on parents of school-aged children” We want to hear what you think: How do we prevent violence in DC? Your insights are SO important. Please join our focus group WEDS. at NOON: bit.ly/FocusParent24 + get a $20 gift card #IamUPO #UPOinDC @WeActRadio @WashInformer
“I inspire [the children] and they inspire me. And I’m developing my computer skills [to be an even better mentor].” - UPO “Foster Grandma” Earnestine Gaines, a volunteer who nurtures students Your gift will be matched: tinyurl.com/fgfund #IamUPO #UPOinDC @AmeriCorpsSr
We’re celebrating the 1st 1,000 days of a child’s life! Even before that, we help pregnant moms & expectant families. (UPO is DC’s largest Early Head Start provider.) #UPOeducates #IamUPO #UPOinDC #MonthoftheYoungChild #MOYC24 @DCAEYC @BainumFdn @Mark_Shriver @SavetheChildren
“UPO is in the house — the White House” UPO “Foster Grandparents” are senior volunteers who mentor #DC children. Today some are volunteering at the White House Easter Egg Roll. Thank you for how you help children blossom! #IamUPO #UPOinDC @AmeriCorpsSr @WashInformer @DACL_DC
How wonderful to see one of our “Foster Grandparents” (volunteer mentors for #DC children) sharing wisdom and building a bond with the students. Thank you to the seniors who give their time and get such joy in return. #IamUPO #UPOinDC #CommunityAction @AmeriCorpsSr @npr_ed
How wonderful to see one of our “Foster Grandparents” (volunteer mentors for #DC children) sharing wisdom and building a bond with the students. Thank you to the seniors who give their time and get such joy in return. #IamUPO #UPOinDC #CommunityAction @AmeriCorpsSr @npr_ed
We are thrilled to celebrate your 50 years of direct service and advocacy in DC, @BreadfortheCity! As a nonprofit that’s equally devoted to empowering and supporting people with low incomes, we appreciate your crucial work! #SupportSystem #HelpingPeople #UPOinDC #IamUPO
“What if you could speak in front of a crowd & walk away feeling that you knocked it out of the park?” Join us for a #Toastmasters info session. Build #SelfConfidence & #Leadership Skills for yourself… & your community. #IamUPO #UPOinDC #publicspeaking #UPOeducates @salimadofo
We are celebrating Vernon Davis Day in #DC! He was on the football field & knows the value of the education field. He helps children thrive through reading & the arts. Thank you, Vernon Davis — we applaud you! #PayItForward #UPOinDC @VernonDavis85 @vontaedavis @JefferiesCraig
Gladys Mack (age 90) loves to serve! She was #DC Mayor #MarionBarry’s Budget Dir., Office of Policy & Planning Dir., Parole Board Chair & Metro Board Chair. She became UPO’s Deputy Exec. Dir. & COO. #IamUPO #UPOinDC #WomensDay #InternationalWomensDay #InternationalWomensDay2024
UPO’s college scholarship fund is named after our Board member Joseph A. Beavers. He was treasurer of the 1963 March on Washington; 1st VP of DC’s Hotel & Restaurant Employees Union; chair, @NAACP Labor & Industry Comm. #IamUPO #UPOinDC #BHM #BHM2024 #BlackHistoryMonth @unitehere
UPO’s Shelter Hotline team is outside right now, as we are every day. We’re the eyes & ears of #DC, giving #lifesaving aid to people who live on the streets — treating them how we’d want to be treated if we were in their shoes. #IamUPO #UPOinDC #DCproud #DCValues @EstherCinDC
UPO’s Shelter Hotline team is outside right now, as we are every day. We’re the eyes & ears of #DC, giving #lifesaving aid to people who live on the streets — treating them how we’d want to be treated if we were in their shoes. #IamUPO #UPOinDC #DCproud #DCValues @EstherCinDC
James G. Banks, an expert in #DC community affairs & housing for decades, led UPO when it was “the chief architect” of the War on Poverty’s “historic reform” in the DC area. (Quotes from @washingtonpost.) #IamUPO #UPOinDC #BlackExcellence #BHM #BHM2024 #BlackHistoryMonth @DCist
UPO’s Shelter Hotline team is outside right now. We’re the eyes & ears of #DC, giving #lifesaving aid to people who live on the streets — treating them how we’d want to be treated if we were in their shoes. #IamUPO #UPOinDC #DCValues @TheAdvoc8te @caroline_jones_@aja_drain
UPO’s Shelter Hotline team is outside right now. We’re the eyes & ears of #DC, giving #lifesaving aid to people who live on the streets — treating them how we’d want to be treated if we were in their shoes. #IamUPO #UPOinDC #DCValues @TheAdvoc8te @caroline_jones_@aja_drain
When #MLK & @NationalSCLC organized the Poor People’s Campaign in 1968, UPO & @gwul365 were in the coalition that fought for equity. In 2018, @UniteThePoor revived the idea & is holding marches on 3/2. #IamUPO #UPOinDC #BHM #BHM2024 #BlackHistory #BlackHistoryMonth @WashInformer
UPO’s Shelter Hotline team is outside right now. We’re the eyes & ears of #DC, giving #lifesaving aid to people who live on the streets — treating them with TLC. #IamUPO #UPOinDC @dclinenews @WashInformer @afronews @WeActRadio @capitalcommnews @TheAdvoc8te @akjohnson1922 @WTOP
UPO’s Shelter Hotline team is outside right now. We’re the eyes & ears of #DC, giving #lifesaving aid to people who live on the streets — treating them with TLC. #IamUPO #UPOinDC @dclinenews @WashInformer @afronews @WeActRadio @capitalcommnews @TheAdvoc8te @akjohnson1922 @WTOP
Nannie Helen Burroughs (1879-1961) grew up in #DC, graduated from the 1st black HS in the U.S. (now @DunbarHSDC) & founded the National Training School for Women and Girls. #IamUPO #UPOinDC #BlackExcellence #BHM #BHM2024 #BlackHistory #BlackHistoryMonth @WashInformer @afronews
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