Fair Chance DC

About Fair Chance

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Fair Chance is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization reaching more than 12,000 children in the most underserved communities of Washington, D.C.

Our Mission & Vision

Fair Chance strengthens the nonprofit sector by providing community-based nonprofit leaders with the tools and knowledge they need to thrive. Empowering and building expertise within organizations at the heart of change, Fair Chance seeks to improve the lives of children and families living in high poverty communities.

Our vision is to give every child a fair chance to succeed.

Background

Children are the Future

Fair Chance was founded in 2002 to ensure that children living in poverty have access to quality programs that will enable them to follow their dreams. In free, year-long partnerships, Fair Chance identifies promising community-based youth and family organizations in Wards 5-8 and works with them to increase their organizational capacity and improve the effectiveness and sustainability of their programs.

Fair Chance has made a measurable and real difference in the lives of children in Washington, D.C. in almost five years, including helping our partner organizations raise more than $1.5 million in new funds.

Board of Directors

  • Laura Bennett
  • Catherine Bohigian
  • Brian Breheny (Chair)
  • Jeff Cooper
  • Jeffrey Drichta
  • Jessica Roth
  • Todd Walrath

Advisory Board

  • Tobias Dengel
  • Ashley Gerstenfeld
  • Mike Kimsey
  • Adam Lehman
  • Tom Rietano

Founder

  • Amanda Marshall

Staff

  • Maria T. Nagorski, Executive Director
  • Kaajal Shah, Program Associate
  • Ebony Ross, Program Associate
  • Sarah Papazoglakis, Development Manager
  • Alexandra Desinord, Office Manager

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