The DowntownDC Foundation is currently seeking sponsors to charitably support our community this holiday season. View the flyer below to learn more. […]
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The DowntownDC BID and Eaton DC are honored to bring back our free outdoor wellness programming at Franklin Park starting April 25th 2022. Through this partnership, Eaton Wellness will fulfill its aim to serve our community with more accessible opportunities for mental healthcare and wellness, collective care and healing. Weekly Offerings Include: YOGA: A restorative […]
By Alex Koma Anna Valero spent much of the pandemic trying to pull together D.C.’s restaurant industry and help workers survive. Now, as the industry slowly recovers, she’s hoping to use the connections she built during Covid to transform downtown’s Franklin Park. The Downtown D.C. Business Improvement District has picked Valero’s event and restaurant management company, Pirate […]
WASHINGTON, D.C.— A pilot clinic to offer free dental and mental health services to 300 individuals experiencing homelessness in DowntownDC opened this week thanks to funding provided by CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield (CareFirst) to the DowntownDC Foundation. The Terrell A. Waters Impact Clinic launched Nov. 11 and will operate every Thursday for 16 weeks at the […]
WASHINGTON, D.C.— The DowntownDC Foundation on Thursday announced a sponsorship from Amazon for Franklin Park, which reopened to the public on Sept. 24 following a $21 million renovation invested by the District of Columbia under Mayor Muriel Bowser. “This historic park was renovated to serve the community for the next 100 years and it’s the […]
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WASHINGTON, DC By Fredrick Kunkle D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser celebrated the renovation and reopening of Franklin Square on Friday, suggesting that the partnership between the District and National Park Service to overhaul the downtown square might be repeated at other urban parks throughout the city. “In some ways, it’s a model for what we […]
News4’s Jackie Bensen spoke to the DowntownDC Foundation about how the organization is helping people experiencing homelessness this winter. https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/dc-organization-says-need-for-help-unprecedented-this-giving-tuesday/2493801/ […]
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