For Love of Children

Basic Information

Address: 1763 Columbia Road, NW, Washington, DC 2009

Phone Number: 202-349-3512

Fax Number: 202-349-3532

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Email: emetz@floc.org

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Additional Information

Causes Served: Children, Youth, Education, Leadership, College Access

Clearances Required: Yes

Background Check: Yes

Population Served: Children and youth in 1st - 12th grades

Ages for Volunteer: 18+

Hours of Service: 2+

Minimum Hours Required: 2

Days of Service: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday

Mission Statement:

To provide young children and at-risk youth with the resources to achieve educational and personal success through a continuum of educational services that prepares them to become confident, life-long learners and contributing members of their communities.

Philosophy/Belief Statement:

For Love of Children (FLOC), a non-profit organization founded in 1965, is dedicated to providing D.C. students with the resources to achieve educational and personal success through a continuum of educational services that prepare them to become confident life-long learners and contributing members of their communities. Our goal is for every one of our students to remain connected to their education, stay on grade level, and grow as students, as citizens and as leaders.

Program History:

For Love of Children was founded in 1965 by a consortium of churches and concerned citizens to act on behalf of 900 abandoned and abused children who were warehoused in the District's over crowded, understaffed "Junior Village." Due to the efforts of FLOC and sister agencies in establishing viable alternatives to institutionalizaton, Junior Village was closed in 1973.

Today, FLOC's mission is to offer educational services that equip high-risk children and youth with the skills necessary to break the cycle of poverty, become life-long learners, and make substantial contributions to their communities. Through example and partnership, For Love of Children uses education to empower young people and their families to close society's achievement gap.

For the past forty years, For Love of Children has helped more than 10,000 children discover and build on their dreams for a bright future… A child with a dream is a child with a future. Our early dreams are often the foundations that allow us to thrive and grow into contributing citizens.

Education is our most critical tool for ensuring children a bright future. For Love of Children provides the opportunities and practical support that allow children to make the most of their education - and break the cycle of poverty.

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For more information:
- Visit our website: http://www.floc.org
- View our video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrGgqYHv9VQ