Men Supporting Women With Cancer

Marc Heyison, President

5257 Buckeystown Pike Suite 193

Frederick, MD 21704

Crescent Cities Charities funds will be used by Men Supporting Women With Cancer to educate and empower men to be effective caregivers for the women they love when cancer strikes the women he loves. MSWWC provides targeted educational programs, services, and materials to help families navigate the crisis of cancer and to insure that men are there side by side with the women they love as partners in survival. 

Christian Life Center

Mr. Ben Slye, Pastor

5600 Taylor Road

Riverdale, MD 20737

Crescent Cities Charities funds will be used to fund their weekly produce distribution operation, which serves more than 10,000 pounds of fresh produce throughout the Riverdale/Hyattsville community and District 3 as a whole. These funds will assist with maintenance of their refrigeration truck and trailers to stay operational throughout the year.

Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing

Mackenzie Hudson, Grants Director

P.O. Box 695

La Plata, MD 20646

Crescent Cities Charities funds will be used to help disabled veterans cope with significant physical and emotional healthcare issues related to injuries incurred during their time in military service. PHWFF is unique in that volunteers teach classes on an on-going, long-term basis in our five core program activities: fly tying, fly rod building, casting, fly fishing education and fly fishing outings, rather than hosting a one-time event. These classes provide participants the ability to learn how to adapt to life after a disabling event in a stress-free environment.

PHILLIPS Programs

Debi Alexander, Director of Development

7010 Braddock Road

Annandale, VA 22003

Crescent Cities Charities funds will be used to support youth with behavioral health needs, by benefitting from education, family support services, community education and advocacy.  PHILLIPS has been providing thousands of children, living with complex needs, the resources and support they need to become successful.  This is done through partnering  with parents, school systems, social service agencies and the community so that they can tailor services to meet a child’s individual needs.

EarthReports, Inc. (Patuxent Riverkeeper)

Frederick Tutman, Riverkeeper

17412 Nottingham Road Queen Anne Rd

Upper Marlboro, MD  20772

Crescent Cities Charities funds will be used to support their mission to empower, engage and serve those most environmentally in need. Earth Works helps communities and neighborhoods suffering from environmental health disparities and injustice while building a strong citizen's movement to restore Maryland's longest and deepest intrastate river. These efforts result in a stronger overall community by creating a greater sense of racial and class diversity.

National Center for Police Defense, Inc

James J. Fotis, President

10521 Judicial Dr., Suite 200

Fairfax, Virginia 22030

Crescent Cities Charities funds will be used to forward the mission of the National Center for Police Defense organization. Specifically, NCPD has a local Naloxone (Narcan) Project for K-9's so that they can protect their K-9 force against horrible street opioids and fentanyl, as K-9s need shots whereas humans just take a squirt up the nose.  Additionally, NCPD will step in after case evaluation and help any local Virginia police officer who is unduly charged with a crime.

Young Life College at UMD

Anneke Brown, Regional Director

420 N. Cascade Avenue

Colorado Springs, CO  80903

Crescent Cities Charities funds will be used to support Young Life effort to help adolescents. Their staff and volunteers enter the world of kids, focusing on what matters to them — fun, adventure, friendship and a sense of significance.

St. Vincent De Paul Society

Joseph Schulte, President

200 Hambrooks Blvd

Cambridge, MD 21613

Crescent Cities Charities funds will be used to operate the St. Vincent De Paul Society Food Pantry and provide financial assistance with rent, utilities, and medical assistance.  After a COVID closure, Food Pantry service was provided twice a month, but will expand to weekly as soon as it is safe, and they are able to get bulk purchases from vendors.  Emergency requests are reviewed when received, and this past year they provided food to a total of 3,497 people.

First Generation College Bound

Nickole Conyngham, Grants Manager

8101 Sandy Spring Road, Suite 230

Laurel, MD 20707

Crescent Cities Charities grant will be used to support First Generation College Bound’s mission to motivate and inspire youth from low- to moderate-income families to achieve social and economic success by providing guidance, encouragement, and support in obtaining a college degree.

Defensores de la Cuenca

Abel Olivo, Executive Director

3013 Park Way

Cheverly, MD 20785

Crescent Cities Charities grant will be used to introduce the idea of forest and nature therapy as a way to de-stress and help people connect with nature and the environment, called forest bathing. This group will provide sessions for free to Latino/Spanish-speaking residents. This practice will also serve as an entry point for better appreciate of our nature world and will hopefully lead people to behavior change in terms of taking care of the environment.

Training His Tots

Crescent Cities Charities funds will be used to support this Christian Day Care and Preschool that is struggling to meet the State mandated guidelines due to Covid-19.

LBC Lacrosse Club

Crescent Cities Charities funds will be used to assist the club in paying tournament fees, uniforms, field lining and equipment for the 170+ fourth through eleventh grade girls.  The club is designed to promote and encourage competitive girl’s lacrosse at the youth level.

East New Market Volunteer Fire Department

David Thomas, Fire Chief

4020 East New Market Bypass

East New Market, Md 21631

Crescent Cities Charities funds will allow the East New Market Fire Department to purchase new personal protective equipment for its firefighters. Currently, firefighters are forced to used outdated equipment due to the Fire Department lacking the financial resources to buy such equipment. Currently, Fire fighters are using fire helmets as old as 2003, Turnout gear as old as 2010 and fire boots as old as 2003.

Yellow Ribbon Fund

Meg Lewis, Chief Advancement Officer

7101 Wisconsin Avenue Suite 800

Bethesda, MD 20815

Crescent Cities Charities funds will support the Yellow Ribbon Fund in his mission to support the varied and changing needs of wounded, ill and injured service members while they are recovering at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and at Fort Belvoir Community Hospital, as they transition to civilian life. The Yellow Ribbon Fund was founded in 2005 to serve the wounded coming back from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Jacob's Ladder, Inc.

Jarriel Jordan, Sr, Founder/Executive Director

1616 Saratoga Court

Fort Washington, MD 20744

Crescent Cities Charities funds will support the Jacob’s Ladder mission to reduce the number of juveniles entering and returning to the juvenile justice system. They specialize in strengthening families and developing youth, and their ongoing programs include Diversion, Reentry and Junior Workforce Academy.

Community Forklift

Nancy J. Meyer, Executive Director

4671 Tanglewood Drive

Edmonston, MD 20781

Crescent City Charities funds will support Community Forklift’s Home Essentials Program (HELP). This vital program provides home repair supplies and household essentials free of cost to families and individuals who qualify for need-based assistance with an income at or below 200% of the federal poverty guidelines. Since 2011, the HELP program has provided thousands of air conditioners, appliances, doors, windows, and other necessary home improvement items for low-income residents in the DMV region.

Bishop McNamara High School

Kia Chatmon, Grant Writer

6800 Marlboro Pike

Forestville, MD 20747

Crescent City Charities funds will support Bishop McNamara High School's Middleton Scholars Program. Which empowers students who come from challenging socio-economic backgrounds to eliminate the barriers they may face to achievement. This program provides support not only through financial aid – which includes 100% of students’ tuition and other school related fees – but also with guidance and mentorship.

Start The Adventure In Reading

Laura Iversen, Executive Director

171 Duke of Gloucester St.,

Annapolis, MD 21401

Crescent City Charities funds will support the Start The Adventure In Reading (STAIR)  mission to increase the reading level of 2nd graders reading below grade level, increase the student’s sense of self-esteem and self-confidence, and provide a caring environment where reading is fun.

Winchester Area Temporary Thermal Shelter

Robyn Miller, Executive Director

P.O. Box 2936

Winchester, VA 22604

Crescent Cities Charities grant will support the Winchester Area Temporary Thermal Shelter, which provides a safe, temporary, overnight, cold-weather shelter for homeless guests in Winchester, Virginia and neighboring Frederick and Clarke counties. Each night their volunteers prepare and serve a warm nourishing dinner, breakfast and bag lunch for 35 guests.

Maryland Reentry Resource Center Inc.

Vanessa Bright, Executive Director

932 Isaac Chaney Ct.

Odenton, MD  21113

Crescent Cities Charities funds will be used to provide support services to incarcerated and formerly incarcerated adults and youth.  Services include case management, soft skills training, mentorship, and transitional employment.

Side by Side, Inc.

Joe Murchison, Executive Director

424 Main Street

Laurel, MD 20707

Crescent Cities Charities funds will provide extra tutoring for students this year, as a way to assure that students are learning even though they can't physically go to school but must take all their classes online. Side by Side's goal is to provide Family Academic Coaching to 100 kindergarten students in 6 partner schools in Laurel and Beltsville.

Young Life SE DC

Anneke Brown, Regional Director

P.O. Box 1549

Ashburn, VA  20146

Crescent Cities Charities funds will be used to support Young Life effort to help adolescents. Their staff and volunteers enter the world of kids, focusing on what matters to them — fun, adventure, friendship and a sense of significance.

Wreaths Across America - MD0312

Sarah Geer, Trevor's Heroes Group Leader

PO BOX 249

Columbia Falls, ME 04623

Crescent Cities Charities funds will be used to purchase wreaths for every single veteran buried at the local Eastern Shore Veterans Cemetery- Beulah.

Delmarva Community Service

Crescent Cities Charities funds will be used to support the Delmarva Community Services Food Bank, which provides food to more than 2,000 needy citizens every month.  Because of the huge demand, the food bank is nearly depleted.

American Legion – Shenandoah Post 77

Crescent Cities Charities funds will be used to support their holiday gift giving program for the needy.

Dorchester Chamber of Commerce

528 Poplar Street

Cambridge, MD 21613

Crescent Cities Charities funds will be used to honor the First Responders in the Dorchester County area.

Sprout Therapeutic Riding & Education Center

Timothy J. Mooney, Director of Philanthropy

40685 John Mosby Highway

Aldie, VA 20105

Crescent Cities Charities funds will be used to support their Gallop Gala, which is an annual celebration that provides critical support to their programs, students, and horses. Funds raised through this event support their mission and vision to provide hope, healing, empowerment, and recovery through partnerships with horses.

Prince George's County Police Athletic League

Kurt Schnitzenbaumer, President

108 La Grange Avenue

La Plata, MD 20646

Crescent Cities Charities funds will be used to help support community clubs and programs under the supervision of Prince George's County Police Dept. for purpose of exposing youngsters to sports and other wholesome recreational activities to advance their moral, physical, mental and social growths through principles of good sportsmanship and good citizenship.

P.G. County Police and Public Safety Foundation

P. Michael Errico, President

108 La Grange Avenue

La Plata, MD 20646

Crescent Cities Charities funds will be used to assist the county government by supporting the police department and other public safety agencies.

Crime Solvers of Prince George's County, MD

Thomas Murphy, Past President

12303 Hatton Point Road

Ft. Washington, MD 20744

Crescent Cities Charities funds will be used for rewards that can be anonymously paid to tipsters for criminal apprehension, and to support police and cover expenses not reimbursed by the County.

Hope Connections for Cancer Support

Amy Weinberg, Director of Development

10100 Laureate Way

Bethesda, MD 20824

Crescent Cities Charities funds will help allow Hope Connections to partner with the Community Ministry of Prince George’s County, to provide educational services to increase awareness and improve treatment experiences in prostate cancer treatment.

GYPASO Corporation

Dr. Gybrilla Ballard-Blakes, President

14515 Delcastle Drive

Bowie, Maryland, 20721

Crescent Cities Charities funds will be used to produce five 30-45 minutes short videos/skits acting out the day-to-day lives of persons with Alzheimer’s and Dementia, families of people with Alzheimer's and Dementia, and best practices for caregivers and first responders.

A Wider Circle, Inc.

Jordan Silverman, Development Director

10325 Kensington Parkway, #70

Kensington, Md 20895

Crescent Cities Charities funds will be used by A Wider Circle to assist in their program to end poverty through on-the-ground programs and services, as well as through the development of large-scale solutions. Their focuses are on the creation of stable homes; workforce development; neighborhood revitalization; and the creation of greater awareness and engagement by the community.

Charting Careers

Erin Snell, PhD, Executive Director

210 Legion Avenue, #6463

Annapolis, MD 21401

Crescent Cities Charities funds will be used to provide individual mentoring services to four of middle school students, and will include mentor recruitment, training, support, and background checks.

Groove Street Culture Festival

Veronica Taylor, Festival Chair

2512 Westwind Blvd

Cambridge, MD 21613

Crescent Cities Charities funds will be used to sponsor on of the largest annual cultural and art festival in the Dorchester County area.  The festival serves as a community platform for its rich African American culture, talent and arts.

MDS Golf Classic

Carmen Schrodel

10735 Town Center Blvd, Ste 1

Dunkirk, MD 20754

Crescent Cities Charities funds will support the Sigma Tau Gamma White Rose Alumni Association with the funds donated to the Hope Lodge, a facility for the American Cancer Society’s free lodging for cancer patients and caregivers.

New Beginnings Youth and Family Services

Theresa Stafford, Executive Director

522 Greenwood Avenue

Cambridge, Md 21613

Crescent Cities Charities funding will assist in providing tutors and staff to implement the IXL program for more than 50 children who live in the Altari and Parkside Apartment complexes.  This 7-week program will help bridge the academic gap created by COVID-19 and provide a safe, supportive environment to combat the months of physical and social isolation brought on by COVID-19.  The funds will also assist in hiring staff to serve meals as we will be an open meal site for any child in the community between the ages of 6 and 18 who want breakfast and lunch. 

Prince George's Senior Provider Network

Darilyn Marinelli, President

9701 Apollo Drive, Suite 297

Largo, MD  20774

Crescent Cities Charities funds will be used to help publish 20,000 copies of the annual Prince George's Senior Resource Guide.  This year’s publication will include information on COVID-19, the new Health and Human Services Building, information on grocery delivery and home delivery meal services, tips on selecting contractors with information on consumer protection agencies.  The 2021 Guide will have 48 pages of content plus the cover.

Shenandoah University

Marguerite Landenburger, Director of Grants

1460 University Drive

Winchester, VA 22601

Crescent Cities Charities funds will be used to host the 2020-2021 World of the Piano series, sponsoring the visit of pianist Barry Douglas.  Barry Douglas is a classical pianist, and conductor from Belfast, Northern Ireland. Along with his performance, Mr. Douglas will host a pre-performance talk and question and answer forum.

Maryland Institute of Language and Technology

Milton Lawler, Executive Director

5106 Boulder Drive

Oxon Hill, MD 20745

Crescent Cities Charities funds will help low income students and students of color enter college or career training programs. Their program will guide these students to take advantage of the opportunities as either a bilingual administrative specialist or entry level cyber security specialist. Successful completion will lead them closer to self-sufficiency and out of poverty to the middle class.

Cherry Lane Boxing and Youth Inc

Wilbert Nicholson, President

701 Montgomery Street (PO Box 1406)

Laurel, MD 20707

Crescent Cities Charities funds will be used to support Cherry Lane Boxing and Youth's mission to develop skills, relationships, and sportsmanship within its youth. More importantly, they focus on developing life skills that promote positive values, healthy habits, and education through the sport of boxing – resulting in real life power, in and out of the gym.

Prince George’s County Christmas in April

Mary Kucarski, Executive Director

7915 Malcolm Road Suite 102

Clinton, MD 20735

Crescent Cities Charities Grant will be used to rehabilitate houses of low-income homeowners, particularly the elderly and people with disabilities, so that they may continue to live in warmth, safety, and independence.

Pine Street Committee, Inc.

Joyce Green, Vice President

P.O. Box 494

Cambridge, MD 21613

Crescent Cities Charities funds will be used to implement Pine Street Community’s Safe Summer program, in which all children served are from low income or poverty level families.  This program will run for six weeks, four days, supporting 45 to 50 children.

Museum of the Shenandoah Valley

Sherry C Hudson, Senior Director

901 Amherst Street

Winchester, VA 22601

Crescent Cities Charities funds will help support the museum's cultural exhibitions, children’s educational programs that enhance their classroom activities and correlate with state Standard of Learning requirements, creative and hands-on workshops at all age levels, and community outreach programs.

Doctors Community Hospital

Muriel Evans-Buck, Director of Development

8118 Goodluck Road

Lanham, Maryland 20706

301-552-8218

Crescent Cities Charities funds will help support Doctors Community Hospital, a community healthcare facility, committed to serving the residents of Prince George's County, Maryland including those who are uninsured or underinsured. Since its founding in 1975, the hospital has continued to be in the forefront of quality healthcare services by providing state of the art medical treatment.

Family Promise of Shenandoah County

Sherry Arey, Executive Director

781 Spring Pkwy PO Box 733

Woodstock, Virginia 22664

540-459-4599

https://www.shenandoahfamilypromise.org/

Crescent Cities Charities funds will be used by Family Promise of Shenandoah County to begin assisting additional families outside of their shelter model.  Family Promise is one of 10 affiliates across the US to receive a Homeless No More Challenge Grant. These funds are used for prevention and stabilization work - FPSC has developed guidelines to use these funds to prevent family evictions, assist families with move in costs and provide case management so the families are stable and independent.

Windsor Woman’s Club

Darnell Wright

31045 Colosse Rd

Carrsville, VA 23315

Crescent Cities Charities funds will support their Backpack project, which feeds 60 children every other week for the entire school year.  Food is purchased from the local food bank, given to the teachers and put in backpacks for children in need.

First Responder Luncheon

Crescent Cities Charities funds will support three First Responders Luncheons in which dozens of Doctors, Nurses, EMS, Fire Fighters, City Police, Deputy Sheriffs, State Police, County Police, Medical Personnel, etc. are provided a pit beef or pit turkey luncheon, served by volunteers.

Blackridge Civic Association

W. Dennis Bossick, Grant Administrator

1066 Blackridge Road

Pittsburgh, PA  15235

https://blackridge-bca.org/

Crescent Cities Charities funds will be used to help replace the community’s pool cover and main pump, which is no longer working. The pool is used by needy children in the summer months, as well as other community residents.

Omega Gold Development Group

Bleu Colquitt, Executive Director

PO Box 111

Suitland, MD 20752

Crescent Cities Charities funds will support their marque nationally recognized male mentoring program; Manhood 101. In the 8 years of this program's existence, Omega Gold Development Group has provided mentor programs and activities to over 280 boys in Prince George's County.

Hospice of the Chesapeake

Shauna Chabot, Chief Advancement Officer

90 Ritchie Highway

Pasadena, MD 21122

https://www.hospicechesapeake.org/

Crescent Cities Charities funds will support Hospice of the Chesapeake's mission to provide physical, emotional, psychosocial and spiritual support services to all community members living with or affected by advanced illness or loss regardless of age, race, ethnicity or one’s inability to pay.

The Laurel Historical Society, Inc.

Ann Bennett, Executive Director

817 Main Street

Laurel, MD 20707

https://laurelhistoricalsociety.com/

Crescent Cities Charities funds will support the Laurel Historical Society's new outreach program.  This program will help residents preserve historical and cultural items from among their family’s keepsakes, and will consist of on-site presentations and hands-on activities designed to give community members the knowledge and skills about how to care for their family treasures.

Dorchester Shorefins

Holly Gilpin, Board Member

PO Box 1094

Cambridge, MD 21613

https://www.facebook.com/DorchesterShorefinsSwimTeam

Crescent Cities Charities funds will help defray the purchase of uniforms, entrance fees and swim caps for the children in need of financial assistance.

Pregnancy Aid Center, Inc.

Mary Jelacic, Executive Director

4809 Greenbelt Rd

College Park, MD 20740

https://pregnancyaidcenter.org/homepage 

Crescent Cities Charities funds will support their Food Pantry, which is managed and staffed by a dedicated group of volunteers, open every Tuesday from noon to 3:00 pm. Families present an ID and proof of low income and receive food packages based on family size. The Pantry currently serves 100 families per week.

Strasburg, Inc. Strasburg Museum

Richard Kleese, Treasurer

440 East King Street

Strasburg, Virginia 22657

https://strasburgmuseum.org/

Crescent Cities Charities funds will allow the museum Baggage Car to be restored. The museum tells the story of the railroad system of the 1930s and the display shows trains as they appeared at that time with scenery such as the mountains, river, Gas Stations, drive-in theatres with "Gone With the Wind" showing as the train travels from Washington to Strasburg then to the Roanoke Valley.  This rail car is rusting on the bottom, needs sanding, power washing, painting, a raised platform to replace the steps for handicap access.

North Dorchester High School After Prom

Debbie Walker, Co-Chair

4332 Old Stagecoach Road

Hurlock, MD 21643

http://dcps.k12.md.us/schools/high-schools/north-dorchester

Crescent Cities Charities funds will be used for food for the 220 students attending the after-prom celebration, allowing the children to have a safe environment.

Joe's Movement Emporium (World Arts Focus, Inc.)

Brooke Kidd, Executive Director

3309 Bunker Hill Road

Mount Rainier, MD 20712

https://www.joesmovement.org/

Crescent Cities Charities funds will allow Joe's Movement Emporium to continue supporting CreativeWorks, Joe’s intensive theater and digital media vocational training and workforce development program. The program addresses chronic underemployment rates in the county’s out-of-school young adults while also serving the in-school population with free, paid, after school job training. Joe’s anticipates serving 75 in and out of school students through Creative Works core program in the 2019-2020 program year.

Anacostia Watershed Society

Emily Conrad, Director of Development

4302 Baltimore Avenue

Bladensburg, MD 20710

https://www.anacostiaws.org/

Crescent Cities Charities funds will support the Anacostia Watershed Society Saturday Environmental Academy, an 8-week semester program offered each spring and fall to middle school students, predominantly from underserved communities. Through the Saturday Environmental Academy, the Anacostia Watershed Society engages students in multiple activities, such as investigative canoe trips on the Anacostia River, tours of urban parks and municipal green infrastructure projects, museum visits, hands-on restoration, and an overnight camping experience.

Oxon Hill Boys and Girls Club

Roy Butler, Treasurer

7711 Livingston Road

Oxon Hill, MD 20745

https://www.facebook.com/ohbgc.org/

Crescent Cities Charities funds will provide assistance for gym renovations and help the Oxon Hill Boys and Girls Club to provide recreational, educational, charitable, and social welfare activities for the youth of the Oxon Hill area.

C.H. Flowers High School Marching Band

William Lloyd, Fine Arts Chair/Director of Bands

10001 Ardmore-Ardwick Road

Springdale, Md 20774

Crescent Cities Charities funds will be used to repair band instruments, including Sousaphones, as well as the purchase of a Cello and String Bass racks to keep these instruments off the floor and to keep the students from stumbling over them and then they will need to be repaired.

United Communities Against Poverty, Inc.

Jacquelyn Moore, Director of Development

1400 Doewood Lane

Capitol Heights, MD 20743

https://www.ucappgc.org/

Crescent Cities Charities funding will assist UCAP with providing women and children that reside in their Emergency Women and Children Shelter with meals.  UCAP services over women and children, serving over 3,000 meals monthly.  In additional to providing meals to the women and children that reside in the Shepherd’s Cove and Promise Place Shelters, UCAP also provides the meals for teens that reside in Promise Place.

Hampton Hall Charitable Fund 

Ronnie Reaves, Director

170 Hampton Hill Boulevard

Bluffton, SC 29910

https://www.facebook.com/Hampton-Hall-Charitable-Fund-285434211580176/

Crescent Cities Charities Grant will be used for a heath initiative for underserved families, including preventative medical care, immunizations and wellness check-ups. Additionally, the grant will help fund Wounded Veterans programs, educational programs, healthcare initiatives and community concerns.

Alice Ferguson Foundation

Teresa Collins, Executive Director

2001 Bryan Point Rd

Accokeek, MD 20607

https://fergusonfoundation.org/

Crescent Cities Charities Grant will be used to support their Environmental Center, a sustainable 330-acre working farm on the shores of the Potomac River in Prince George's County, annually serving 2,000 elementary school students in one and two-day (overnight) environmental and agricultural programs.  They will also serve an additional 6,000 K-12 students in parks, classrooms, and schoolyards throughout the metropolitan Washington, DC area through their Bridging the Watershed program.

Shenandoah Valley Black Heritage Project

Ms. Robin Lyttle, President

425 Hill St.

Harrisonburg, VA 22802

https://www.valleyblackheritage.org/about.html 

Crescent Cities Charities funds will support Shenandoah Valley Black Heritage Project mission to recover, document, and honor African American History in the Shenandoah Valley.  This group has assisted dozens of families create family trees and distributed over 30 DNA kits and have honored the descendants of Shenandoah Valley United States Colored Troops and Shenandoah Valley Soul Food Chefs.

Shenandoah Valley Music Festival

Dennis M. Lynch, President

PO Box 528

Woodstock, VA  22664

https://musicfest.org/ 

Crescent Cites Charities funds will be used by the Shenandoah Valley Music Festival to undertake a study to determine the feasibility of renovating a 20,000 square foot building, to bring professional symphonic music to an under-served, rural area of Virginia. The Festival's current venue, an old pole barn, seats almost 600 people in reserved seats under roof, in front of a general admission lawn area where people bring blankets, picnics and chairs.

Rotary Community Service Foundation

Mr. Ed Connely

PO Box 703

Cambridge, MD 21613 

Crescent Cities Charities funds will fund one student to attend a rocketeer and robotics summer camp at Wallops Island.

South County Pre-Kindergarten Co-op

Cambridge South Dorchester High School Girls Basketball

Shawn Tucker, Basketball Girls Head Coach

2475 Cambridge Beltway

Cambridge MD, 21613

https://www.maxpreps.com/high-schools/cambridge-south-dorchester-vikings-(cambridge,md)/girls-basketball/home.htm

Crescent Cities Charities funds will support the Cambridge South Dorchester High School Girls Basketball program in its mission to reinforce lessons taught at home, in the classroom, on the court and to give young ladies the opportunity to participate in activities outside of basketball.  Team members are exposed to various activities in school where guest speakers come in and address topic of interest. Also, they have opportunities to travel in state to college/university educational tours and games, which allow them the privilege of experiences otherwise not offered.

Vistas Senior Community

Veronica Marshall, Chair

500 Harry S Truman Dr N.

Upper Marlboro, MD 20774

Crescent Cities Charities funds will help sponsor the Vistas Senior Community Christmas Celebration in held at Vista’s Senior Center in Upper Marlboro.

Prince George’s County Government Senior Gala

Cathy Stasny- Prince George’s County Government

6420 Allentown Rd, Temple Hills, MD 20748

Crescent Cities Charities funds will sponsor the annual Red & Gold Holiday Gala for seniors who reside in Prince George’s County. This is an extremely popular event attracting nearly 2,000 older adults, age 60 and older. For many of the attendees this event may be the only opportunity to dress in their holiday finest and celebrate the season! The Red & Gold Gala includes entertainment, dancing, and a hot delicious lunch.

Woodridge Elementary School

Keri A Pugh, Community School Coordinator

5001 Flintridge Drive, Hyattsville, MD 20784

Crescent Cities Charities grant will help assist Woodridge to create a summer camp that will allow first and second-year students to get acclimated with the school, as well as give him/her a boost of confidence to academically be prepared for the first day of school. 

SEAC, Inc.

Robert Wilson, Treasurer

5515 Lincoln Avenue, Lanham, MD 20706

Crescent Cities Charities funds will help expand their #MAP (Math Achievers Program) in 2020.  #MAP is a free 6-week summer evening math enrichment program for middle school students (grades 6, 7 and 8) in Prince George's County.

Oxon Hill Instrumental Music Booster Association

Rachel Hughes

6701 Leyte Drive, Oxon Hill, MD 20745

Crescent Cities Charities funds will support the Oxon Hill High School Instrumental Music Department by creating an environment through music and the arts that will foster, challenge, motivate, develop and demand the students to become responsible and mature young adults in all facets of their life.

Donnie Neuenberger Foundation

Crescent Cities Charities Funds will be used to support individuals and families battling through cancer by providing medical care.

Residents for a Better Beltsville

Crescent Cities Charities Funds will be used to defray the cost for the group to file Articles of Incorporation as well as request 501-C-3 status.

LBC Lacrosse Club, Inc.

Crescent Cities Charities Funds will be used to assist in paying tournament fees, purchasing uniforms, field lining and equipment for the 150-member girls club.

Kentland Senior Diva’s

Crescent Cities Charities Funds will be used to help with their weekly events, luncheons, senior birthday gatherings, and arts and crafts programs.

Davidsonville Elementary Parent Teacher Organization

Crescent Cities Charities Funds will be used to support students and teachers at Davidsonville Elementary School.  The funds raised will primarily go toward supporting teachers with in-classroom supplies and equipment to support the students as well as raising funds for playground equipment replacement.  

Sandy Hill Elementary School

Crescent Cities Charities Funds will be used to support their Annual Trunk and Dunk, which provides a safe and fun environment for students to go trick or treating.  Funds will support games, crafts, costume contests, music and food.

Cherry Lane Boxing and Youth Inc.

Wilbert Nicholson - President

Crescent Cities Charities funds will support Cherry Lane Boxing and Youth to develop skills, relationships, and sportsmanship within the young men and women. More importantly, this group focuses on developing life skills that promote positive values, healthy habits, and education through the sport of boxing – resulting in real life power, in and out of the gym.

North Mountain Wildlife Rescue

Christel Banashek - Director of Education and Outreach

Crescent Cities Charities funds will support the North Mountain Wildlife Rescue wildlife rehab, animal sanctuary and environmental education center, which provides quality care to injured and orphaned wildlife species in addition to promoting the long-term well-being of exotic and native animal species that cannot be released into the wild.

Talisman Therapeutic Riding, Inc.

Anne L. Joyner - Founder & CEO

172 BLUE RIBBON LANE, GRASONVILLE, MARYLAND 21638

Crescent Cities Charities funds will support various equestrian programs for children, adults and warriors based on their physical, cognitive, social, emotional or behavioral conditions.  This center operates year-round.

Central Kenilworth Avenue Revitalization Community Development Corporation

Patricia Hayes-Parker - Executive Director

6801 Kenilworth Ave #203, Riverdale, MD 20737

Crescent Cities Charities grant will allow this group to offer residents in the community and in other areas of Prince George’s County, workforce training programs such as day and evening ESOL with computer basics classes; and Living Well (a chronic disease self-management program) in partnership with the county health department.

Prince George's County Library System Foundation

Shelley Obrien - Director of Development

Crescent Cities Charities funds will support a Community Library Festival, Connecting and Celebrating our Bilingual Community. This program welcomes and encourages the bilingual community to learn more about PGCMLS and other free community resources as we have an afternoon of family fun. Participants will learn about programs and opportunities such as English conversation clubs and beginner English classes for adults, and Kids Achieve Clubs, which provides one-on-one tutoring for school-aged English Language Learners.

Central Union Mission

Richard Eisendorf - Philanthropy Advisor

65 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington DC 20001 | (202)745-7118

Crescent Cities Charities funds will help support the Central Union Mission emergency shelter, which provides over 62,000 bed-nights each year. The Mission also operates a holistic transformation and workforce development program for men, provides benefits for veterans, helps people overcome addictions, operates a food and clothing distribution center serving and offers a ministry to families and senior citizens.

Accokeek Foundation Inc.

Laura Ford - President and CEO

3400 Bryan Point Road, Accokeek, MD 20607

Crescent Cities Charities funds will support the Foundation’s physical assets and infrastructure, including gardens and livestock on the National Colonial Farm and public trails and roads that form the base for the visitor experience within Piscataway Park. Funding will also support youth and adult programs offered on-site.

Wootton High School Marching Band

Carolyn Herman

850 Hungerford Drive,Rockville, Maryland 20850

Crescent Cities Charities funds will help the marching band to improve its competitiveness with other schools by upgrading their sound system for the various electronic instruments that we use during the show.

Communities Together, Inc.

Anastasia Wroblewski

3 Bethesda Metro Center, Suite 110, Bethesda, Maryland 20814

Funds from Crescent Cities Charities will help them match the needs of residents at Fort Washington Manor with the available resources the community and can also match available senior volunteers with the needs of their local community.

https://commtogether.org/

Bowie Citizens for Local Animal Welfare

Paul Nadler, President

5502 Wrights Endeavor Drive, Bowie, MD 20720 

Crescent Cities Charities grant will be used to help reduce the proliferation of unsterilized feral cats in the greater Bowie area through the use of spaying/neutering and rabies and feline leukemia shots.

https://www.bowieclaw.org

Side by Side, Inc.

Joe Murchison, Executive Director

424 Main Street, Laurel, MD 20707

Crescent Cities Charities Grant will help pay stipends for the Booster Club, an outreach in which retired teachers work with small groups of kindergarten and first-grade students during the school day. The students are selected by their teachers as needing extra help on reading development. The groups meet with their instructor twice a week for 10 weeks.

https://sidebysidelaurel.org/

SOME, Inc

Anna Christ, Director of Corporate Relations

71 O Street, NW, Washington DC 20001

Crescent Cities Charities Grant will assist SOME in providing services to homeless and very low-income individuals living in Washington, DC. While SOME began as a local soup kitchen, the organization expanded to address the homeless community’s inter related needs, adding a substance abuse treatment program developing programs to provide medical and dental care, mental health care, emergency housing, job training and affordable housing.

https://www.some.org/

Laurel Advocacy & Referral Services, Inc.

Leah Paley, Executive Director

311 Laurel Ave, Laurel MD 20707

Crescent Cities Charities Grant will support LARS’ mission is to enable homeless and low-income people in Laurel who are in crisis to achieve stability and long-term self-sufficiency by working alongside clients to help them regain stability in their lives – providing financial help with rent and utilities, food assistance, supportive housing, and more – while building skills for self-sufficiency.

http://www.laureladvocacy.org

Anacostia Watershed Society

Emily Conrad, Director of Development

4302 Baltimore Avenue, Bladensburg, MD 20710

Crescent Cities Charities Grant will support their efforts to plant 400 trees in the Anacostia River watershed during the fall of 2019. These trees will help to sequester nearly 10 tons of carbon dioxide on an annual basis, reduce stormwater runoff in the Anacostia River, and provide shade and habitat for local residents and wildlife. Additionally, they will engage community members and students to plant the trees.

https://www.anacostiaws.org

Maryland JCI Senate Foundation, Inc.

Mr. Samuel Young, President

13111 Blue Ridge Road, Hagerstown, MD 21742

Crescent Cities Charities grant will be used to support and manage the Maryland JCI Senate Scholarship program for deserving high school seniors.

Prince George’s County Aging & Disabilities Division      

Teresa Grant, Acting Director

6420 Allentown Rd, Temple Hills, MD 20748

 Crescent Cities Charities Senior Program funds will be used to support the County’s Annual Family Caregivers Conference.

Prince George’s County Aging & Disabilities Division      

Teresa Grant, Acting Director

6420 Allentown Rd, Temple Hills, MD 20748

 Cities Charities Senior Program funds will be used to support the County’s Annual Family Caregivers Conference.

Community Youth Advance

Danielle K. Milner, Executive Director

2342 Vermont Ave, Suite 1, Landover, MD 20785

Crescent Cities Charities Funds will be used to support the Community Youth Advance mentoring programs, including the Mentoring to Manhood (M2M) and Lily girls mentoring.  These programs meet the critical need for mentoring support for middle and high school aged youth mostly from low-income households as well as under-performing academically. This mentoring provides one-on-one and group life-skills mentoring activities that help develop responsibility, motivation and respect, while building critical thinking skills and positive self-image.

Calvert Optimist Community Parks Foundation. Inc.

Edward Dorsey, Jr., President

8810 Deep Turn Lane, Owings, MD 20736

Crescent Cities Charities Grant funds will support their Scholarship Program for Calvert County Public School graduates.  Grant requested would enhance and further stabilize their current scholarship fund for future awards.

Hope Connections for Cancer Support

Amy Weinberg, Director of Development

Carrollton Corporate Center, 8401 Corporate Dr. # 100, Landover, MD 20785

Crescent Cities Charities grant will be used to support Hope Connections program to help people with cancer and their loved ones deal with the emotional and physical impacts of cancer by offering professionally facilitated support groups sessions and mind body activities.

Solutions in Hometown Connections Corp

Kate Talbot, Vice President

4318 Hamilton St., Suite 206, Hyattsville, MD 20781

Crescent Cities Charities grant will be used to support SHC’s English Language Learners Program, which combines in-home tutoring with neighborhood starter classes.  SHC's Program provides a friendly and comfortable space for mothers with young children not yet in school, to take English classes and engage with others.

First Generation College Bound

Nickole Conyngham, Grants Manager

8101 Sandy Spring Road, Suite 230, Laurel, MD 20707

Crescent Cities Charities grant will be used to support First Generation College Bound’s mission to motivate and inspire youth from low- to moderate-income families to achieve social and economic success by providing guidance, encouragement, and support in obtaining a college degree.

Unshackled Ministries

Rev. Carl Felton

4719 Marlboro Pike, Capital Heights, MD 20743

Crescent Cities Charities grant will be used to support Unshackled Ministries in its mission to offer an array of specialized services to returning citizens after any term of incarceration.  This group reaches out to troubled youth, men and women to provide resources to foster a sense of empowerment and provides decision making skills that will last for a lifetime.

Shenandoah Valley Black Heritage Project

Robin Lyttle, Director

425 Hill Street, Harrisonburg, VA 22802

Crescent Cities Charities grant will be used to sponsor special events celebrating the rich African American History of the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia.  Events include a Black Baseball League reunion for fall, 2019, and their annual Zenda's Homecoming, to be held on September 21, 2019 at the historic Long's Chapel in Rockingham County, Virginia. 

Meals on Wheels of College Park

Lisa Ealley, Chairman

9601 Rhode Island Avenue, College Park, MD 20740

Crescent Cities Charities grant will allow Meals on Wheels of College Park to maintain its pricing to its clients, many of whom we are feeding at no cost.  They will continue to serve three nutritious meals per day, five days per week to seniors.

Court Appointed Special Advocate of Prince George's County

Kara Bundy, Deputy Director

6811 Kenilworth Avenue, Suite 402, Riverdale, MD 20737

Crescent Cities Charities grant will help (CASA)/Prince George's County, partnering with the Juvenile Court, to improve the lives of abused and neglected children in foster care. Funds will be used to train volunteers to improve the lives of abused and neglected children in foster care.

Habitat for Humanity Metro Maryland

Jeffrey Dee, Director of Development

8380 Colesville Road, Suite 700, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Crescent Cities Charities grant will help Habitat for Humanity Metro Maryland (HFHMM) empower families to partner up to build or improve a place they can call home.   Through homeownership, Habitat for Humanity helps break the cycle of poverty and change lives, one home at a time.

Community Advocates for Family & Youth

Arleen Joell, Executive Director

PO Box 4419, Capitol Heights, MD 20743

Crescent Cities Charities Grant will provide for pro bono mental health services, to expand mental health services (32 one-hour slots) for low income seniors and other vulnerable victims of crime in Prince George’s County, MD.

Community Advocates for Family & Youth

Arleen Joell, Executive Director

PO Box 4419, Capitol Heights, MD 20743

Crescent Cities Charities Grant will provide for pro bono mental health services, to expand mental health services (32 one-hour slots) for low income seniors and other vulnerable victims of crime in Prince George’s County, MD.

Harmonic Music Foundation

Mr. Marshall Willner

5520 Connecticut Ave, NW, Suite A7, Washington, DC 20015          

Crescent Cities Charities Grant will allow the Harmonic Music Foundation to partner with artists, community organizations, teachers, and more, ensuring that accomplished performers and first-time musicians alike can experience the joys of creating music.

Charting Careers, Inc.

Erin Snell, PhD, Executive Director

210 Legion Ave. #6463, Annapolis, MD 21401

Crescent Cities Charities Grant will be used to identify young children who are behind in reading and follow them through early adulthood. After graduating from their 3rd through 5th grade individualized tutoring program, participants transition into their 5th-8th grade program, wherein they identify their strengths and explore their own stories and interests.

2for2 Boobs

Tallulah Anderson, Executive Director

11201 Raging Brook Drive, Bowie, MD 20720

Crescent Cities Charities Grant will be used towards providing community outreach, education, information and resources on breast health checks and early detection.  2for2 Boobs also advocates for survivors and allows them the opportunity to have a voice and share their shades of pink stories to encourage and inspire those diagnosed or others who have been touched in some way by breast cancer or any cancer.

Pickett Fences Senior Services, Inc.

Shaunda Bellamy, President

3803 24th Avenue, Temple Hills, MD 20748

Crescent Cities Charities Grant will be dedicated to improving the quality of life for Senior Citizens.  Their mission is to strengthen senior services currently provided in the community through education, advocation, and providing resources that will enhance the quality of life for our senior citizens.

Northern Virginia Therapeutic Riding Program

Ms. Wendy Baird

6429 Clifton Road, Clifton, Md 20124

Crescent Cities Charities Grant will be used to provide equine-assisted activities to people with disabilities, youth-at-risk, recovering military personnel, and others in need in an inclusive, community setting.

Prince George’s County Department of Family Services

Teresa Grant, Acting Director

6420 Allentown Rd, Temple Hills, MD 20748

 Crescent Cities Charities Grant will be used to support Older Americans Month.

Prince George’s County Aging & Disabilities Division

Teresa Grant, Acting Director

6420 Allentown Rd, Temple Hills, MD 20748

Crescent Cities Charities Grant will be used to support the Retired Seniors in Volunteer Program.

The JP Home, Inc

Mr. John Coller, Treasurer

3261 Old Washington Road, Suite 1011, Waldorf, MD 20602

Crescent Cities Charities Grant will be used to provide a home-like environment for alcoholics and addicts who are sincere in wanting to recover.  The home is in need of replacement furniture to include the living room, and seven beds. In addition, the home needs new kitchen appliances.

https://www.jphome-md.org

Prince George’s County Christmas in April

Mary Kucharski, Executive Director

7915 Malcolm Road, #102, Clinton, MD  20735

Crescent Cities Charities Grant will be used to rehabilitate houses of low-income homeowners, particularly the elderly and people with disabilities, so that they may continue to live in warmth, safety, and independence. 

http://www.christmasinaprilpg.org

Savannah Widows’ Society

Sue Seyden, First Vice President

1013 Bay Street, Tybee Island, GA 31328

Crescent Cities Charities Grant will be used to award modest sums to women whose income from other sources is insufficient to meet unexpected expenses.

Maryland Leadership Seminar

4001 Chesley Ave., Baltimore, MD 21206

Crescent Cities Charities Grant will be used for a four-day Leadership Seminar for high school sophomores from private, public, parochial and home school groups in Maryland. Focuses will be on personal, group & societal leadership, community service and team building.

Shenandoah Alliance for Shelter

Crescent Cities Charities Grant will be used to provide approximately 50 Household Essentials Gift Boxes for low-income households that received SNAP benefits. Items include toilet tissue, paper towels, laundry detergent, cleaning products, and personnel hygiene items.

http://www.allianceforshelter.com/