Child Development Center
Rooted in Hope, United in Mission: A Call to Answer
Over the past year, our community has witnessed and felt the reverberations of economic challenges that have impacted the Greater Washington region and beyond. The scaling back of federal and local safety nets, coupled with rising...
by Marie Maroun
April 21, 2026
The Bridge to Stability: Our Social Workers on the Frontlines of Change
Monday rolls around, a school bell rings in Ward 8, and a welcoming Soul Train line forms. Kids are high-fived,...
by Marie Maroun and Alexandra Porben
March 25, 2026
One Center, Two Missions: New Facility Serves Students with Developmental Differences and DC’s Youngest Learners
The Conway Education Center houses a school for young adults and children with developmental differences and the Child Development Center. For almost seven decades, a stretch of Buchanan Street in Washington, D.C.’s Ward 5 has been...
by Marie Maroun
February 24, 2026

