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Every year, ACC sponsors or co-sponsors several evening community meetings that attract hundreds of residents. The Anacostia Coordinating Council has been involved in hundreds of activities that address the daily needs of our community members. ​They include:

  • Sponsoring Preschool Story Time at the Anacostia Neighborhood Library.
  • Helping organize the annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Peace Walk and Parade in Ward 8.
  • Partnering with the Congress Heights Community Association (CHCA) to sponsor the annual Black History Month program.
  • Partnering with Martin Luther King Grocery and other organizations to sponsor annual Anacostia Back to School Block Party for students to receive supplies. 
  • Partnering with several organizations to organize the annual Mother's Summer Tea which brings together families touched by violence and homicides. 
  • Partnering with the Fairlawn Citizens Association, Historic Anacostia Block Association and CHCA to sponsor the community Christmas Tree Lighting and caroling. 
  • Assisted in organizing co-sponsored planning meetings to establish the Old Anacostia Heritage Trail.
  • Organizing collaborative candidate forums for the primary and general elections for the past 20 years. 
  • Working with Korean American Grocers Association (KAGRO) and the Anacostia Economic Development Corporation to identify college-bound Ward 8 students in Anacostia and Ballou High Schools and the Thurgood Marshall Academy Public Charter High School to receive scholarships.
  • Co-sponsoring East of the Anacostia River environmental conference with the Sierra Club.
  • Helping organize community clean-ups. 
  • Giving small donations to community groups to pay for fliers and refreshments. 
  • Co-sponsoring the annual Ward 8 March Against Domestic Violence.
  • Co-sponsoring the annual Congress Heights Day Parade and Festival.
  • Doing collaborative events with the Anacostia/Bellevue/Congress Heights Chapter of AARP #4870 to serve our seniors.
  • Serving as the fiduciary agent for the Ballou High School Marching Band, Metropolitan Police Department Citizens Advisory Council, Ward 8 Coalition Against Domestic Violence, and the Congress Heights Day Parade and Festival.
  • Helping form the Friends of the Parklands/Turner Neighborhood Library.
  • Working with the Joint Base Anacostia- Bowling to establish a Young Marines Program at Ballou Senior High School. 
  • Working with the United Black fund to assist college students. 
  • Supporting and promoting programming at the Anacostia Community Museum.
  • Leading the crusade against the sell of drug paraphernalia in Ward 8 businesses. 
  • Helping to draw attention to community concerns involving the status and conditions of United Medical Center. 
  • Giving support to the Ward 8 Farmer's Market at St. Elizabeths East.
  • Sponsoring luncheon meetings to bring together the Ward 8 Faith Community. 
  • Working with Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency (CSOSA) to organize restorative activities for the ex-offender community. 
  • Working with our local schools to help students fulfill their community service requirements through volunteerism at ACC-sponsored events. 
  • Working with the East of the River Community Court of the DC Superior Court. 
  • Engaging in collaborative events with every Ward 8 Advisory Neighborhood Commissions.
  • Being a member of DC Vote's Voting Rights Coalition. 
  • Helping to send Ward 8 young people to Summer Camps. 
  • Giving monetary contributions to numerous community organizations and projects. 
  • Staying active in the fight against the District's HIV/AIDS epidemic. 
  • Supporting Ward 8's Community, Civic and Citizen's Associations in their annual events. 
  • Helping the Southeast Tennis and Learning Center organization philanthropic events.
  • Sending a member of the board to be represented on the Anacostia High School Improvement Team.  
  • Serving as committed participants in anti-violence activities in Ward 8. 
  • Helping to organize numerous health fairs. 
  • Spearheading historic preservation projects in Anacostia, including 1996's H.A.R.P.- Historic Anacostia Revitalization Plan.
  • Organizing toy and book drives for Ward 8 youth.
  • Supporting a rowing and sculling program at Kramer Junior High School, to provide students with the opportunity to build their own boats. 

ACC Has Donated to the Following Organizations since 1997:

  • 8 Rock Theater
  • AARP Anacostia/Bellevue/Congress Heights Chapter #4870
  • AARP Washington Highlands Chapter #4870
  • African Heritage Dancers and Drummers
  • Ana Gold's Children's Theater
  • Anacostia / Congress Heights Partnership
  • Anacostia Back to School Block Party
  • Anacostia Community Museum
  • Anacostia Economic Development Corporation Scholarship Brunch
  • Anacostia Garden Club
  • Anacostia High School PTA
  • ARCH Training Center
  • Ballou Alumni Association
  • Ballou Band Booster Association
  • Ballou SHS Cheerleaders
  • Ballou SHS Marching Band
  • Ballou SHS PTSA
  • Ballou STAY
  • Barry Farm Beavers
  • Barry Farm Resident Council
  • Black Aesthetics Institute
  • Camp Dynamite
  • Carolyn Boone Lewis Healthcare Center
  • Children of Mine Center
  • Christmas in Anacostia
  • Community Harvest
  • Community Health In Music Education
  • Congress Heights Community Association
  • Congress Heights Day Parade, Festival and Health Fair
  • Councilmember Allen's Health Festival
  • Councilmember Barry's Ward 8 Constituent Service Fund
  • Covenant House Washington
  • Cultural Tourism DC
  • DC Action for Children
  • DC Black History Celebration Committee
  • DC Federation of Civic Associations
  • DC Habitat for Humanity
  • DC Vote
  • Diamonds Xcel (Community Fashion Show)
  • Double Nickels, Inc
  • Facilitating Leadership in Youth
  • Fairlawn Citizens Association
  • Faith Tabernacle of Prayer Back to School Picnic
  • Far Southeast Family Strengthening Collaborative
  • Ferebee-Hope Community School
  • First District Citizens Advisory Council
  • Fort Stanton Civic Association
  • Fort Stanton Longhorns
  • Frederick Douglass Citizens Improvement Association
  • Friends of Frederick Douglass Community Center
  • Friends of Parklands Turner Neighborhood Library
  • Friends of Washington Highlands Library
  • Greater Washington Urban League    
  • Hart Middle School
  • Helping Hands Stand Against Violence March
  • Helping Inner City Kids Succeed (HICKS)
  • High Tea Society
  • Historic Anacostia Block Association
  • Howard Road Academy Literacy Program
  • Inner Thoughts, Inc.
  • J. Finley Wilson Memorial Elks Lodge 1371
  • James G. Birney Elementary School
  • Joseph K. Smith Memorial Summer Camp Fund (Camp Brown)
  • Kramer Middle School
  • Main Street Anacostia, Inc.
  • Metropolitan Police Boys and Girls Club
  • Mothers of Unsolved Murders
  • Mothers Summertime Tea (Families Effected by Violence and Homicides)
  • Muhammad Mosque #4
  • Operation Hope, Inc. 
  • Park Southern Neighborhood Corporation
  • Parklands Community Center
  • Peaceaholics
  • Rainbow History Project
  • Random Acts Foundation
  • Recreation Wish List Committee
  • Region 4 Citizens Advisory Board
  • River East Emerging Leaders (R.E.E.L)
  • Savoy Elementary School
  • Senior Citizens Counseling and Delivery Service
  • Seventh District Citizens Advisory Council
  • Shephard Park Clean-Up
  • Sierra Club
  • Sixth District Citizens Advisory Council
  • Smoke Free DC
  • Team Thomas Foundation
  • Tenant Association of Parkside Terrace
  • The Washington Arts Group
  • The Washington Informer Charities
  • Trenton Terrace Tenants Association
  • Unifest Foundation
  • United Black Fund, Inc
  • United Planning Organization Anacostia Service Center
  • United Planning Organization MLK Memorial Breakfast
  • Us Helping Us
  • Ward 8 Annual Senior Citizens Fashion Show
  • Ward 8 Business Council
  • Ward 8 Council Against Domestic Violence
  • Ward 8 Farmers Market Cooperation
  • Ward 8 Forum on Education
  • Ward 8 Tennis Council
  • Ward Seven Education Council, Inc.
  • Washington Highlands Community Center
  • Whitman-Walker Clinic- Max Robison Center
  • William Lockridge Community Foundation
  • Woodland Tigers Youth Sports and Educational Program
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