32nd Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Breakfast

“If you can’t fly then run. If you can’t run then walk. If you can’t walk then crawl.
But whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.”
-- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
32nd Annual
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Memorial Breakfast
Grand Hyatt Washington
1000 H Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
January 16,2016
Community Impact Day
Join us for a day of Service, Peace, and Remembrance
January 18, 2016
•11 AM – Peace Walk
Assemble: 9:30AM @ United Black Fund 2500 MLK Ave, SE Washington, DC 20032
•11 AM - 2 PM – Service Opportunities, Program Enrollment & Health Screening
Petey Greene Center 2907 MLK Ave SE, Washington, DC 20032
•2 PM - 6 PM – MLK Peace Remembrance Rally and Talent Showcase
Join us for Art Displays, Spoken Word, Live Music at Petey Greene Center
Help us serve those in need!
Coat/Sweater Drive Locations:
UPO Petey Greene Center: 2907 MLK Ave. SE, Washington, DC 20032
Anacostia Community Center: 1649 Good Hope Rd. SE, Washington, DC 20020
UPO Headquarters: 301 Rhode Island Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20001
“If I cannot do great things,
I can do small things in a great way”
-Martin Luther King Jr.
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Donors and Sponsorships Needed:
Make check payable to UPO Inspire Foundation
For more information contact Ayana Bias (202) 231-7946
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Your Journey to Opportunity Begins with UPO
The United Planning Organization (UPO) was established on December 10, 1962 as a
charitable and educational institution and has served as Washington, DC’s Community
Action Agency since the passage of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964. UPO is a private,
nonprofit corporation whose major functions are to plan, coordinate, and implement human
service programs in the District of Columbia.
Today, UPO is one of the city’s major providers of human services and is responsible for
citywide and neighborhood activities via programs funded in part by the DC Department
of Human Services, Community Services Block Grant (CSBG), the Child and Family Services
Administration, and a steadily growing number of private foundations, corporations, and
individuals.
Won’t you join us? Donate today.
For more information, please visit our website at www.upo.org or call 202-238-4609
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Continuing
the legacy
of service
“Life’s most persistent and urgent question is,
‘What are you doing for others?’”
MLK JR
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Order of Program
Mr. Bill Hughey (Former UPO Head Start Director)
Ebony McMorris, Reach Media
Rev. Ruth Hamilton, UPO Board Member
Northeast Performing Arts Group
Dontai Smalls, Esq. UPO Board Chair
The Honorable Eleanor Holmes Norton, Congresswoman (DC)
Introduction of Dais Guests
Mistress of Ceremonies
Invocation
Dance Performance
Welcome and UPO Update
Special Remarks
BREAKFAST
“Cradle to College “
The Honorable Mayor Muriel Bowser
Charles Allen, DC Council
Gabriela Mossi, UPO Board Secretary
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UPO’s Educational Journey
Special Remarks
Opportunity Maker Awardee
Introduction of Guest Speaker
Dr. Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham
Keynote Address
Mr. Dana M. Jones, UPO President and CEO
Closing Remarks
Mistress of Ceremonies
Ebony McMorris
Ebony McMorris is a National News Correspondent
with Reach Media, Inc. and the former Community
Affairs Director for Majic 102.3, WKYS 93.9, Praise
104.1, WYCB 1340 and WOL 1450 here in the
Washington, DC area.
A DC native, Ebony worked with Radio One in Silver
Spring, MD in 2007, as a national reporter for WOL
1450 and hosted the weekend Radio One Public Affairs
Program on Praise 104.1 and Majic 102.3. When TV
One premiered “News One Now with Roland Martin” in
2013, she served as the Morning News Correspondent
and continued to be a weekly contributor to his radio show.
Prior to that, Ebony spent seven years at NBC-4 in Washington DC, as
Assignment Editor and later a Planning Editor. In addition, her career included
stints as a Researcher for “The Chris Matthews Show” and she worked for
Congressman James Clyburn.
Ebony broke into the media landscape at NBC News in 2001 as a Network News
Assistant and writer where she generated compelling story ideas. She went on
to field produce and conduct interviews with high-ranking political officials and
news makers for NBC News, Nightly News, “The Today Show” and NBC News
Channel.
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Letter from the UPO Chair and CEO
The UPO
Board of Directors
Officers
Dontai L. Smalls, Esq. Chair
Michael J. Cobb, MBA, CPA, Vice Chair
Gabriela Mossi, Secretary
Fernando Harris, Treasurer
Dontai L. Smalls, Esq.
Dana M. Jones
Members
Chair, Board of Directors
UPO
President and CEO
UPO
Clifford E. Barnes, Esq.
On behalf of the United Planning Organization’s Board of Directors and
staff, we welcome you to our 32nd Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial
Breakfast.
Ronald R. Collins, Esq.
Chanda Davis
Courtney P. Davis, PhD
The Breakfast serves as a time for us to gather with our friends and supporters
to celebrate the spirit of Dr. King that lives through our collective work to
alleviate poverty through opening doors to education. Dr. King was indeed a
scholar and used the collective energy, intellect and community organizing
skills of his fellow citizens to better our nation. With your support over the
last 50+ years, UPO has helped to build stronger families and communities
through community action to contribute to us all living in a better country.
Rev. Ruth Hamilton
Please accept our sincerest gratitude for your ongoing support and we invite
you to engage with us even more in 2016 as a supporter or volunteer as we
live out our mission of Uniting People with Opportunities.
Andre Nero Randall, PhD
Thank you and we will see you at the Community Day on January 18 at the
UPO Petey Greene Center.
Join us on Twitter @UPOinDC.
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Elayne Chow
Lendia S. Johnson
Jaqueline Kinlow
Babara Lankster
Alethia Nancoo
Laurent R. Ross
Kaye Savage
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Keynote Speaker
Dr. Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham, PhD
Professor of History and of African and African American Studies at Harvard University
Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham is the Victor S. Thomas Professor of History and of African and
African American Studies at Harvard University. She has been a tenured faculty member at
Harvard since 1993. She is also the newly elected National President of the Association for
the Study of African American Life and History. This organization was founded by Carter
G. Woodson in 1915.
Higginbotham began her teaching career as a public school teacher in Milwaukee,
Wisconsin and in Washington, DC, before moving to the university setting. She has also
taught on the faculties of Dartmouth College, the University of Maryland, and the University of Pennsylvania. At the special
invitation of Duke University, she taught at the Duke Law School in 2010-2011 as the inaugural John Hope Franklin Professor of
American Legal History.
Higginbotham earned her Ph.D. from the University of Rochester in American History, her M.A. from Howard University, and her
B.A. from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She has thoroughly revised and re-written the classic African American history
survey From Slavery to Freedom, which was first published by John Hope Franklin in 1947. She is the co-author with the late John
Hope Franklin of this book’s ninth edition, which came out in 2010. A pioneering scholar in African American women’s history, she
is the author of the prizewinning book Righteous Discontent: The Women’s Movement in the Black Baptist Church 1880-1920. She
is also co-editor with Henry Louis Gates, Jr., of the African American National Biography, now in its second edition (2013). This
twelve-volume resource presents African American history through the lives of more than 5,000 biographical entries.
Higginbotham is the recipient of numerous awards and honors. Most notably this past September she received the National
Humanities Medal from President Barack Obama at the White House for “illuminating the African American journey.” In March
2015 she was named one of the “Top 25 Women in Higher Education” by Diverse Magazine. She holds the Honorary Doctorate
from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and Howard University. She was the John Hope Franklin Fellow at the National
Humanities Center in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, for the academic year 2013-2014. In July 2013, she received the
James W.C. Pennington Award from the University of Heidelberg (Germany) for her scholarly contributions to African American
Religious History.
P R EVI OU S KEYN OTE SPEA KERS
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
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2004 Dr. Johnetta B. Cole
Rev. Dr. Luis Leon
2003 Ms. Gwendolyn Boyd
Dr. Tony Campolo
2002 Rev. Lewis Anthony
Dr. Barry C. Black
2001 Rev. Dr. Alvin O’Neal Jackson
Rev. Dr. Cheryl J. Sanders
2000 Mr. Randall Robinson
Mr. Rodney L. Slater, Esq.
1999 Rev. Barbara Skinner
Mr. Wade Henderson, Esq.
1998 Mr. Bryan A. Stevenson, Esq.
Honorable John Lewis
1997 Rev. Dr. H. Beecher Hicks, Jr.
Mr. Joe Madison
1996 Rev. Jesse Jackson
Rev. Dr. Jeremiah A. Wright, Jr.
Honorable Eleanor Holmes Norton 1995 Ms. Elaine Jones, Esq.
1994 Dr. Marion Wright Edelman
Professor Charles J. Ogletree, Jr.
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1992
1991
1990
1989
1988
1987
1986
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Rev. Dr. Benjamin Hooks*
Honorable William Gray
Mr. Thomas Todd, Esq.
Mr. Vernon Jordon, Esq.
Honorable Charles Rangel
Ms. Elaine Jones, Esq.
Mr. Wiley Branton, Esq.
Rev. Lewis Anthony
Rev. Thomas Skinner*
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UPO Salutes the
2015 Community Service honoree
Ward 6 Councilman Charles Allen, an “advocate for literacy”
and the author of the “Books from Birth” bill.
Charles Allen
For over a decade, Charles Allen, Ward 6 Member of the DC Council has worked in Ward 6 neighborhoods - helping to bring about school reforms,
working with small businesses, and improving our community.
On January 20, 2015, Allen introduced a new bill, “Books from Birth”, to create a new early literacy initiative in partnership with DC Public Libraries.
The bill was co-introduced unanimously by Allen’s ten Council colleagues.
Allen’s literacy initiative, “Books from Birth”, would mail a book to each child in the District every month from birth through age five, while also
working to connect families with the full range of library resources and educational information, including adult literacy assistance and DCPL’s Sing,
Talk, & Read early literacy program. With “Books from Birth”, DC would join a growing list of municipalities and programs nationally working to
close the “word gap” by increasing young children’s access to books.
Allen is a member of the Council’s Committees on Education, Transportation and the Environment, and Business, Consumer, and Regulatory Affairs.
He serves on the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments’ Transportation Planning Board and was named an Early Learning Fellow by the
National Conference of State Legislatures. He also serves on the NCSL’s standing committees on Education, Natural Resources & Infrastructure,
and Law, Criminal Justice, & Public Safety.
Allen is graduate from Washington and Lee University and earned a master’s degree from the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
northeast performing arts group
In 1979, dedicated youth activist Rita Jackson established Northeast Performing Arts Group to provide
performing and visual arts opportunities to youngsters living East of the River. Soon it became clear that
escalating neighborhood violence and drug use meant that kids needed more: discipline, commitment, and
academic support. So NEPAG became a safe haven where kids could prepare for life while exploring the
arts and enriching their academic skills. Now, six days a week during the school year, and in a nine-week
arts camp, youngsters ages 3-18 receive instruction in dance, voice, drama, percussion, and painting, woven
together with literacy and computation skills. To help them cope with daily challenges, conflict resolution and
problem-solving skills are part of the mix. 250 performances and two major shows a year engage a cast of
75 young people and make cultural events available to a community that would otherwise have little access
to them. Northeast Performing Arts Group has changed and challenged the lives of over 7000 young people
through the arts for more than 36 years.
UPO remembers Ms. Rita Jackson for her unwavering commitment and leadership to the youth of Washington,
DC. Her spirit will be missed.
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UPO Citywide
Programs & Partnerships
UPO CSBG Sub-Grantee Agencies (Competitive)
UPO Employment and Training
Collaborative Solutions for Communities
Adult Education and Training
Community Services Agency of the Metropolitan Washington Council AFL-CIO
DC Central Kitchen
Edgewood/Brookland Family Support Collaborative
Southeast Ministry
Thrive DC
Vida Senior Center
Head Start Delegate Agencies and Slot Purchase Centers
Apple Tree Douglas Knolls
Apple Tree Parkland
Spanish Education Center (SED)
Christian Tabernacle
Building Careers Academy
Employment and Career Development
Employment Training
Youth Tech IT Training
Workforce Development
UPO Family and Community Services
Community Health
Community Reinvestment
Family Services
Foster Grandparent Program
Shelter Transport
Healthy Babies
UPO Community-Based Service Centers
UPO Anacostia Community Services Center
UPO Comprehensive Treatment Center
UPO H. Street Center
UPO Ralph Waldo “Petey” Green Community Services Center
UPO Building Careers Academy
UPO Youth Services Center
UPO Youth Services
UPO P.O.W.E.R. (Providing Opportunities With Educational Readiness)
UPO Freedom Schools Summer and After School Programs
UPO Joseph A. Beavers Scholarship Fund
UPO College Tours
UPO Back to School
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UPO Early Learning Development Centers
Anacostia
Atlantic Gardens
Azeeze Bates
Ballou High School
C.W. Harris
Dunbar High School
Edgewood
Frederick Douglass Center
Luke C. Moore
Marie Reed
Paradise
Woodson High School
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Joseph A. Beavers
SCHOLARSHIP
The scholarship fund is named for the late Joseph A. Beavers, a dedicated
member of UPO’s Board of Trustees and legendary Washington, DC
area labor leader who maintained a lifelong commitment to youth and
education. In 1992, the UPO Board of Trustees posthumously honored
Mr. Beavers by naming the scholarship fund in his honor.
Mr. Beavers was a longtime civil rights activist and labor leader. He
retired as the First Vice President of the Hotel & Restaurant Employees
Union in 1986. He was also the notable treasurer for the 1963 March on
Washington.
For more information, please contact Mr. DeAngelo Rorie at
202-610-0466 ext. 127 or visit our website at www.upo.org
UP O/Joseph A. Beavers Scholarship Committee
DeAngelo Rorie
Margaret DeAngelis
Andrea Thomas
Johnetta Abraham
DONATE TODAY
Your generous donation of your time and support mean so much to UPO and to our Joseph A. Beavers scholars.
Because of you, our scholars will get the financial support needed to successfully matriculate through college.
Please consider donating throughout this morning’s breakfast.
You can donate via:
PayPal or credit card
http://www.upo.org/get-involved/donate
Click on “Donate” and make your contribution
Check
Payable to The United Planning Organization
Memo Line: MLK Scholarship
registration desk
Located at the exit of the Breakfast
pledge Envelopes
You can give to any of our volunteers today
So many easy ways to donate! Won’t you help our scholars gain self-sufficiency through education today?
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JOSEPH A. BEAVERS
2015 SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS
Dayasia bandy
A High School Junior at H.D. Woodson, Dayasia Bandy is an enthusiast of the enhancement of
communities everywhere. With a curious and ambitious outlook, she is excited to carry out her goal
of majoring in computer science in college. She is spending her free time exploring programming to
finish and augment a website for a peace club that she co-founded, The H.O.P.E. club. Dayasia is on
a constant journey of self-betterment such as pursuing her additional interests in animation, storywriting, and design. She likes to challenge and out-do herself, constantly setting goals for not only selfgratification but for the good of her community.
AS I A JO nes
Asia Jones is a 17-year old senior at Benjamin Banneker Academic High School. She is a part of the
International Baccalaureate program at her school and currently averages a cumulative grade point
average of 4.08. In Asia’s free time, she interns with Dr. Beers, Chief of Special Education, at Children’s
National Medical Center, volunteers at her old middle school, and learns about other cultures
throughout the world. This summer she will be volunteering as a Qrius crew member at the Museum
of Natural History. Asia was also the recipient of the Harvard Book Award. In the future, Asia plans to
attend a four-year university that will be supported by the Joseph A. Beavers Scholarship and become
a Pediatric Infectious Disease Specialist.
ashley pitroipa
Ashley Pitroipa is currently a senior at Cardozo Education Campus, where she applied and was accepted
into the school’s TransSTEM Academy. As a pre-engineering student, Ashley’s course load consists
of Honors Principles of Engineering, Honors Digital Electronics, and Electro-Mechanical Training, in
addition to her pre-requisites. In addition to being an honor roll student, Ashley successfully manages
being a member of the school’s Caribbean Club, volleyball team, softball team, serving as Treasurer of
the Student Government Association, and a participant of the Electro-Mechanical Technology Training
Program. Ashley would like to attend North Carolina A&T University and enroll in the school’s College
of Engineering.
ramella suber
Ramella Suber was born October 10th, 1998, and is a 17 year-old senior at School Without Walls Senior
High School. She is extremely active in her school activities as a debater, robotics team member, student
government member, and a member of the National French Honor Society. She has been a dancer since
the age of four, and performs ballet, pointe, tap, jazz, and contemporary work, and she is experienced in
african and gum boot dance. She is also a Girl Scout Ambassador, and has been a girl scout since sixth
grade, earning the silver and silver trefoil awards. She is currently working on earning her gold award.
Her activities have helped her to serve over 500 hours in community service, and she plans to continue
giving back to her community.
mathurine zama-sity
Mathurine Zama-Sity was born in Paris, France and is fluent in French, Sango, Igbo, Patwah, and English.
She has contributed to her community by serving the homeless through Capital Area Food Bank, being
a tour guide translator in her school, and participating in the Hands on DC event. Mathurine is planning
to fulfill her dreams of helping others by becoming a Neuropsychologist. Given the opportunity to
understand the brain activity of those who experience different types of stress, depression and other
mental ailments will allow her to help develop a treatment plan for patients. Mathurine currently
attends Arizona State University. With the help of UPO’s Beavers scholarship she is expanding her
interests and education in Neuropsychology and fulfilling her dream of obtaining a Bachelor’s Degree.
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ADULT EDUCATION
2015 SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS
The UPO/Ruth Ellerbe scholarship was established by Walter Thomas, son of Ms. Ellerbe, to commemorate and honor his mother’s
commitment to education and to UPO as a former Board Member. It is awarded to deserving UPO adult education students to help assist in
their higher academic aspirations.
Chi q uita R amsey- Roach
Was born and raised in Washington, DC and graduated from Ballou Stay Program in June 2005. After
receiving her high school diploma, she attended Texas Southern University and majored in Accounting.
During the summer of 2007 she worked with the ‘Youth Summer Works’ program through the
Department of Employment Services and decided to transfer to Delaware State University to be closer
to family. While at Delaware State she studied Business Management. Unfortunately, due to financial
restraints she was unable to stay and returned to DC. She then enrolled at the University of the District
Columbia and continued to pursue a degree in Business Management.
Chiquita’s dream is to become an entrepreneur and a motivational speaker to inspire troubled youth. She
also aspires to start a nonprofit organization to rehabilitate juveniles. Thanks to UPO, this scholarship
will assist with her tuition and books. She is currently a senior at UDC.
Chiquita says that the “UPO Adult Education and Training Scholarship is allowing me to continue my
education as a senior at UDC. I look forward to maintaining a relationship with UPO. I am confident
to say that in the near future, I will be able to contribute to UPO’s vision to “create paths that start the
journey from dependence to self-sufficiency and economic independence.”
Chardele K eith
Was born in Talladega, Alabama and raised in the upper Northwest section of Washington, DC.
She enjoys working with children, dancing, writing, and promoting self creativity. Her passion and goal in
life is to own a performing arts school for inner city youth in the Metropolitan area. She envisions a school
that will consist of various creative departments to enhance a child’s learning experience through art and
innovative strategies.
Her plans are to go back to school to complete a degree in Teaching. She is a passionate individual
who enjoys being involved in the lives of her perspective students and sees this as a way to uplift and
encourage them. Thanks to UPO she is now moving closer to her dream of being a teacher and on the
path to self-sufficiency.
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Previous UPO Joseph A. Beavers
Scholarship Recipients
1990
Mario Alvarez
Augustin Chicas
Roy Holbrook, Jr.
Kevin Jhingory
Veronica Laney
1991
Tilantine Benjamin
Carlita Fletcher
Rosa Fuentes
Deborah Gaither
Isa Onibudo
Claudia Taylor
1992
Kisha Chase
Shayla Hardy
Cathy Perry
1993
Camina Cornelius
Shameka Price
LaKisha Shaw
1994
Kristy Alton
Marr-lon Brown
Tenille King
Nam Nguyen
Lamar Turner
Asanti Williams
1995
Sherri Dockery
Rhonda Hamilton
Florenciannette Jordan
Sabrina Lee
Dwain E. Royster
Jomeka T. Shaw
Diyole Sligh
1996
Monica Brown
Deon Cain
Melissa Daniel
Kimberly Johnson
Rosemary Neal
Monique Nichols
Deysi Ramirez
Elvia Southerland
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1997
Emanuel Briggs
Gabrielle Cooper
Trevor Ekeh
Jeanette Johnson
Jeffrey Nix
Tonya Y. Walker
1998
Ugochi Anyanwu
Imani Baker
Jurail Kirkpatrick
Tiffany Reed
Myisha Robinson
Yolanda Smith
1999
Cornell A. Ford
Chaquita M. Goode
Erick Littleford
Dionyssus A. Martin
Irma A. Rivera
Nakia M. Shepherd
2000
Lynette R. Collier
James A. E. Hall
Tameisha M. Hamilton
Lyneete D. Hinton
Latosha M. Marable
Valentina O. Ofordire
Tiffany L. Pittman
Hilda Rodriguez
Natarsha N. Wright
2001
Comfort Ajayi
Dexter Edwards
Nicole Farrell
Jomaile Holland
Belinda Ofordire
Chioma Ohanyerenwa
Serena Walkin
Connie Williams
2002
Daryl Buchanan
Stephanie Haygan
Artina Kingsbury
Ayisatu Umaru
Zulma Chicas
Monique Morton
Marion Stewart
2003
William Bell
Rudy Briscoe
Aisha Collis
Neffertena Francis
Tiffany Hodge
Dominique Holmes
Dion Ingram
Olivia Ricks
2004
Latisha Blue
Elema Daddacha
Sheliah Jefferson
Rodney Johnson
Patrick Ofordire
Weynhareg Tadesse
2005
Reina Arevalo
Chymaria Ball
Renee Bennaugh
Kameka Collins
Shontaya Ferguson
Ramoa Hemmings
Maurice Scott
Sharnetta Tyler
Alpha Sarr
Farisa Walsh
2006
Reggie Acevedo
Janet Bolomope
Alvin Brown
Solomon Chaison
Bisodun Ishola
Jasmine Stith
2007
Janelle Ricks
Berta Gonzalez
Sue Ling Li
Jermaine Mathis
Melinda Prsecott
2008
Efrem Ayalew
Erin Boone
Wentana Gebru
Tracey Kibler
Amber Young
2009
Menbere Assefa
Ashley Acevedo
Martez Hurt
Bre’Anna James
Qi Ling Li
2010
Delont Butler
Lauren Lincoln
Kanesha Overton
Delonta Parker
Shamira Redd
2011
Amanda Barnes
Erica Davis
Bianca Eastman
Tameka Gongs
Tyrec Grooms
2012
Carman Chatman
Danielle Drugoole
Bryon Ford
Jennifer Hernandez
Tamika McKay
2013
Christina Clayton
Stwart Gray III
Xavier Richie
Dominique Simmons
Daynika Skipper
2014
Christopher Chandler
Meseret Gebre
Jeremiah Johnson
Jade Polly
Xaviera Thomas
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Special Thanks to our 2015 Sponsors
O ppo r t un i ty Maker Spon s or
Buffet Early Childhood Fund
O ppo r t un i ty K n oc ks Spon s ors
John and Leslie Oberdorfer
Andrew Haynes
American Federation of Government Employees
Hawthorn
Pritzker Children’s Initiative
Co m m un i ty Tabl e Spon s ors
Dontai Smalls, Esq.
Clifford Barnes, Esq.
Comcast Beltway Region
MedStar Family Choice DC
Pinion Financial Services, LLC
M a r t i n Lut he r K i n g, J r. Mem ori al Com m i ttee
Andrea Thomas, Chair
Mervyn Myers
De Angelo Rorie
Angela Sikes
Africa Wilson
Bianca Rainwater
Sheri Jones
Shirita Turner
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On the
32nd Annual
Dr.Martin Luther King Jr.
Memorial Breakfast
2015-2016 Board of Director
Cheri’ M. Hembrey, President
Trinette Smith-Campbell , Vice President
Merlene White Price, Treasurer
Angela Dixon-Van Croft, Secretary
Angela A. Jackson, Asst. Secretary
Karen Jones Herbert Katrina D. Jones
Kamaron Kellum-Cloman
Pamela Padgett Pelham Nichelle A. Poe
Anntoinette White-Richardson
Desiree Savoy
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32nd Annual Martin Luther King, Jr.
Memorial Breakfast
Thank you for all you are doing to empower promising
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and Senior Wellness.
The original playground was created by US Attorney General
Robert F. Kennedy and named for President John F. Kennedy.
The building and grounds are a great source of pride and
enjoyment for Shaw residents, young and old.
Volunteers and financial support are welcomed.
For more information, call 202-671-4792 or email
volunteer@friendsofkennedyrec.org.
We offer a variety of
services and solutions to
meet diverse and
challenging business needs.
Find out what we can do for you.
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SERVICE CENTERS
UNITED PLANNING
ORGANIZATION
(Headquarters)
30 Rhode Island Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20001
phone: 202-238-4600
Early Learning Services
Homeless Services
ANACOSTIA
COMMUNITY SERVICES CENTER
& YOUTH SERVICES CENTER
UNITING PEOPLE WITH OPPORTUNITIES
1649 Good Hope Road SE
Washington, DC 20020
Community Services: 202-610-5900
Youth Services: 202-610-0466
Adult Education & Employment Training
Foster Grandparents Program
Volunteer Opportunities
Electronic Benefits
Youth Services
RALPH WALDO “PETEY” GREENE
COMMUNITY SERVICE CENTER
COMMUNITY ACTION CHANGES PEOPLE’S
LIVES, EMBODIES THE SPIRIT OF HOPE,
IMPROVES COMMUNITIES, AND MAKES
AMERICA A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE.
2907 Martin Luther King, Jr. Ave SE
Washington, DC 20032
phone: 202-562-3800
Housing Assistance
Workforce Development
Volunteer Opportunities
BUILDING CAREERS ACADEMY
915 Girard Street NE 649
Washington, DC 20017
phone: 202-526-2644
Construction & Trade Skills
COMPREHENSIVE TREATMENT
CENTER
1900 Massachusetts Ave SE
Building 13
Washington, DC 20003
phone: 202-535-1793
Substance Abuse Treatment
H STREET CENTER
W E C A R E A B O U T T H E E N T I R E C O M M U N I T Y,
A N D W E A R E D E D I C AT E D T O H E L P I N G P E O P L E
H E L P T H E M S E LV E S A N D E A C H O T H E R .
611 H Street NE
Washington, DC 20002
phone: 202-543-6700
Electronic Benefits
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ADULT EDUCATION &
EMPLOYMENT TRAINING
Develop marketable skills by taking advantage of our
classes, career advice and state-certified training
courses, which include:
Adult Education & Employment Training
Volunteer Opportunities
Youth Services
Contact the Adult Education & Training Program at
202-610-5900
EARLY LEARNING SERVICES
Children ages 0 to 5 receive school readiness training
in our part-day programs from 9am to 2pm. Beforecare (7am to 9am) and after-care (2pm to 6pm)
subsidies are also available. Contact Carmen Herrar,
the Eligibility and Data Manager, for information
about eligibility for all available programs at
202-238-4733
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
Prepare for employment through our three-tiered
career development program and exit with a
professional resume and cover letter, employer
referrals, post-placement support and more. Contact
a case manager to enroll in a class at 202-562-3800
CONSTRUCTION & TRADE SKILLS
Develop a range of technical skills through fee-based
and free training courses in weatherization and green
construction at our Building Careers Academy, a
Building Performance Institute-approved center that
is housed in our Green Technology Division.
Earn national certifications as a:
Installer
Building Analyst
Crew Chief
Contact the Building Careers Academy at
202-526-2644 to enroll in classes.
HOUSING ASSISTANCE
UPO offers housing programs on:
Foreclosure Prevention
Homebuyers Education
Rental Counseling
Home Savers Program
Call 202-562-3800 for inquiries or to make an
appointment.
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VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
UPO offers volunteer opportunities for those looking
to give back to the community.
The Advocacy & Volunteer Services Division, which
is located at Petey Greene, offers opportunities for:
Community service volunteers
Community leadership
Toastmasters
Call 202-231-7946 for details
The Foster Grandparents Program, based out of
Anacostia, provides volunteering opportunities for
ages 55 and older in educational settings for children
and young adults.
Stipends are available for qualified applicants. Call
202-610-5850 for details.
ELECTRONIC BENEFITS
Washington, DC residents who have been prequalified
by the DC Department of Human Services can pick up
an Electronic Benefit Transfer Card (EBT) to receive
benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Program
(SNAP) or the Temporary Assistance for Needy
Families (TANF) program. The cards are distributed
8:15am to 4:45pm Monday – Friday. Contact H Street
EBT Manager, Sherolyn Holmes, at 202-543-6680 or
Anacostia EBT Manager, Demetria Knight, at
202-610-5859
YOUTH SERVICES
UPO enrichment programs for youth ages 5 to 18
include:
Beavers Scholarships
P.O.W.E.R.
Freedom Schools Summer Program
Call 202-610-0466 for details.
SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT
The Outpatient Opioid Treatment program provides
medically-oriented treatment to opiate-dependent
persons, including:
Assessment and patient education
Counseling and group therapy
Call 202-535-1793 for more information.
HOMELESS SERVICES
The Shelter Hotline program offers transportation,
outreach and referral services. Call 1-800-535-7252
to help a homeless person in need.
Remembering the Life and Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
UPO SALUTES the
2015 Joseph A. Beavers
Scholarship Recipients
“The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically.
Intelligence plus character -- that is the goal of true education”.
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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We are educators. We are dream builders. We are opportunity-makers and poverty-fighters. We believe that
everyone deserves a chance to pursue and live sustainable, successful lives. We create paths that start the
journey from dependence to self-sufficiency and economic independence.
We are United Planning Organization.
Our approach is holistic and generational. As the only Community Action Agency serving the residents of
Washington, DC, we’ve touched thousands of lives over our 50 years. We offer more than 30 programs and
human services. We help our customers get a job; learn a skill, find and stay in affordable housing. We teach
financial literacy, offer early learning and adult education, help send high school students to college and keep
our seniors physically and mentally active.
From newborn babies to senior adults, when you’re a part of the UPO family, we wrap our arms around you
and are with you every step of the way.
ADDRESS
ONLINE
301
Rhode Island Ave.
NW
Washington, DC
20001
USA
Website
www.upo.org
Social Media
CFC # 90524
DC One Fund Campaign #9881
United Way NCA #9881