Open Streets DC

Open Streets will close three miles of Georgia Avenue to cars and open the street for people to walk, bike, scoot, and play! Five activation zones along the route will host hourly programmed classes and demonstrations, including yoga, drum circles, double dutch, traffic gardens, pop-up bike lanes, dancing, and more! Businesses along the route will […]

World Mental Health Day

Observed annually on October 10th, World Mental Health Day is a public awareness observance day to raise the public’s awareness about mental health issues that affect people all over the globe. It also gives mental health workers, doctors, nurses and other professionals a chance to dispel mental health myths, reduce the stigma associated with mental […]

GAFSC Parent Support Group

Join, share, relax and get support from other Collaborative parents.  Chance to win a Raffle for a $25 Amazon or Wal-Mart gift card Contact:  Katheryn Ramos at: 202-722-1815 ext. 100 if you plan to attend. Second Friday each month (12 noon – 1:30 p.m.)

GAFSC Parent Cafe

Uber Eats gift cards will be delivered if you register ahead and sign on between 11:45 a.m. and 12 p.m. Chance to win a Raffle for a $25 Amazon or Wal-Mart gift card Please RSVP to Katheryn Ramos: 202-722-1815 ext. 100 or kramos@gafsc-dc.org

The Discovering Me Scholarship Essay Contest

Each year Esther Productions, Inc. presents cash prizes for the best essay written by teen girls, ages 13 through 18, who are facing the challenge of father absence. What’s your story? Using between 750-1,500 words, tell us how you have handled growing up without your father while discovering yourself and your resilience. You could win […]

Black Friday Shopping Event!

Support the GAFSC by shopping on Amazon Smile this Black Friday!  Proceeds from hour holiday shopping purchases can be donated to the GAFSC to help children and families. Be sure to use this link: https://smile.amazon.com/ch/52-2349433  

Cyber Monday Shopping Event!

Support the GAFSC by shopping on Amazon Smile this Cyber Monday!  Proceeds from hour holiday shopping purchases can be donated to the GAFSC to help children and families. Be sure to use this link: https://smile.amazon.com/ch/52-2349433

Giving Tuesday: Help us support the community!

The demand for GAFSC services continues to grow. GAFSC has helped give children and families in Ward 4 and throughout the District a wide array of programs and services since 1998. Ultimately, our aim is to give more individuals, children, youth, and families the opportunity to realize a better life and their dream of a life […]