Community Partners
In order to be successful, BEST Kids works in collaboration with like-minded agencies and businesses to help build the capacity for all of us to fulfill our missions. We would like to thank the following community partners for the impact they make on our mentoring program for foster youth.
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The Washington National's Youth Baseball Academy (YBA) and BEST Kids partner together to provide quality mentoring programs for DC's vulnerable youth populations. YBA provides BEST Kids with programming space, access to the Washington National's baseball games, and more, while BEST Kids provides YBA's mentors access to quality on-going training. |
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A champion for BEST Kids, ALKU supports our organization in various fundraising efforts. Most notably, their team has raised the most funds through our Superhero 5K and Fun Run for the past 3 consecutive years. ALKU annually attends our Art of the Matter event, bringing with them a large number of attendees to support our agency. |
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As the official Virginia MENTOR affiliate, Virginia Mentoring Partnership (VMP) is an anchor organization that promotes effective youth mentoring by increasing the capacity and sustainability of mentoring programs, and providing resources to support the mentoring field throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia. BEST Kids is a member of VMP and a beneficiary of their technical assistance and Quality-Based Mentoring (QBM) process. BEST Kids is the only mentoring program in the District to have QBM status through VMP. |
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DC Tutoring and Mentoring Initiative (DCTMI) is a coalition of organizations and individuals dedicated to transforming the community and empowering students in DC. Through grassroots recruitment, DCTMI recruits volunteers and matches them with like-minded organizations to become mentors and tutors. BEST Kids is a beneficiary of their program. |
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Maryland MENTOR’s mission is to fuel the quality and quantity of mentoring relationships for Maryland’s young people and to close the mentoring gap. As the official MENTOR affiliate in Maryland, Maryland MENTOR is a champion for Maryland and DC-based mentoring organizations and works closely with BEST Kids to enhance the quality of mentoring programs in DC through policy-level advocacy. |
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MentorPrize is a connector that recruits Washington DC area volunteers and matches them with mentoring programs that serve hundreds of disadvantaged individuals- from at-risk youth to teen parents. MentorPrize actively helps recruit mentors for BEST Kids and advocates on behalf of mentoring programs in our region. |
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DC Campaign was founded by a distinguished group of Washingtonians who were deeply committed to cutting the teen pregnancy rate in half in order to improve the social and economic health of the city. Their organization provides on-going trainings for BEST Kids' mentors, including topics focusing on how to talk to your mentee about sex and healthy relationships. |
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DC127 is a nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting children and empowering and preserving families. We provide wraparound services to parents and grandparents who are isolated, overwhelmed, and under- resourced. We walk with foster families through every stage of the fostering process, from getting licensed to supporting a child in their home. DC127 is committed to providing prevention services and resources to stabilize families so that every family has a chance to thrive. |
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