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YOUR CLUTTER CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE

Think that pile of old books, CDs, DVDs, video games, etc. in the back of your closet is completely worthless?

Think again.

Welcome to Community Alchemy, where we turn last year's stuff into resources for a better world. Want to help? Get involved or learn more about us.

Where the money goes

Two critical issues in dealing with child poverty are food security and early childhood education. CA has donated funds to two non-profits that excel in dealing with these issues:

$300 to the Maryland Food Bank. http://www.mdfoodbank.org
In addition to turning every dollar into 6-9 meals for hungry families, the Maryland Food bank has innovative programs like the Backpack program, which feeds children over the weekend when they are away from school nutrition programs.

$300 to Horton's Kids. http://www.hortonskids.org
Horton's Kids provides tutoring, mentoring, and family support for
children in some of DC's lowest-performing schools. At the end of this past school year, Horton's Kids' older children had narrowed their reading deficit from 2.13 grades behind to .88 grades behind while the younger children were, on average, one grade ahead in their reading ability.

This money was raised just a few dollars at a time, with your help. THANK YOU!

Some facts about child poverty*

• In Washington DC 32% of children under age 18 live in families below the Federal poverty level

• In Maryland 28% of children living in urban areas live in families below the Federal poverty level

• In Virginia 24% of children living in rural areas live in families below the Federal poverty level

* Data from The National Center for Child Poverty http://www.nccp.org