Programs

Community Programs

Transitional Housing
	Transitional Housing—EBOL collaborates with the Capital Hill Congregation Based Shelter Program to provide transitional housing to homeless families in the District of Columbia. We began by providing services in the church’s board room. Families are now located in the EBOL which is known as the “Light House”.
Immigration Services
	Emory’s immigration clinic opened for clients on June 30, 2003, with sixteen volunteers. The importance of volunteers cannot be overstated. In the case of Emory, volunteers not only provide the person power to make each clinic successful, they also provide important links to the immigrant community.......more
Storefront Improvement
	This façade improvement program is designed to assist business owners in the 6100 – 6300 blocks of Georgia Avenue N.W. enhance their commercial/retail properties - complete with new neon signage, two-tone color and safety improvements. When the work to refurbish the storefronts is completed this year improvements will contribute to a better brighter Brightwood, attracting new businesses and clients who walk and travel the Georgia Avenue corridor.
Business Council
	Business Council—to coordinate a Business Council that will exist as a central forum and reservoir for business owners to organize around important issues, increase communication, collaboration, and coordination; and, to build relationships and partnerships with the larger community, government agencies and other stakeholders...more
Drug & Crime Prevention
	Drug and Crime Prevention Awareness Program—to target and reach middle, junior and high school students and their parents. Awareness program will be carried out using training in early identification of drug use, intervention for youth at-risk for substance abuse, parent education, sponsor a Peer-helper retreat, community awareness training, cultural specific prevention and early intervention programs; allocation of stipends for community and youth groups to plan and implement training and drug-free activities, and other activities to promote awareness and stem the use of drugs in our community.

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