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“Peregrine Espresso Customers Contribute $10,500 in Coffee and Pastries to Local Healthcare Workers”

By Prince Of Petworth


courtesy Peregrine Espresso

From Peregrine:

“On April 1, 2020, Peregrine Espresso delivered the first round of coffee and pastries for local healthcare workers. Since then, customers have contributed over $10,500 toward coffee and pastry deliveries, serving 2,100 healthcare professionals and first responders.

Peregrine Espresso continues to invite customers to buy coffee and pastries, which will be delivered to professionals working at local healthcare facilities, as well as to other first responders, as funds allow. (more…)

“D.C. Area High School Students Organize Regional 3D-Printing Effort in Fight Against COVID-19”

By Prince Of Petworth


“Jonah Docter-Loeb with a face shield”

From a press release:

“To protect the D.C. area’s essential workers from exposure to COVID-19, Georgetown Day School senior Jonah Docter-Loeb founded a partnership of more than 100 volunteers, the DC Mutual Aid Network, Eaton DC, and other local organizations to produce and distribute 3D-printed face shields.

The group, which recently named itself “Print to Protect” produced more than 1,000 shields in the first week of April. Five hundred of these have already been donated to the staff at MedStar Washington Hospital and United Medical Centers. At the current rate of production, Docter-Loeb anticipates the group will be able to create 15,000 shields by the end of the month. When used in conjunction with a medical face mask, these shields provide Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-recommended levels of protection to professionals who come into contact with carriers of COVID-19 during the course of their work. (more…)

Support the DC Mask Protection Initiative

By Prince Of Petworth


via GoFundMe

From an email:

“Like many in the DC community, we are concerned about the health of our essential workers and at-risk populations due to the spread of COVID-19. We also recognize that this is a challenging time for local businesses that are under pressure due to the stay-at-home order. So, in an effort to get quality, cloth face masks at no cost to local hospitals, community organizations, and other locations where they are needed most, while also channeling needed capital into the local economy, we are engaging stewards and community leaders within the DC business community to supply this critical demand.

How does the DC Mask Protection Model work? (more…)

“Support immigrant college students”

By Prince Of Petworth

Thanks to Alice for passing on from the Esperanza education fund:

“As the COVID-19 crisis unfolds, immigrant students need your support now more than ever.

Esperanza is dedicated to ensuring immigrant students in D.C., Maryland, and Virginia have the funds and support necessary to access higher education, regardless of their background. Our scholars have traveled great distances, both literally and metaphorically. In addition to hailing from a range of countries — Albania to Cameroon to Syria —  our scholars also often come from low-income households and mixed-status families, or face other challenges unique to the immigrant experience.

Because of this, we know that our scholars and their families will be hit hard by this crisis. On top of the challenges our scholars already face, millions of college students are being left out of COVID-19 stimulus payments — denied the $1,200 stimulus package if they are claimed as dependents by their parents, but ineligible for the $500 child check because they are over 17.

There are many ways you can give, and every one of them makes a difference: (more…)

Some Love and Support for Hair Cuttery DC Stylists

By Prince Of Petworth


1645 Connecticut Ave, NW

“Dear PoPville,

I go usually go to Hair Cuttery in Dupont Circle, because they have really affordable hair cuts. I know that my usual guy lives paycheck to paycheck so I was concerned. Hair stylists live off tips much like waiters. I reached out to my stylist and he said Hair Cuttery has done nothing to help them during this time. I sent my stylist money via CashApp, but there are 21 stylists at the Dupont Hair Cuttery. I started a GoFundMe to try and bring attention to the situation- maybe you could help spread the word?”

“Mariel’s students tell her they live in constant fear – not having food, being evicted, or worse.”

By Prince Of Petworth

“Dear PoPville,

I see so many of your readers are looking for ways to help, which is amazing. I have a friend who is an ESL teacher in DC, Mariel Vallano. She started a Go Fund Me page to help her students who are going hungry. Mariel is doing wonderful work to help her students whose families can’t afford milk or bread, let alone laptops. But there are many families at her school who need help. These sweet children she teaches want to learn and succeed but many go to bed with tummy aches because they haven’t eaten since breakfast. Mariel’s students tell her they live in constant fear – not having food, being evicted, or worse. (more…)

“we have decided that we want to spend our stimulus check in a way that maximizes its impact on the local economy and/or struggling DC residents.”

By Prince Of Petworth


Photo by PoPville flickr user DCbmyers

Ed. Note: You guys rule. I want to take the opportunity to thank all those who’ve been so supportive of me and so many others during these crazy days. I got this email yesterday from the DC Food Project “Regarding our Emergency Weekend Bag Program. Since your article was posted we have raised close to $11K, which will allow us to continue helping our school communities gain access to additional food, during these unknown times. We can’t thank you enough.”

“Dear PoPville,

Our household is set to get the full $2,400 from the stimulus, but we have secure jobs and the pandemic has only served to reduce our expenses. While we could always throw the money at our mortgage, we have decided that we want to spend our stimulus check in a way that maximizes its impact on the local economy and/or struggling DC residents. (more…)

“Donate to Our Emergency Weekend Bag Program”

By Prince Of Petworth

Thanks to Kari for passing this on from the DC Food Project:

“Our team at DC Food Project has launched an Emergency Weekend Bag Program. As we face these uncertain times, our team recognizes the many challenges that families might be facing during this pandemic – our Weekend Bag Program aims to help those in critical need.

With meal sites up and running and other various organizations stepping in to help, our hope is that students and families are getting what they need. BUT — we also recognize the many challenges that families might be facing. (more…)

“Vendor Donations”

By Prince Of Petworth


via GoFundMe

“Dear PoPville,

This is a group of affected people that are overlooked – both by the government (due to their immigration status they are not eligible for the stipend) and by everyday people (such as myself). This was a group of folks I didn’t even think about, much less about how negatively impacted they are by the pandemic. I think this would be a great fundraiser to share if possible.” (more…)

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