Registration is now open for the 7th annual DC Public Schools Beautification Day on Saturday, August 25, 2012. Established in 2005, DCPS Beautification Day is the official citywide “spruce up” of DC Public Schools and grounds. Last year, more than 4,100 volunteers participated at 105 schools across the city. Learn more about DCPS Beautification Day or register online before August 17th.
Posted on Thursday, August 9th 2012
Our July newsletter is out! All the latest and greatest service and volunteer news and events, including AmeriCorps State Competitive grant awards, DCPS Beautification Day, our first-ever deaf CERT training at Gallaudet University, meet our new, fab AmeriCorps VISTA, and more!
Posted on Tuesday, July 10th 2012
Celebrate National Teacher Appreciation Week with a Public Note of Gratitude for your Favorite DCPS Teachers!
Love this from our friends at DC Public Schools! Celebrate National Teacher Appreciation Week by giving our amazing teachers the kudos they deserve with a public note of gratitude!

Posted on Thursday, May 10th 2012
Awesome Alert: Serve DC's City Year Team, the "Johnson Family"
For eleven individuals whose lives never intersected prior to this past August, City Year Washington DC’s Serve DC team at Johnson Middle School quickly took to calling itself the Johnson “family” – the name a testament to the close-knit relationships shared by this particular team serving off the Suitland Parkway.
Posted on Thursday, April 26th 2012
More from DCPS Beautification Day! Check out Washington Capitals fans hard at work at Marshall Elementary School!
Posted on Wednesday, September 7th 2011


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