In the Community

Food insecurity is a year-round problem, but it gets a bigger spotlight around the holidays. Local food banks and the NBC4 Food 4 Families fund are helping to feed families in need. News4’s Molette Green reports.

Nonprofit Bread for the City’s goal this holiday season is to raise $1 million so they can provide turkeys and groceries for familiies to make meals for Thanksgiving. News4’s Molette Green reports. 

While mainstream stores might be a little chaotic on Black Friday, Old Town Alexandria’s small businessses and boutiques embraces a more relaxed experience. News4’s Molette Green talks to a local business owner about why shopping local is important. 

Fifty mothers are donating their purses to an emergency shelter for unhoused people in Capitol Heights. News4’s Molette Green joins her Jack and Jill of America, Inc. chapter for the Pack a Purse service event.  

Annandale High School in Fairfax County has been recognized nationally as a Special Olympics Unified Champion School. The school creates an inclusive environment where there are 60 students with severe disabilities. News4’s Molette Green reports.

The Washington Home, a private foundation that focuses on older residents, donated $1 million with Unity Health Care to support seniors who are vulnerable to food insecurity. News4’s Molette Green reports. 

Teens aging out of foster care need a great deal of support to begin their next chapter. News4’s Molette Green explains how an NBC4 Telemundo 44 Local Impact Grant will help the Family & Youth Initiative in D.C. fulfill their mission. 

As we enter the holiday season, NBC4 and Telemundo44 wants to thank viewers on their generous donations to the year-round Food 4 Families campaign in the fight to end food insecurity. News4’s Molette Green shares updates on the campaign and shares messages from donors. 

Helping children thrive is essential for Washington County, Maryland, nonprofit Children in Need, which works with children at or below the poverty level. Now, the nonprofit has more resources for their programs from a $50,000 NBCUniversal Local Impact Grant. News4’s Molette Green reports.

Arts for the Aging has received a $25,000 Local Impact Grant from Comcast NBCUniversal to expand their reach. News4’s Molette Green reports.

FRESHFARM’s FoodPrints program and Urban School Food Alliance received Newman’s Own Foundation Food Justice for Kids Grant, a $50,000 reward that recognizes programs that fight against food insecurity. News4’s Molette Green reports. 

Faith leaders, law enforcement and health care providers are hoping to connect with Prince George’s County residents this weekend. News4’s Molette Green shares what free services are available Saturday at Prince George’s Community College.

Women make up less than half of the STEM workforce. That’s why the nonprofit “STEM for Her” aims to empower and expose high school girls to STEM-related fields. News4’s Molette Green talks to Executive Director Jennifer Fortney about how being a recipient of the $25,000 NBC4 Telemundo44 Local Impact grant will help them achieve their goal. 

Prince William County’s chapter of 100 Black Women works to empower Black girls in their Leader in Me and Financial Literacy mentorship program. A recent study shows that schools punish Black girls more frequently and harshly. Because of that, the program aims to lift their self-esteems. News4’s Molette Green reports. 

Serenity Owens, a Howard University senior, is raising awareness about mental health in her modeling competition documentary “Strut the Yard.” During filming, models highlighted the importance of the 988 hotline. The documentary premiers on Oct. 3. News4’s Molette Green reports. 

“The Napkin Network” is ran by Lindsay Gill, a local mom in Montgomery County, where she donates baby supplies to underserved neighborhoods. She is now asking for clothing and shoe donations for kids ages 5 to 7 years old after local schools said there’s a need for them. News4’s Molette Green reports.   

Ivy Bryant is on a crusade to help kids living with Sickle Cell Disease learn how to swim. News4’s Molette Green spoke with Bryant and her 13-year-old daughter Peyton Clemmons about their inspiring project.

Building self-confidence in people with physical and developmental disabilities is a major commitment of D.C. nonprofit So Kids Soar. That’s why they were selected as an NBC4 Telemundo44 Local Impact grant winner. News4’s Molette Green spotlights how this organization is changing lives, and how the grant will help. 

Girl Scout cadette Emma Fischer decided to do a children’s book drive for the INOVA Cares for Children in Falls Church, Virginia where she collected 650 books. News4’s Molette Green talks to the 11-year-old about why she did the book drive. 

The former Silver Spring library space on Colesville Road has been transformed into an early childhood education center. The center will provide childcare, diverse educational resources, parenting workshops and more. News4’s Molette Green talks to nonprofit CentroNia about what they have to offer.