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Volunteer applications for fall 2017 are available through October 2, 2017. Click here for more information.

 

FOR LOVE OF CHILDREN

Provides educational services beyond the classroom to help students succeed from first grade through college and career.

DONATE


DONATE

For Love of Children is always in need of goods and services. Receiving these donations allows FLOC to spend our limited resources on serving more children and families.

VOLUNTEER


VOLUNTEER

Nearly half of DC students perform below grade level in reading and math. YOU can change that! There are many ways that you can make a significant difference in the lives of DC children.

ENROLL


ENROLL

We’re still accepting students for school year 2017-2018 programs. Please contact Alex Valiantis, Bilingual Recruitment and Outreach Coordinator, at avaliantis@floc.org or 202-349-3512, with any questions.

THE FACTS

69%DC STUDENTS 69% of DC students graduate from high school.
10%STUDENTS DC has the highest proportion of young adults in the country with college degrees, yet only 10 percent of students who graduate from DC Public Schools will receive postsecondary degrees.
63%JOBS A recent study by the Center on Education and the Workforce at Georgetown University estimated that by 2018, 63 percent of U.S. jobs will require some form of postsecondary education or training.
100%FLOC STUDENTS Over the past six years, FLOC has helped students tackle educational barriers, navigate the college application process and build skills to be successful in postsecondary.  100% of these students have graduated from high school.

In operation since 1965, FLOC has served more than 10,000 children and youth and has become one of the most respected nonprofits in the community.

25

STAFF MEMBERS

Serve with FLOC.

300

VOLUNTEERS

Serve with FLOC.

600

STUDENTS

Enrolled per year in local schools and FLOC’s facilities.

OUR STORIES

12th Grade Scholar

LISBETH

Lisbeth is a senior at Woodrow Wilson High School, and has been in the FLOC Scholars program since the beginning of her junior year. This fall she will be a freshman at George Mason University, her top choice, where she plans to major in Government and International Politics.

Motivated FLOC Scholar

NICHOLAS

At fourteen years old, Nicholas has already been with the FLOC Scholars Program for about two years. One of his favorite times at FLOC was a summer zoology program that took students on a field trip to the Smithsonian National Zoo, which he brought up and seemed to remember enjoying quite a bit.

Energetic LIA Member

BREANA

As a sixth grader at Charles Town Middle School, Breana has always enjoyed attending our Leaders In Action program. She is an energetic girl; continually answering our questions, helping other students, and participating in every activity. Breana joined Leaders In Action because she “has always wanted to be a leader.”

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