Partners

My Sister’s Place works with community partners to enhance our efforts to end domestic violence and empower lives through coordinating programs, services, trainings, events, and much more. 

Chicktime partners with My Sister’s Place by providing monthly structured activities for our shelter children, including recent Thanksgiving and Holidays parties.

My Sister’s Place is the first domestic violence service organization to partner with the Dept of Health for their Help Me Grow DC program. In this developing partnership, DHOH staff will train MSP employees to recognize and work with children showing signs of developmental needs. The DHS will give assessments to children at MSP’s shelter to assess development needs and connect families to the developmental and behavioral resources needed to give all children their best start.

University of Maryland provides DV-specific after school tutoring and homework aid to children at MSP’s Shelter.

MSP and DVRP collaborate on providing assistance to survivors of domestic violence within the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities in the District of Columbia.

Ayuda envisions  a community where all immigrants overcome obstacles in order to succeed and thrive in the United States. They realize their vision by advocating for low-income immigrants through direct legal, social and language services, training and outreach in the Washington, DC, metropolitan area.

The mission of Bread for the City is to help Washington, DC residents living with low income to develop the power to determine the future of their own communities. They provide food, clothing, medical care, and legal and social services to reduce the burden of poverty.

Cake Brigade matches skilled home bakers and professional pastry chefs, who can donate their time, with local shelters or food programs who wish to provide their clients with a delicious baked confection for their special day.

MSP staff provided training support and technical assistance to CARECEN to enhance their services to program participants, and heighten awareness among their staff, volunteers and participants. CARECEN provided supportive legal services to eligible families in the MSP’s shelter and RISE programs.

A partner and major funder, CFSA funds and refers clients to our innovative Batterer Intervention Program.

Community Family Life Services mission is to provide homeless adults, families, and women’s reentry with the tools and support they need to reconnect with their families and live life to their full potential.

DIW provided dance education, academic enrichment, tutoring, workforce development performances, testing and evaluation to MSP clients, while MSP provided monthly Domestic Violence Education sessions to DIW employees.

DC Metropolitan Police Department partners with My Sister’s Place to address DV specific needs in PSA702.

DC Safe’s mission is to ensure the safety and self-determination of domestic violence survivors in Washington, DC through emergency services, court advocacy and system reform.

DCVLP and MSP partner to provide a holistic, “one stop” source for survivors to access all of the services they require to leave an abusive relationship, remain free from violence, and achieve independence, including legal representation, education and counseling regarding domestic violence, walk-in clinics, as well as longer-term services, such as mental health counseling, access to public benefits and transitional housing.

The Department of Behavioral Health provides prevention, intervention and treatment services  and supports for children, youth and adults with mental and/or substance use disorders including emergency psychiatric care and community-based outpatient and residential services.

A partner and major funder, DHS funds our comprehensive shelter services, aftercare, counselling, case management, and Latino Outreach services.

DASH provides access to safe housing and services to survivors of domestic and sexual violence and their families as they rebuild their lives on their own terms. They support partner agencies in the national capital region and throughout the United States in increasing their capacity to assist survivors in accessing safe housing. DASH educates policy makers and service providers nationwide on the principles and best practices of successfully assisting survivors of domestic violence in recognizing that they are empowered and whole.

MSP provides reporting and data collection to DCCADV to facilitate housing coordination, policy recommendations, and analyze demand for services in order to enhance the victim service safety net for survivors of domestic violence.

Goods For Good (G4G) partners with local nonprofits that provide critical care to economically disadvantaged, underserved, and vulnerable communities in the Washington, DC area. Goods for Good provides kids living in MSP’s emergency shelters with a Birthday-In-A-Box to help with birthday festivities!

My Sisters Place is grateful to Hattaway Communications, a strategic communications firm dedicated to achieving great things for people and the planet, for donating their time and effort to develop a new Aspirational Narrative about our work, highlighting our loving community, our welcoming shelters, and our innovative programs. We appreciate their pro-bono partnership and commitment to MSP.

House of Ruth helps women, children and families in greatest need and with very limited resources build safe, stable lives and achieve their highest potential.

Love By the Handles provides a gift of love and financial support for individuals who are in their transitional stages of life. They offer an array of items that can be contained in a bag with a handle for those in need such as cell phones, workforce development tips, school supplies, clothing, food for homeless women, men and children.  Additionally, they conduct monthly outreach food services to the homeless community.

MSP and Mary’s Center partnered to improve screening and referrals for domestic violence victims to services, and provided domestic violence victims with improved and expanded access to mental health care, advocacy, housing and other resources. MSP worked in collaboration with Mary’s Center to build on MSP’s Latino Outreach Program to reach underserved populations, and provide a full continuum of care, including housing and case management.

Will you be the one in three women diagnosed with some form of cancer during your lifetime? If not, you will likely know her. She may be your friend, neighbor, mother, sister or even your daughter. With your support, The Mary Kay Foundation is dedicated to eliminating cancers affecting women.

The National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV), a social change organization, is dedicated to creating a social, political, and economic environment in which violence against women no longer exist

A partner and major funder, OVSJG funds our RISE program, comprehensive shelter services, and community case management and outreach.

A major partner and funder, OVW funds our comprehensive shelter services.