Why We Do GOOD
G4G, responding to the impact of Covid in 2020, was created to help meet the increased needs of the most vulnerable populations in the Washington, DC area. Food insecurity, homelessness, joblessness, and health challenges were reaching an all-time peak, especially among communities of color. At the same time, many nonprofits on the front lines had to do much more with much less: reduced staff and volunteers, increased clientele and demand, and limited funds. Two and a half years later, these struggles remain with no end in sight.
4,400
DC residents are unhoused.
90%
of DC Children living in poverty are black.
5,750
people live in DC shelters, of which 1,422 are children.
75%
of all Covid-19 Deaths were black residents, despite making up just 45% of the population.
65,750
DC residents are facing hunger. 1 in 6 are children.
14%
of residents in wARDS 7&8 are unemployed, compared to THE CITYWIDE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE OF 6.5%.
G4G does “good” because we can and because we must. We, a collective group of neighbors turned volunteers, have a responsibility to help those in need.