Join us for the annual Good Times Community Festival at THEARC! Food, games, activities, and free supply-filled backpacks for students so they are prepared for a successful new school year! WPGC 99.5 and SJ EZ Street will be supplying the jams. The Burton and Craig Shields Foundation will be providing free haircuts/styling for children at […]
Join us for AfterDark@THEARC as we celebrate Building Bridges’ 19 years of improving the quality of life for children and adults who reside east of the Anacostia River. Funds raised at this year's gala will ensure the future of the 11th Street Bridge Park, Washington, D.C.'s first elevated public park. Built on a foundation of […]
Building Bridges Across the River relies on charitable gifts from individuals, corporations, foundations and government agencies to make our work possible.
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You can choose to designate your gift to one of our core programs – THEARC, THEARC Theater, THEARC Farm, Skyland Workforce Center, 11th Street Bridge Park – or wherever it is needed most.
Building Bridges Across the River relies on charitable gifts from individuals, corporations, foundations and government agencies to make our work possible.
Washington D.C.’s first elevated park will span the Anacostia River and serve as a new venue for healthy recreation, environmental education, and the arts.
Providing Southeast communities with greater access to healthy, affordable food, urban agriculture education and career opportunities.
Comprised of three buildings, farm, and playground that sits on 16.5 acres, this humanitarian mall provides world-class services to the east of the Anacostia River community in Washington, DC.
Created to provide DC residents living east of the Anacostia River entertaining and enlightening experiences that can impact their lives and brighten their futures.
Provides high-quality workforce development programs in one location, leading to work-ready candidates, career-focused job placement, economic self-sufficiency, & improved quality of life.
