Community Services Agency  

CSA Mission
The Mission of the Community Services Agency (CSA) is to improve the lives of workers and their families by meeting their human and social services needs; by building broad and diverse coalitions to promote and protect dignity and justice for workers; and by empowering workers and their unions to make their communities better, more responsive places to live, work, raise a family and retire.

United Way, CFC and DC One Fund
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CSA is a campaign participant in United Way of the National Capital Area, the Combined Federal Campaign and the DC One Fund.  Please consider designating your worksite charitable contribution to CSA- United Way and DC One Fund Designation Number 8253;  Combined Federal Campaign Designation Number 19579.

Emergency Assistance Fund

CSA raises and spends approximately $120,000 annually and assists about 350 families with emergency financial needs- prevention of utility cut-offs and evictions, needed prescriptions, transportation so members can keep working, food, child care and other needs.

Information and Referral Services

CSA annually refers hundreds of metro area residents to community resources for all kinds of social services assistance.

Building Futures Pre-Apprenticeship Training and Placement Program

This program provides a 6-week pre-apprenticeship training program to help low-income individuals and ex-offenders enhance their abilities to secure jobs in the construction industry, or successfully enter registered union apprenticeship programs.   This program has a 70% placement rate.

Lay-off and Strike Preparation and Support for workers and their families

Educational Workshops for Unions and Their Members

CSA provides information and workshops on a variety of topics including budgeting and financial management, retirement planning, preparing for lay-off and job loss, helping co-workers with substance abuse problems, finding care for aging parents, and other topics of interest to workers.

Union Volunteer Recruitment

Through the area’s 180 local unions, CSA works to recruit union volunteers for community projects.  Annually, we generate over 300 individual members for various projects.

ARCHIVES
- (1/27/2011) CSA's "News You Can Use": Help For Striking Or Furloughed Workers
- (12/21/2010) CSA's "News You Can Use": New Credit Clinic from Union Plus 
- (10/12/2010) CSA's "News You Can Use": Deadline Looms for Stop-Loss Retro Pay
- (9/1/2010) CSA's "News You Can Use": Knowing The Difference Between A Scam And A Good Deal
- (5/13/2010) Feeding Solidarity At Daycon Strike
- (2/3/2010) CSA's "News You Can Use": Free Tax Prep For Low-Income Residents
- (1/21/2010) CSA's "News You Can Use": Protecting Against BPA
- (7/10/2009) CSA's "News You Can Use": Vetting Health Sites
- (7/1/2009) CSA's "News You Can Use": Free Financial Advice
- (6/4/2009) CSA's "News You Can Use": Free Workshop On Health Information
- (6/1/2009) CSA's "News You Can Use": Providing For The Basics
- (5/27/2009) CSA's "News You Can Use": Free Foreclosure Assistance

CSA can be supported through the United Way, DC One Fund, Combined Federal Campaigns, and the Maryland Charity Campaign. To donate to CSA online, click here: all donations are tax-deductible and are greatly appreciated!

CSA covers Montgomery, Prince George’s, Charles, Calvert and St. Mary’s counties in Maryland, the District of Columbia, and Northern Virginia and works with the Metropolitan Washington Council AFL-CIO & the Northern Virginia Area Labor Federation.  As part of the AFL-CIO Community Services Network, CSA has access to the extensive United Way/Labor network across the country and can make referrals for workers in any state.

- Executive Director:
Kathleen McKirchy 
kmckirch@dclabor.org
202-974-8221 (office)
202-974-8152 (fax)

- Building Futures & Client Services Coordinator Coordinator, Bilingual Services:
Sylvia Casaro Dietert
scasaro@dclabor.org
202-974-8223 (office)

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United Way Donation Flier
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Combined Federal Campaign Flier

CSA relies on the support of workers, their unions, and the general public.  CSA can be supported through the United Way, DC One Fund, Combined Federal Campaigns, and the Maryland Charity Campaign. 

PLEASE DESIGNATE NUMBER

· 8253 for UNITED WAY and DC ONE FUND

· 19579 for COMBINED FEDERAL CAMPAIGN

· 9320 for MARYLAND CHARITY CAMPAIGN

· 8396 for COMBINED VIRGINIA CAMPAIGN

To donate to CSA online, click here.
All donations are tax-deductible and are really greatly appreciated!