Community Services Agency  

UNITED WAY FALL CAMPAIGN
When financial crisis hits home for local union members, the Community Services Agency (CSA) of the Metro Washington Council AFL-CIO is there to help. CSA assists with evictions, utility shut-offs, empty cupboards and more. But without your support, CSA’s cupboard will run bare! Make sure CSA can continue being there to help by supporting the agency through this Fall’s United Way, CFC and other workplace fundraising campaigns. Please support the Community Services Agency; all contributions are tax-deductible. United Way and DC ONE Fund Campaign Agency Number 8253; Combined Federal Campaign Number 19579; Maryland Charity Campaign Number 9320; Commonwealth of Virginia Campaign Number 8396. Click on the images below to download ready-to-post ads.


 





















CSA NEWS ARCHIVE

CSA'S "NEWS YOU CAN USE": Free Tax Prep For Low-Income Residents: The DC Earned Income Tax Credit Campaign is offering free tax preparation services to low-income District residents. “Last year, our volunteer tax preparers filed more than 6,000 returns, helping low-income residents claim over $9 million in credits and refunds,” says Adam Perry at Capital Area Asset Builders. “This is a terrific program,” added Community Service Agency Executive Director Kathleen McKirchy, “especially these days, when every dollar counts.” Click here for locations, hours, and details.



- (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
- (2009) Labor Night At The Nats

The Community Services Agency is labor’s social services agency whose mission 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 places to live, work, raise a family and retire.

CSA covers Montgomery, Prince George’s, Charles, Calvert and St. Mary’s counties in Maryland, the District of Columbia, and Northern Virginia.  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 Coordinator, Bilingual Services:
Sylvia Casaro Dietert
scasaro@dclabor.org
202-974-8223 (office)

CSA programs include:
· Information and referral for any social services problem
· Emergency Assistance Fund for eligible workers: click here for full details!
· Lay-off Preparation and Support including resume preparation and job search assistance
· Building Futures, a building trades outreach and recruitment program for DC and metro area residents
· Washington Area Women in the Trades (WAWIT), in partnership with the YWCA and Wider Opportunities for Women, training low-income women and helping them obtain employment in the construction industry.  This project is funded by an array of foundations and businesses.

Other Gateway and Specialized Health Information Sites (courtesy of Health Information Partners, GW School of Public Health & Health Services):
 
Gateway Sites
Healthfinder, DHHS         
Family Doctor, AAFP        
CDC Health Topics A to Z   
NIH Health Topics            
 
For Seniors
Senior Health, NIH          
Medline Plus Senior Pages     
 
For Parents, Kids and Teens
Kids Health, Nemours Foundation
Center for Children with Special Needs   
 
For teens
Teen Wire, Planned Parenthood    
Teen Health, Nemours Foundation   
 
Multiple Languages
Health Roads Media      
The 24 Languages Project    
Ethnomed         

Specific Disease Sites
NIH's Medline Plus


DONATE NOW! 
Click here to donate to CSA

DOWNLOAD UPDATED DONATION FLIERS!
United Way Donation Flier
DC One Fund Donation Flier
Combined Federal Campaigns Donation 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!