Programs
City Gate is a creative, grassroots set of programs that meet people where they are. But the purpose goes beyond filling a physical need or providing an educational opportunity. Our goal includes building, from the bottom up, communities of caring, compassion, and capability that strengthen society and encourage and empower the individual. Our primary focus is children and youth in underserved DC neighborhoods, but we also offer programs like a Spanish-immersion preschool or adult English classes as we reclaim the vision of inclusion, understanding, and opportunity represented by the ancient City Gate. Finally, because we believe that the gate swings both ways (to empower those on the margins, and to help those in the mainstream to give back to society), we conduct extensive volunteer service programs for local volunteers and for mission groups from literally across the country.
Currently, City Gate operates
- Summer day camps at three sites in DC for over 200 children
- Two after-school/evening programs for 40 children and youth, ages 5-18
- English as a Second Language (ESL) classes and hospitality for internationals
- Urban Hands service project to involve volunteers in our out-of-school-time programs
- Clothing closet, grocery assistance, and special holiday events for families in need
- Caterpillar Co-op Preschool