Number of Children Served: over 700
Number of University Partners: 7
Number of Corps members: 300

Sekou Biddle Former Executive Director, Jumpstart Washington, DC; Vice President of Advocacy, UNCF
Anna Edwards Vice President, Dutko Grayling
Patrick Mara Owner, Dolan Group, LLC
Linda Miller Senior Communications Analyst, U.S. Government Accountability Office
Ian Simpson Founder, Purpose Beverages, Inc.
Adam Vogt Agent, Redfin
Petal Walker Senior Associate, WilmerHale
 

Jumpstart is grateful to the following donors and partners for their support of our work in the District of Columbia:
AmeriCorps
The Boeing Company
ServeDC – The Mayor's Office on Volunteerism
The George Wasserman Family Foundation
The Horning Family Fund
K&L Gates
The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation
PNC Grow Up Great
Starbucks
Venable
WilmerHale
Tom Healy and Fred Hochberg
Lori and Matthew Espe
Ethan Grossman
Lamell McMorris
Tom and Kathy Raffa/Raffa P.C.
Carter Romansky
Sarah Segura
Natalie Wexler

 

Jumpstart DC is proud to be a Marine Corps Marathon 2013 charity partner, and we are recruiting runners for the Jumpstart DC team. The Marine Corps Marathon will take place on October 27, 2013. For details about requirements and for application materials, please contact JumpstartDC@jstart.org.

Check back frequently for more events with Jumpstart DC!

Other Volunteer Opportunities
For volunteer opportunities with students older than those Jumpstart serves, please visit United Way NCA’s website to find a range of reading, tutoring and mentoring opportunities in our area.

  


 

The Huffington Post Magpies and Wild Things
May 17, 2013
Featured speaker at Jumpstart DC's Scribbles to Novels, Tom Healy, shares a story of why "a jumpstart isn't something you give tomorrow".

The Washington Post Jumpstart Holds Scribbles to Novels at the University Club
May 14, 2013
Photo gallery of featured authors at Scribbles to Novels including Dinaw Mengestu, Tom Healy, and Richard L. Holm, as well as other special guests.

K Street Magazine Inside Jumpstart's Scribbles to Novels
May 10, 2013
Photos and feature about featured speakers at Jumpstart's Scribbles to Novels event on May 8, 2013.

The Huffington Post When Children Start School Behind, They Stay Behind
January 10, 2013
Through a $40,000 grant award from The Boeing Company, Jumpstart will bring its Community Corps program to D.C., enabling the organization to serve additional children in low-income neighborhoods of the District.

Washington City Paper Give It Up, D.C.
November 2012
Washington City Paper and the Catalogue for Philanthropy guide to giving in 2012 in the DC region.

The Washington Post Jumpstart DC Hosts Scribbles to Novels
June 2012
Photo gallery about Jumpstart DC's Scribbles to Novels event featuring authors including keynote speaker R. Dwayne Betts.

WAMU A Neighborhood Tries to Start Anew
March 16, 2012
WAMU 88.5: Metro Connection report on the Parkside-Kenilworth Promise Neighborhood and Jumpstart's work in this community. 
 

American University
The Catholic University of America
Georgetown University
Howard University
The George Washington University
Trinity Washington University
University of the District of Columbia

Jumpstart also partners with UPO - Foster Grandparents Program through our Community Corps program.

Appletree Early Learning Public Charter School – Oklahoma Avenue Campus
Appletree Early Learning Public Charter School – Parklands Campus 
Barbara Chambers Children's Center
Bennett Babies
Bruce-Monroe Elementary School
Center City Public Charter School - Shaw Campus
CentroNía
Dance Institute of Washington
Edward C. Mazique Parent Child Center
Elsie Whitlow Stokes Public Charter School
Excel Public Charter School
H. D. Cooke Elementary School
J.O. Wilson Elementary School
Jubilee Jumpstart
Langdon Education Campus
Malcolm X Elementary School
Matthews Memorial Child Development Center
Neval Thomas Elementary School
Noyes Education Campus
Rosemount Center
Sunshine Early Learning Center  
 

Katey Comerford
Executive Director
202.393.4444
katey.comerford@jstart.org

Chris Darragh
Associate Program Director
202.393.4443
chris.darragh@jstart.org

Sandy Keith
Development Manager
202.393.2114
sandy.keith@jstart.org

Lindsay Grimes
Regional Operations Manager
202.393.2272
lindsay.grimes@jstart.org

Karen Bryson
Market Support VISTA
202.223.1760
karen.bryson@jstart.org

Community Corps
Jamarl Clark
202.223.7050
jamarl.clark@jstart.org

American University
Stacia Jackson
202.885.3157
staciaj@american.edu

The Catholic University of America
Kristin Dusch
202.319.6068
dusch@cua.edu

Georgetown University
Samantha Bertocchi
202.687.8575
spb60@georgetown.edu

The George Washington University
Elizabeth Huber
202.994.0833
emhuber@email.gwu.edu

Howard University 
Charles Prince
202.806.7748
charles.prince@howard.edu

Trinity Washington University
Renetta Davis
202.884.9297
renetta.davis@jstart.org

University of the District of Columbia
Please contact Chris Darragh,  Jumpstart DC
 

Katey Comerford
Executive Director, Jumpstart DC
Katey began her work with Jumpstart in 2004 as Program Director in Jumpstart’s Central Region office. In 2006, Katey transitioned to City Director for Jumpstart in Washington, DC and propelled the organization’s presence in the region. In fall 2009, Katey joined the national team under a branch of the Education & Program department called National Field Support. In her current role, Katey oversees the programmatic, development and operational support activities geared directly to work in Jumpstart in Washington, DC, including Jumpstart DC’s seven higher education partners and growth. For over 10 years, Katey has been working with non-profit organizations focusing on education, youth development, and civic engagement. Katey has a BA in Sociology from Kent State University and received her Masters in Social Work at Temple University.