Open Directory - Regional: North America: United States: Washington, DC: Society and Culture
See also: This category in other languages: - Overview of adoption law in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, DC. - A Washington Area Bicyclist Association project to collect unwanted bicycles and deliver them to community development programs assisting the poor in developing countries or in the Washington DC metropolitan area. - Group working to ensure that transportation and development decisions accommodate growth while revitalizing communities, providing more housing and travel choices, and conserving natural and historic areas. - Discussion community for area residents. - A nonprofit organization dedicated to addressing important public policy questions. Profile, weblog, services and how to become involved. - Conducts research and public education on budget and tax issues in the District of Columbia, with a particular emphasis on issues that affect low- and moderate-income residents. - Site for area members of the alt.smokers.cigars newsgroup includes information on upcoming events, newsletters, and member photos. - Loose association of dad groups in the Washington DC area. Playgroups, events, photographs, resources and related links, and information about local chapters. - Weblog, news and events, restaurants and nightlife, happenings, goings-on and observations from a group of residents. - Provides education and training, individual and systems advocacy, conducts research, and serves as a local and national resource on domestic violence. History, statistics and events. - Report on statutes as they relate to domestic violence. Includes grading criteria. - Working to help the American public convince Congress that United States immigration must be reduced. Information and links on a wide variety of immigration-related topics. - Works to establish a way to directly impact parenting skills development and to provide parents with information on resources and activities within the community. Features resources, internship and volunteer opportunities, community guides and a calendar. - Founded to serve the needs of inmates who have been taken to prisons far from the district. Programs, photo galleries and stories of hope. - Internship program affording a unique opportunity to combine research and action while working at the national level for women's rights. - Hosts programs where young adults get together for movies, parties, book clubs, theatre, dinner, and sporting activities. Features news, groups and events. - Offers weekend training for men to help them lead richer, fuller lives. Group purpose, testimonials, and training schedule. - March in support of the right to life for each human being. Overview of events at yearly march, and contact details. - A virtual tavern for Washingtonians with an emphasis on quality intelligent discussions. - A nonprofit community development financial institution (CDFI) dedicated to providing loans and technical assistance for community and economic development. - Community discussion forum for the metro area. - A resource for parents and families in the Washington, DC region. Includes topical resource guides, articles and calendar of events. - Parenting resource with a calendar of local events. - A four-part series on urban sprawl in the Washington area and attempts to control it, with additional related articles from the Post's archives. - Chat group for bloggers in the Washington, DC, area.
