Hermanowski Family Foundation Initial Request Form<\/p>\n
Organization Name: BRIGHT BEGINNINGS INC
\nLegal Name (if Different): BRIGHT BEGINNINGS INC
\nAlso Known As: BBI
\nMailing Address: 3418 4th St SE
\nCity: Washington
\nState: DC
\nPostal Code: 20032
\nMain Phone: 2026724133
\nMain Fax:
\nOrganization Website: www.bbidc.org
\nEmployer ID Number: 52-1697917
\nOrganization Tax Status: 501( c) 3<\/p>\n
Proposal Information<\/p>\n
Today’s Date: Mach 24, 2026
\nRequested Amount: 10,000<\/p>\n
Project Title: Early Childhood Education for Ward 7\u20138 Families: Building Bright Futures
\nProject Description:<\/p>\n
Bright Beginnings Inc. (BBI) respectfully requests a grant of 10,000 from The Charles and Joan Hermanowski Family Foundation to support our Early Childhood Education and Development Program serving 218 children ages 0-5 and their families across three locations in Washington, D.C. – 4th St SE, Garfield and Whitlock Elementary Schools. <\/p>\n
The families we serve face significant barriers, including housing instability, food insecurity, and financial hardship. Wards 7 and 8 are among the District’s most under-resourced communities, where opportunities for high-quality early education remain limited and the need for comprehensive family support is profound. Without early learning opportunities, children often enter kindergarten already behind their peers, a gap that widens over time and reinforces cycles of poverty. BBI exists to close that gap. Our NAEYC-accredited program delivers evidence-based instruction that strengthens early literacy, numeracy, and social-emotional skills essential for kindergarten readiness. Last year, 100% of pre-K graduates demonstrated the developmental progress needed to excel in kindergarten, as measured by COR Advantage assessments. <\/p>\n
Since 1990, BBI has addressed these challenges through a trauma-informed, two-generation model that supports the whole family. Qualified educators lead classrooms using developmentally appropriate curricula, while children receive daily nutritious meals and developmental, vision, dental, and hearing screenings throughout the school year. Parents access job training, housing support, financial coaching, and continuing education opportunities. By creating parallel pathways, academic readiness for children and economic mobility for parents, BBI strengthens family stability and disrupts intergenerational poverty. <\/p>\n
A $25,000 grant will sustain and enhance program operations across all three sites, supporting classroom materials, developmental assessments, nutrition services, and family engagement activities that build the foundation for lasting success. <\/p>\n
Total Project Budget: 5,765,055<\/p>\n
Other Funding
\nSources For The Project (Committed & Potential): Committed: Wellpoint, $20,000 \/ Stranahan Foundation, $50,000 \/ John Edward Fowler Memorial Foundation, $50,000 \/ Potential: Dr. Scholl Foundation $25,000 \/ Evelyn S. and K.E. Barrett Foundation, $20,000 \/ George and Sarah Buchanan Foundation, $10,000 <\/p>\n
Project Duration: Ongoing
\nGeographical Area Served: Washington DC – Wards 7 & 8
\nAge Group To Be Served: 0-5<\/p>\n
Contact Information<\/p>\n
Contact Prefix (Mr,Mrs etc.): Ms.
\nContact First Name: Rebecca
\nContact Last Name: Rorke
\nContact Title: Director of Development and External Affairs
\nContact Phone: 2028682495
\nContact Email: hyamir@bbidc.org<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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