Writing program and publishing house for unheard voices.Ĭreating inclusion opportunities for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Provides nonprofits training, operations support, and affordable office space. Underwrites costs and offers support for local nonprofits.Įmpowers early-stage entrepreneurs to create social impact.
National Association of Remodeling Industries (NARI): DC Metro Community Service Award, 2019 DC Metro Image Award, 2011Ĭomcast NBCUniversal Foundation: NBC 4/Telemundo 44 - Project Innovation - Culture of Inclusion, 2019ĮBay SHINE Awards for Small Business: Charitable Business Award, 2017 Prince George’s Sierra Club: Walter “Mike” Maloney Environmental Service Award (awarded to CEO Nancy J. Community doesn't sleep during a pandemic: neither does Forklift. With social distancing measures in place, an online catalog of curated materials and furniture means community members can purchase pick-up items "dockside," with limited home delivery an option on an as-needed basis. Reuse keeps landfills from filling up, supplies the workforce with good, green jobs, and fits beautifully into homes and tight budgets (think an older washing machine, cleaned, tested, and ready for a second life). These salvaged and surplus, landfill-bound materials are "redirected" and made available at below-market rates (or at no cost to those with limited resources), creating assets that catalyze economic, housing, and community revitalization. Community Forklift's programs provide low-cost building materials, appliances, and furniture to low-income individuals and families and to nonprofit organizations (social services, schools, gardening cooperatives, civic organizations, theaters) throughout the DMV.
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