Foundry’s amazing ESL team will begin a new session of classes in January. 
Registration for the session will be on Tuesday, January 10 and classes will begin the following Tuesday, January 17. For more information email esl@foundryumc.org.

Please join fellow Foundry members the first Saturday of every month at Christ House Located at 1717 Columbia Road NW in Adam’s Morgan, Christ House is a 24-hour residential medical facility for un-housed men and women. Patients are admitted to Christ House from area hospitals, shelters, and clinics. Foundry cooks lunch at Christ House each first Saturday of the month from 10 a.m. to Noon. If you are interested, contact christhouse@foundryumc.org.

Be part of the Foundry team taking part in the Point-in-Time Count, the ‘census’ of unhoused neighbors in DC, which provides policy makers and funders the information they need on homelessness in the District. Volunteers are needed to canvass the Foundry neighborhood. Like last year, training will be available on-line. For more information, email jackie@foundryumc.org.

Live in Maryland? You can join Montgomery County’s Point in Time Count here: https://montgomerycomd.blogspot.com/2022/12/volunteers-needed-for-2023-point-in.html. 

We will begin the new year with a District-Wide Action Team Meeting on Tuesday, January 10, from 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.; the in-person location will be at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, 206 New York Ave NW, Washington, D.C. 20001.

If you are unable to join us in-person you can join us on Zoom. The link will be provided after you complete your registration.

Please RSVP by using the following link.

RSVP: https://bit.ly/jan10meeting

Winter Training and Action Series

· January 10, Tuesday, 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m.- Winter Kickoff Training

· January 18 and 19 between 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Wednesday and Thursday, - DC COUNCIL DAY - Scheduling in process with Individual Councilmembers. Join us for one or all.

· January 24, Tuesday, 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m., Training

· February 7, Tuesday, 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m., Training

· February 21, Tuesday, 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m., Training and Action Rehearsal

· Week of March 6- March 10 DC Council Action week - Ward 2, 3, 6, 7 Date will be Determined by Individual teams and Council members

· March 14, Tuesday, 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Action Reflection and Evaluations
 

We want as many foundry members learning the fundamentals of relational organizing to create more justice in our communities!

Whether you are a long-time WIN leader or brand new, we invite you to join us for a Winter Training and Action Series where you will have the opportunity to reflect on topics like relational power, public narrative, tension and have the opportunity to plan and execute a public action with your local councilmember.

We have heard from many of you that WIN’s large actions are meaningful but you want to know the mechanics of how they are put together and be a part of creating one. So this winter rather than prepare for one large District wide action we will prepare for smaller ward wide actions with councilmembers leading up to the DC Budget Season, which begins mid March and ends in May. In preparation, we will host: three training sessions, two DC Council visit days, an action prep/rehearsal, smaller ward actions and an action evaluation event. Each training will be held with leaders from across the District and will provide space for ward breakout groups. All training sessions will be offered in a hybrid format.

For questions, email sacredresistance@foundryumc.org.

There an opportunity to directly support a migrant family connected to Foundry through DC mutual aid groups. If you'd like to contribute, please follow the link to the GoFundMe page.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/marina-sofia-asylum

Thank you to all who donated to Josie Martin’s Hot Cocoa Stand for the ID Ministry. Between the money raised at the actual event and online, Josie raised around $2,350! That’s over 100 DC IDs!

Thank you for helping one of our Foundry Youth make a difference!