About CHGM
Celebrating community service since 1967, Capitol Hill Group Ministry (CHGM) is a nonprofit made up of congregations and concerned individuals of all faiths, united to serve the spiritual and social needs of the Capitol Hill Community, Ward 6, and beyond. CHGM serves homeless families and individuals, as well as low-income households from across the District of Columbia.
Our Mission:
The mission of Capitol Hill Group Ministry reflects our deep connection to our community and to all who live in it – CHGM engages neighbors, congregations, and organizations in our community in celebrating our shared commitment to social justice.
Together, we put faith into action to empower and provide hope for families and individuals who are homeless or in crisis so that they may lead healthy, fulfilling, and productive lives.
Our Vision:
Our vision is of a community in which people are working together – across the boundaries of race, religion and income – to ensure that all of our neighbors have the opportunity to live safely with opportunity and justice.
CHGM is a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. We maintain a diverse funding stream comprised of individual donors, congregational support, government contracts, as well as a variety of donated gift-in-kind business services. All of our financial information including our 2011 Annual Report, 2010 990, and Program Statistics can be found by visiting our Organizational Information Page.
How do CHGM services impact the community?
2012 Statistics
Programs & Services
- Social Services office assisted 2,258 households in Ward 6.
- Congregation Based Shelter Project provided emergency shelter services to 23 individuals.
- Street Outreach served more than 246 chronically homeless individuals through over 528 interactions.
- Shelter Plus Care provided services for 26 families , including 35 children.
- Systems Transformation Initiative served 30 families, including 44 children.
- The Shirley’s Place Day Center provided more than 5,625 individual services to over 775 individuals.
Community Support Projects
- CHGM provided 278 children with backpacks and school supplies during our Back-To-School BackPack Program.
- CHGM served 1,480 of our neighbors in our Thanks-GIVING Food Basket Drive.
- CHGM helped provide provide 696 individuals with Christmas gifts in our Adopt-A-Family Christmas Program.
- CHGM’s work was supported by the assistance of over 739 volunteers.
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