LifeSTARTS Youth & Family Services (formerly known as East Capitol Center for Change) offers in-school,
after-school, mentoring, and other family-strengthening programs to over 5000 youth and their families per year. Our service area covers Wards 7 & 8 ("East of the River") in Washington, DC and Prince George’s County. LifeSTARTS intentionally reaches out to young people who others often turn away from. Our
staff makes a “heart and mind” connection with even
the toughest children because they have similar
backgrounds to the youth we serve.
Keywords: youth, partners, family, parents, East of the River, mentoring, afterschool, marriage