Partners
We work with partner organizations, represented below, to deliver our programs, recruit talented staff, secure volunteers, and support our operations. With their commitment our organization can be sustained and our youth gain the skills and knowledge to thrive in the future of work. If you are interested in partnership, please contact our Executive Director, Meeta Sharma-Holt.
Program Sites
The Fishing School partners with DC Public Schools, independent schools, and public charter schools to deliver our programming. Our current sites are:
- John Lewis Elementary School
- Mary McLeod Bethune Day Public Charter School
- Leckie Educational Campus
In addition to providing program space and enrollment support, partner schools provide access to student performance data.
Donors
The following individuals, foundations, corporations, and nonprofits have made a difference in a child’s life by supporting The Fishing School in the 2024-25 fiscal year.
| Corporations | ||
|---|---|---|
| Congressional Sports for Charity | Danaher Foundation | KPMG |
| United Way of the National Capital Area | Wyndham Destinations | |
| Deloitte | ||
| Faith-based organizations |
|---|
| Sargent Memorial Presbyterian Church |
| Foundations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| The Greater Washington Community Foundation | Clark-Winchcole Foundation | Share Fund | |
| Jack and Jill of Washington, DC | Nepeni Foundation | Nora Roberts Foundation | Opalek Foundation |
| The Morris & Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation | |||
| Government | ||
|---|---|---|
| Mayor’s Office on Latino Affairs | ||
| Events DC | ||
| Learn24:Office of Out of School Time |
“Every day I rely on grit, perseverance, determination, and principles that The Fishing School helped make a part of my character.” Jr, Former TFS Participant