Last night we headed to the Longview Gallery in Shaw for the 2016 ACCESS Youth annual celebration.
We snapped Deputy Mayor for Greater Economic Opportunity Courtney Snowden with ACCESS Youth founder Jodi Ovca and the evening's emcee, ABC7's Leon Harris.
ACCESS Youth provides disadvantaged young people with access to the skills, resources and support they need to stay in school and out of the criminal justice system. Here, UrbanTurf's Meriah Burke-Raines, TTR Sotheby's Pamela Wye, and Ditto Residential's Martin Ditto.
The festive celebration had a delicious buffet from Purple Onion and an open bar cocktail reception. Here, National Low Income Housing Coalition's Sarah Jemison, Hooks Book Events' Perry Hooks, and Deloitte's Jennifer Meffert.
Guests browsed a great silent auction featuring dinners at DC's best restaurants and tickets to sporting events. Here, poetry nonprofit Split This Rock's Joseph Green and Tiana Trutna surround the Department of Education's Carol Aguirre and supporter Fernando Pedrero.
The Hill Group's Fred Hill, Heart of America Foundation's Wendy Cumberland, and Veritas Financial's Colin Kimpel.
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