The WSA (Workers of St. Alban’s) Board approved two-year grants in 2026 to 17 non- profit charitable agencies in the DMV that are concerned with employment, children, education, and families. These agencies serve the neediest of the needy, and many success stories result from the work that they do.
The St. Alban’s Opportunity Shop, located in Satterlee Hall, through its sales of donated items, raises the funds that make the grants possible. Each year agencies apply for grants, and WSA board members visit the agencies and evaluate their applications.
The WSA Board distributes the grants through the church treasury. This year, WSA has made grants to agencies in the two grant categories of Employment and Children/Education/Families. The agencies that received grants primarily to help with programs that support employment and children, education, and families are listed as follows:
A Wider Circle
Calvary Women’s Services
Charlie’s Place
Children’s Chorus of Washington
Community Forklift
Friendship Place
Hope and a Home
Housing Up
Jubilee Jobs
Latin American Youth Center
Lutheran Social Services
Mary House
Samaritan Ministries
Sasha Bruce Youthworks
Suited for Change
The Family Place
Thrive DC
Your donations matter! This important work cannot be done without your donations to the Op Shop that are then sold in the shop with the help of many volunteers. The shop is seeking your tax-deductible donations especially of the following items:
- New or clean, gently used clothing and accessories for men, women, and children
- Fine and costume jewelry
- Silver flatware and serving pieces
- Dishes, utensils, and glassware
- Linens and textiles
- Artwork and decorative items for the home
- Housewares
- Children’s non-battery toys
These items may be dropped off at the rear door of the shop from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Wednesday through Saturday. Please keep in mind that your donations to the Op Shop are making God’s work possible through these agency programs to which WSA gives grants. Thank you for your donations!
You may also help by shopping and encouraging others to shop at the Op Shop during its business hours from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Wednesday through Saturday. More information may be found on our website.
Please contact Courtney Cunningham, Op Shop Manager, at 202-966-5288 or courtneyc@stalbansdc.org with questions about the Op Shop, and direct questions to Mary Beth Albright, WSA Board President, at marybethalbright@gmail.com about WSA.