Social Services

Project C.H.A.N.G.E.
Howard University Community Association
Mr. Jacob Ortiz
Phone 202-806-4771
Fax 202-667-5964
Email jortiz@research.howard.edu

This service corps program places Howard students in Seniors’ Service agencies where information technology is used to enhance the delivery of community services.

Students help reduce the isolation of low income seniors by familiarizing them with the use of the Internet, and by providing other services that enable them to maintain quality independent living.

Family and Community Resource and Research Center (Baker’s Dozen)
School of Social Work
Dr. Clarence Brown
Phone 202-806-7319/7602
Fax 202-806-9074
Email: cbrown@howard.edu

The Family and Community Resource and Research Center represents the legacy and vision of thirteen African American women (Baker’s Dozen) who sought to address the problem of juvenile delinquency in the Howard University community in collaboration with Howard University's School of Social Work. The Center provides faculty, students, community residents and organizations resources for research, collaborative action, the training, and demonstrations directed toward solutions to family and community problems.

Kelly Miller and LeDroit Family Residence Support Center
School of Social Work
Dr. Clarence Brown
Phone 202-806-7319
Fax 202-806-9074

Residents of the Kelly Miller public housing development receive case management-based self-sufficiency services. Services include: needs assessments, educational development, job skills training and referrals, social services counseling, mental health referrals and an after school program.