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Case Study: Bread For The City

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Bread for the city is a non-profit organization that has opened its doors in 1974 as a frontline agency serving Washington DC poor. It started off as two organizations; a free medical clinic and a home to feed and clothe the poor. In 1995, both the organizations merged and there are now two locations in the District of Columbia area that provide free direct services to residents that are low income and live in the DC area. It was created by five neighborhood churches that collaborated in order to fulfill the concerns of homeless, the hungry and the poor citizens of Washington,

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