Cornerstones Inc

Food, financial, and urgent assistance, including our free from hunger food rescue center (food hub), a food pantry, emergency financial assistance and eviction prevention. In its first full year of operation through fy24, the food hub rescued or sourced more than 508,000 lbs. Of food and distributed nearly 416,000 lbs. Of food, the equivalent of 346,674 meals, through our pantry providers.

Affordable childcare and youth services, including laurel learning center, before and after school-care and youth enrichment programs. Laurel offers age-appropriate developmental screening, school readiness, pre- and afterschool academic enrichment, and full-day summer recreational and cultural programs for nearly 100 students. Cornerstones offers out-of-school time programs for at-risk school-age youth, providing them with tutoring to help improve math and reading fluency, career education, service-learning, and enrichment activities.

Community and family strengthening, including our opportunity neighborhood (on) initiatives in reston and herndon, community connected sites, and neighborhood resource centers tackle inequalities faced by children and youth in disadvantaged areas. On initiatives involve collaboration with community leaders, nonprofits, and volunteers to improve connections between schools, neighborhoods, and community services.