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Horton’s Kids Programs offers one-on-one tutoring, literacy intervention, homework help, and educational advocacy. The program uses a holistic, multi-faceted approach that intersects academics, youth development, health and wellness, and family engagement. It also provides food, clothing, personal hygiene products, and other items that children need to grow and be healthy, and offers children ways to broaden their horizons, find new interests, explore their strengths, and enjoy childhood. Children in Horton’s Kids are twice as likely to graduate from high school as the neighborhood average, and the organization empowers more than 600 youth to improve their academic outcomes, develop important character traits, and access healthy meals.
The mission of Horton’s Kids Programs is “Empowering DC's youth to graduate and succeed in life,” with a focus on supporting children in Southeast DC through partnerships with the child, their family, school, and community so they graduate from high school ready for success in college, career, and life. The leadership and staff team includes Bria Wimbish (Manager of Programs and School Advocacy – Middle School), Cassi Zeledon (Community & Family Programs Manager), Alphonzo Jackson (Community & Family Programs Manager), Danielle Bennett (Manager of Programs and School Advocacy), Nia Malik (Development Coordinator), Corinne Cannon (Chief Development Officer), Yolanda Pinkney (Community and Family Program Coordinator), and Aubrey Boyd (Volunteer and Partnerships Coordinator). Staff credentials include degrees in fields such as Secondary Education English, Curriculum and Instruction – Accomplished Teaching, Mass Communication with a focus in Public Relations and Sociology, Social Work, Middle-Level Education specializing in Language Arts and Social Studies, public policy, Human Resource Management, and degrees from Trinity Washington University and the London School of Economics.
Horton’s Kids supports children in Southeast DC and partners closely with parents to promote their children’s progress and provide families with essential resources that reduce stress and promote stability. Volunteers help deliver academic, social-emotional development, and basic needs supports to children in Ward 8, and Horton’s Kids has welcomed hundreds of volunteers, including Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN anchor Jake Tapper, and former Education Secretary Margaret Spellings.
Testimonials from participants include: “My Horton’s Kids tutor always told me I could be whatever I wanted to be… More and more people telling you the same thing, you start believing it.” – Macey, and “Horton’s Kids has truly been like a second family to me. They have been there every step of the way.” – Tyrec.
Last updated June 14, 2026.
The mission of Horton’s Kids Programs is “Empowering DC's youth to graduate and succeed in life,” with a focus on supporting children in Southeast DC through partnerships with the child, their family, school, and community so they graduate from high school ready for success in college, career, and life. The leadership and staff team includes Bria Wimbish (Manager of Programs and School Advocacy – Middle School), Cassi Zeledon (Community & Family Programs Manager), Alphonzo Jackson (Community & Family Programs Manager), Danielle Bennett (Manager of Programs and School Advocacy), Nia Malik (Development Coordinator), Corinne Cannon (Chief Development Officer), Yolanda Pinkney (Community and Family Program Coordinator), and Aubrey Boyd (Volunteer and Partnerships Coordinator). Staff credentials include degrees in fields such as Secondary Education English, Curriculum and Instruction – Accomplished Teaching, Mass Communication with a focus in Public Relations and Sociology, Social Work, Middle-Level Education specializing in Language Arts and Social Studies, public policy, Human Resource Management, and degrees from Trinity Washington University and the London School of Economics.
Horton’s Kids supports children in Southeast DC and partners closely with parents to promote their children’s progress and provide families with essential resources that reduce stress and promote stability. Volunteers help deliver academic, social-emotional development, and basic needs supports to children in Ward 8, and Horton’s Kids has welcomed hundreds of volunteers, including Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN anchor Jake Tapper, and former Education Secretary Margaret Spellings.
Testimonials from participants include: “My Horton’s Kids tutor always told me I could be whatever I wanted to be… More and more people telling you the same thing, you start believing it.” – Macey, and “Horton’s Kids has truly been like a second family to me. They have been there every step of the way.” – Tyrec.
Last updated June 14, 2026.
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