The Sharon Laverne Community Foundation dba:
The Sharon Laverne Community Foundation is a nonprofit, self-development and empowerment organization that was founded to assist residents of Wards 7 & 8 in Washington, D.C., and returning citizens city wide. Studies indicate that while the educational attainment, crime, and standard of living rates have drastically improved for Washington, DC, during recent decades, conditions for those citizens living within the 7th and 8th Wards have continued to decline. These communities are plagued with high rates of unemployment, crime, poverty, low educational levels and despair.