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The Anacostia River is getting its highest water quality rating in years. News4’s Molette Green speaks with the Anacostia Watershed Society’s president, Christopher Williams, about their newest report and the “light at the end of the tunnel.”

The nonprofit cafe Emma’s Torch, which opened in D.C. earlier this year, offers paid job training and English lessons for refugees. News4’s Aimee Cho speaks to the founder, a trainer and an employee about how it’s going.

A holiday musical set in the heart of Southeast D.C. is putting the District’s culture on the main stage. DC Black Broadway’s “Annie Costia Beat Ya Feet” is a twist on the classic “Annie” that amplifies go-go music, Lovail Long, the playwright and CEO of DC Black Broadway, said. News4’s Molette Green speaks with Long and the show’s star, Nyah...

A holiday musical set in the heart of Southeast D.C. is putting the District’s culture on the main stage. DC Black Broadway’s “Annie Costia Beat Ya Feet” is a twist on the classic “Annie” that amplifies go-go music, Lovail Long, the playwright and CEO of DC Black Broadway, said. News4’s Molette Green speaks with Long and the show’s star, Nyah...

Volunteers for Food & Friends spent their Thanksgiving morning packing food for those in the D.C.-area community dealing with illness. News4’s Jessica Albert reports.

Fifty mothers are donating their purses to an emergency shelter for unhoused people in Capitol Heights. News4’s Molette Green joins her Jack and Jill of America, Inc. chapter for the Pack a Purse service event.  

News4 is teaming up with Burke and Herbert Bank and the Salvation Army for the 14th annual Share the Warmth Coat Drive. Melissa Mollet explains how to donate.

Helping children thrive is essential for Washington County, Maryland, nonprofit Children in Need, which works with children at or below the poverty level. Now, the nonprofit has more resources for their programs from a $50,000 NBCUniversal Local Impact Grant. News4’s Molette Green reports.

Reaching some of D.C.’s most underserved students is easier when their role model is just a little older and from the neighborhood. That’s part of the impactful work that Reach Incorporated does. The organization received a $25,000 NBC4 Telemundo 44 Local Impact Grant. Here’s how they’ll spend it.

Building self-confidence in people with physical and developmental disabilities is a major commitment of D.C. nonprofit So Kids Soar. That’s why they were selected as an NBC4 Telemundo44 Local Impact grant winner. News4’s Molette Green spotlights how this organization is changing lives, and how the grant will help. 

The latest stats on hunger in the D.C. area show that people in almost every neighborhood who are struggling to find their next meal. In Prince George’s County, SHABACH! Ministries, Inc. helps tens of thousands of people every year to get food, diapers and clothing. News4’s Molette Green reports live from the Empowerment Center in Landover.

The eight recipients of NBC4, Telemundo 44 and Comcast NBCUniversal’s Local Impact Grants this year meet critical needs in the community, serving youth, older adults, girls in STEM and more. Jummy Olabanji, Molette Green and María Renée Barillas introduce  these great organizations.

The eight recipients of this year’s NBCU Local Impact Grants serve D.C., Maryland and Virginia, providing services that range from youth empowerment to community engagement.

The trans visibility march is takes place Saturday in downtown D.C. News4’s Tony Perkins spoke with National Trans Visibility March Executive Director Hope Giselle about all the festivities and events taking place this weekend. “We’re gonna show up and show up in a way that let’s folks know that we are not only here to be visible but there’s concerns...

2024 NBCUniversal Local Impact Grants support youth education and empowerment, next-generation storytellers and community engagement

D.C.-area teachers and educators have been having a great summer! News4’s Molette Green checks out some fun summer vacation pics.

The Girl Scouts organization fosters leadership skills, confidence, and overall well-being for girls.

One in five seniors are food insecure in the region. Capital Area Food Bank provides healthy food for seniors every month through their Commodity Supplemental Food Program. News4’s Molette Green reports. 

Justice Thurston, 22, entered the foster care system when she was 12 years old. Now, she’s been recognized in D.C. as an advocate for children in foster care. “If they don’t have a place, I’m gonna speak,” Thurston said. She said she was in 20 foster homes as a child. While great foster parents exist, she said she didn’t...

Access to fresh and organic produce has become harder for low-income families. News4’s Megan McGrath shares which local farm is making it more accessible.