Child care regulations go beyond a mere legal document — they set a state’s (or in this case, a District’s) baseline expectations for any center or home serving children. Last year, the District of Columbia became the first in the nation to require an associate’s degree for all lead teachers…

The Foundation has a long, rich history of serving children in poverty through the generous, multigenerational commitment of the Bainum family. …

Our founder Stewart Bainum firmly believed that every child deserves a quality education and an equal chance at success, and this belief is at the core of everything we do. And because of his upbringing and educational experience, Mr. Bainum had a particular passion — faith-based education and giving back…

Building on our commitment to improve the lives of children and families living in poverty in the District of Columbia’s Wards 7 and 8, the Foundation today announced investments of $4.1 million to expand school-based mental health services in these wards. This work will help us meet our 2020 strategic…

Every two years, our team ventures offsite for a two-day staff retreat to pause from the urgent tasks on our to-do lists and reflect on our long-term organizational priorities — sustaining a healthy, connected culture, living out our core values in our work (both internally among our staff and externally…

When it comes to success in both school and life, research repeatedly stresses one critical window for children: their first 1,000 days of life. …

Over the past year, our work in food and nutrition has evolved and expanded. We started by growing food at the Bainum Foundation Farm for underserved communities in the District of Columbia. …

The Trump Administration’s September 5 announcement regarding its decision to rescind DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or the DREAM Act) generated outrage and concern from politicians, business leaders, universities, immigrant rights advocates, nonprofits and foundations. The Bainum Family Foundation shares this concern. The 800,000 young people in the DACA…

A new online and mobile-friendly tool from the Bainum Family Foundation, the Food Learning Locator, is a one-stop resource for finding food-related community education and job training programs and organizations across the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. With nearly 400 food education and training program sites displayed on an interactive map…