WASHINGTON FOOTBALL TEAM’S 2020 WPMOY NOMINEE
Each team nominates one player who has had a significant positive impact in the community - Jonathan Allen is the team's 2020 WPMOY Nominee. Please scroll down to learn more about Jonathan's involvement with Sasha Bruce youth work, how it has impacted the community, and how YOU can also get involved.
JONATHAN ALLEN + SASHA BRUCE YOUTHWORK
Sasha Bruce is one of the largest and most experienced providers of services to youth in Washington, DC. Sasha Bruce helps young people find safe homes, achieve and maintain good physical and mental health, create and strengthen supportive and stable families, and explore opportunities in education and careers.
“As someone who has been through the foster system myself, the opportunity to partner with Sasha Bruce and give back to the hundreds of youth they serve is something that Hannah and I both feel passionately about. We’re privileged to be able to help youth develop strong life skills that they can utilize after their stay at Sasha Bruce is over and to provide them with a space where they can feel at home during their time at the shelter.”
- Jonathan Allen
THE INNOVATION LOUNGE
Unveiled in 2019 in partnership with Papa John's & Microsoft
In 2020 Jonathan and his wife Hannah founded the Jonathan and Hannah Allen Innovation Lounge at the Sasha Bruce House. Partnering with Papa John’s and Microsoft, they provided a technology-integrated safe space for young people to engage in schoolwork, employment-readiness training, and interact with one-another.
Now, amongst the COVID-19 pandemic, the Innovation Lounge is utilized daily for distance learning and to ensure the youth that are currently in the shelter, do not fall too far behind in school during their stay in the shelter.
2020 / 2021 Programs
Clay Terrace Thanksgiving Meals
Jonathan, Hannah and Sasha Bruce partnered with Safeway and Jennie-O to provide Thanksgiving meals for 100+ families in the Clay Terrace Housing project. These meals provided relief and joy to families in trying times.
Adopt-A-Home for the Holidays/Winter Essentials
Jonathan, Hannah and Sasha Bruce have collaborated with Bombas, Operation Warm and Ralph Lauren to provide homeless/at-risk youth in the D.C. area with essential gear (coats, hats, socks) this winter season. Additionally, Jonathan and Hannah are fulfilling the wish lists of the 10+ children at the Sasha Bruce House and decorating to provide a great holiday experience to the youth at the house.
Drop-in Center Funding
Jonathan, Hannah and Sasha Bruce along with generous support from Pepsi and Papa John’s are providing financial support for immediate needs at the Sasha Bruce Drop-in Center including meal services, clothes, rides to doctor appointments and more.
SASHA BRUCE
GET INVOLVED
Jonathan and Sasha Bruce’s partnership to improve the lives of homeless and at-risk children in the Washington D.C. community is just beginning. Click the link below to donate. Or, purchase a Jonathan Allen shirt, and a shirt will be donated to a D.C. child in need.
