Prepare Our Youth

“Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today.” – Malcolm X

Important Message: Due to an unfortunate oversight, Prepare Our Youth will not be a participant in this year's Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) of the National Capital Area only. Those outside the National Capital Area and United Way participants can still write in the name Prepare Our Youth, Inc. as their charity of choice. This oversight has been corrected in time for next year's campaign.

Established by the federal government in 1961, the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) is the only authorized charitable fund-raising campaign for federal employees, both civilian and military. Conducted by the federal government through the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), the CFC operates in more than 470 localities throughout the United States, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and in overseas military bases.

Local Federal Coordinating Committees (LFCCs), authorized by OPM and composed of federal employees, organize the CFC, appoint a Principal Combined Fund Organization (PCFO) to manage the campaign, and decide which local charitable agencies and federated groups of agencies will participate in the CFC. In addition, more than 1,000 national charitable agencies, both federated groups and unaffiliated agencies, are authorized by OPM for inclusion in the CFC. All participating agencies in the CFC must certify that they are not-for-profit charitable organizations with 501(c)(3) status, provide real services and/or program activities, and meet other criteria.

In the majority of communities the United Way is designated by the LFCC as PCFO. As managers of the CFC, and as potential recipients of designated contributions, United Ways are required to meet the same standards as all other eligible organizations.

The CFC is the annual fund-raising drive conducted by Federal employees in their workplace each fall. Each year Federal employees and military personnel raise millions of dollars through the CFC that benefits thousands of non-profit charities.

The Federal agency Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has developed a web page to assist charitable organizations and other interested parties seeking information or who have questions regarding the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC).

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POY participates in the CFC.
Employees of participating employers can indicate POY as their choice on their contribution forms.

If you would like to participate in the work POY is doing, contact us.

Prepare Our Youth, Inc
6856 Eastern Avenue, N.W. Suite 207
Washington, D.C. 20012

Call: (202) 291-5040 for more information.