Our ward rests at the top of the DC diamond and encompasses neighborhoods like Shepherd Park, Colonial Village, North Portal Estates, Takoma, Brightwood, Brightwood Park, Kennedy Street, Manor Park, South Manor Park, Fort Totten, Lamond, Lamond Riggs, Riggs Park, Queens Chapel, Petworth, Sixteenth Street Heights, Crestwood, Hawthorne, Barnaby Woods, and part of Chevy Chase. We are blessed with plentiful green space and parks, including more of Rock Creek Park than any other ward.
Ward 4 residents are kind, hard-working people with a deep commitment to serving others. There is a strong ethic of civic engagement with neighbors coming together to make our communities a better place for everyone. Our communities are incredibly diverse, with native Washingtonians, longtime residents, newcomers, and immigrants all helping create a welcoming environment. You will encounter Ward 4 residents enjoying our amazing local businesses, our beautiful parks, our historic landmarks, our devoted faith communities, and our renowned schools.
Community Resources
- Beacon Center – thebeaconcenter.org
- East Rock Creek Village – eastrockcreekvillage.org
- Georgia Avenue Family Support Collaborative – gafsc-dc.org
- Ward 4 Education Alliance – ward4edalliance.org
- Ward 4 Mutual Aid – ward4mutualaid.org
- Slow Food DC – slowfooddc.org
For even more citywide resources, see our Community Resources page
Neighborhood News and Blogs
- Petworth News – petworthnews.org
- DC NorthStar – dcnorthstar.com
- PoPville – popville.com
- Next Stop… Riggs Park – nextstopriggs.wordpress.com
- Greater Greater Washington – ggwash.org
- Talk of Takoma – spinitron.com/WOWD/show/181017/Talk-of-Takoma
Advisory Neighborhood Commissions
Look up your ANC and Single Member District: bit.ly/FindMyANC
- ANC 4A – anc4a.org
- ANC 4B – anc4b.org
- ANC 4C – anc4c.com
- ANC 4D – anc4d.org
- ANC 4E – anc4e.org
- ANC 3/4G – anc3g.org
Main Street Associations
- Main Street Takoma (Takoma, DC and Takoma Park, MD) – mainstreettakoma.org
- Petworth Main Street (Upshur St. and Middle Georgia Ave) – www.petworthmainstreet.org
- Uptown Main Street (Upper 14th St. and Kennedy St. NW) – uptownmainstreet.org
- Upper Georgia Avenue (Eastern Ave to Missouri Ave NW) – uppergeorgiaave.com
- The Parks Main Street (Riggs Park and Manor Park) – theparksmainstreet.org
- The Parks at Walter Reed (Historic Walter Reed) – theparksdc.com
Community Associations
- Brightwood Community Association – brightwoodcadc.wixsite.com/website
- Crestwood Citizens Association – crestwood-dc.org
- Lamond Riggs Citizens Association – lrcadc.org
- Manor Park Citizens Association – manorparkdc.wordpress.com
- South Manor Neighborhood Association – www.facebook.com/SouthManorDC/
- Shepherd Park Citizens Association – shepherdpark.org
- Sixteenth Street Heights Neighborhood Association – ssna-dc.org
- Civic League of North Portal Estates – clnpe.org
- Chevy Chase Citizens Association – chevychasecitizens.org
- Petworth Get Wise Coalition – www.twitter.com/petworthgetwise
- Brightwood/Petworth Community Association – www.facebook.com/BPCADC/
- Lamond Community Action Group – facebook.com/
LamondCommunityActionGroup - 16th Street Heights Civic Association – facebook.com/Sixteenth-Street-
Heights-Civic-Association
Friends of Ward 4 Libraries
Find your local DC Public Library: https://www.dclibrary.org/hours-locations
- Friends of Petworth Library – https://www.facebook.com/friendsatpetworthlibrary/
- Friends of Takoma Park DC Library – http://takomafriends.org/
- Friends of Lamond Riggs Library – https://lrlfriends.org/
- Friends of Chevy Chase DC Library – https://www.facebook.com/FolioDC/
- Friends of Juanita E. Thornton-Shepherd Park Library – www.dclibraryfriends.org/Shepherd-Park
Our Ward 4 Neighborhood Schools
Find Your In-Boundary School
- Barnard Elementary School (PK3-5th) – profiles.dcps.dc.gov/Barnard+Elementary+School
- Brightwood Education Campus (PK3-8th) – brightwoodec.org
- Coolidge High School (9th-12th) – coolidgeshs.org
- Dorothy I. Height Elementary School (PK3-8th) – www.dorothyheightesdc.org
- Lafayette Elementary School, Wilson HS Feeder (PK4-5th) – lafayettehsa.org
- LaSalle-Backus Education Campus (PK3-8th) – lasallebackus.org
- MacFarland Middle School (6th-7th) – macfarlandms.org
- Powell Elementary School (PK3-5th) – powellbilingualelementary.com
- Raymond Education Campus (PK3-8th) – raymondeducationcampus.org
- Roosevelt High School (9th-12th) – theodorerooseveltdc.org
- Roosevelt STAY High School (Adult) – rooseveltstay.org
- Shepherd Elementary School, Wilson HS Feeder (PK3-5th) – shepherd-elementary.org
- Takoma Education Campus (PK3-8th) – takomaec.us
- Truesdell Education Campus (PK3-8th) – truesdelltrojans.org
- Ida B Wells Middle School (6th – 8th) – idabwellsms.org
- John Lewis Elementary (PK3-8th) – johnlewises.org
- Whittier Education Campus (PK3-8th) – whittierdc.org
Our Ward 4 Charter Schools
- Breakthrough Montessori PCS (PK-8th) – breakthroughmontessori.org
- Capital City PCS (PK-12th) – ccpcs.org
- Center City Brightwood PCS (PK-8th) – centercitypcs.org
- Center City Petworth PCS (PK-8th) – centercitypcs.org
- DC International School PCS (6th-12th) – dcinternationalschool.org
- E.L. Haynes PCS – (PK-12th) – elhaynes.org
- Friendship Ideal PCS (PK-3rd) – friendshipschools.org
- Friendship Online PCS (PK-8th) – friendshipschools.org
- Latin American Montessori Bilingual PCS (PK-5th) – lambpcs.org
- Paul PCS (6-12th) – paulcharter.org
- Roots PCS (PK-5th) – rootspcs.org
- Sela PCS (PK-5th) – selapcs.org
- Washington Latin PCS (5-12th) latinpcs.org
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Ward 4 is Beautiful!
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