Love Through Education: A Summer on Stage

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Education at So What Else goes beyond the classroom. Through our various out-of-school time youth programs and summer camps, we provide meaningful opportunities for students to grow and express themselves. Having these safe spaces to learn and…

Our Fantastic Summer and the New School Year Ahead

Across Montgomery County, Washington, DC, and Baltimore, So What Else youth spent the summer growing and having fun together. With field trips, STEM activities, arts and crafts, gardening, and swimming, each week brought something new. This…

Love Through Nourishment: Bringing Food to the Doorstep

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Love at So What Else can take many forms. Sometimes, it’s a volunteer loading boxes of food into a car. Sometimes, it’s one of our community partners connecting a neighbor with the resources they need. And sometimes, it’s nutritious food…

Help So What Else Keep Food Moving

Q&A with Hebe Jiang: Love One Another Shirt Design Challenge Winner!

Hebe Jiang is a 13 year old student at Robert Frost Middle School. We connected with Hebe to learn more about her and her inspiration for the Love One Another shirt design challenge. Tell us a bit more about yourself! A couple of my hobbies…

So What Else Team Spotlight: Sean Bolden

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Team Spotlight: Sean Bolden Montgomery County Hunger Relief Program Coordinator Sean Bolden has grown up alongside So What Else. At just 12 years old, Sean joined the So What Else youth program at Rockville Housing in Rockville, Maryland.…

From Volunteer to Future Leader: Akhil Vadivel’s So What Else Story

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When Akhil Vadivel first discovered So What Else, he was simply looking for a way to give back. As a high school sophomore, he began volunteering at Saturday morning food distributions and quickly saw the organization’s impact firsthand. Later…

How a Day at Westbrook Horse Farm Helped SWE Teen Mentors Build Confidence

The So What Else Teen Mentorship Program traded the city for the countryside and spent an unforgettable day at Westbrook Horse Farm in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. For many students, it was their first time getting close to a horse or experiencing…

COMMUNITY NEEDS DRIVE

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Every day at So What Else, we work to make sure families have food on the table and kids have a safe, supportive place to learn, grow, and thrive. From feeding thousands of families to running youth programs across our community, the needs continue…

How So What Else is Redefining After-School Enrichment

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So What Else’s after-school youth program took learning on the road last month with two unforgettable field trips. We believe enrichment should be as fun as it is educational, and these experiences provided the perfect blend of camaraderie…

Contact Details

Reach out to us!

Phone: (301) 887-3808
Email:info@sowhatelse.org
Fax: (240) 778-2660
EIN #: 27-1219231

Locations

  • So What Else Food Rescue Bank: 4924 Wyaconda Rd, North Bethesda, MD 20852
  • Baltimore Resource Center: 424 S Pulaski St, Baltimore, MD 21223
  • So What Else, Inc. Office: 6901 Rockledge Drive, Suite 709, Bethesda, MD 20817 (Mailing address only – Do not come to this address)

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