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Dog Tag Bakery keeps full-time staffers at work by making its nonprofit training program virtual.

The Georgetown Business Improvement District’s Employee Emergency Relief Grant program has partnered with Georgetown nonprofit Halcyon to replenish the grant program’s funds and assist more people in need during the coronavirus crisis.

Georgetown’s Soapbox started mass-producing hand sanitizer. Now it’s in hiring mode, and shipping millions of products.

The Framebridge machines that normally make frames are now producing face shields.

Parents are getting creative as they try to keep their kids entertained while they’re at home in social isolation. In fact, a local family found a way to take their kids to the jungle without ever leaving their neighborhood.

About 200 Georgetown residents are participating in a “street safari” by placing stuffed animals in their windows.

Unable to scrub up but eager to help the healthcare community, a group of Georgetown medical students started MedSupplyDrive, a nonprofit that collects protective gear for hospitals across the country.

Clyde’s Restaurant Group and Knead Hospitality + Design have teamed up with Martha’s Table for Food It Forward, an initiative enabling the public to purchase meals online from DC restaurants to be delivered to vulnerable populations.

The team at the Georgetown’s Carine’s Bridal Atelier are sewing face masks for hospitals. Drop off materials like dish cloths or cotton shirts at the front of the store, or donate money for supplies through the store’s gofundme.