*Volunteers, including Ambassador from the Republic of Kosovo Vlora Çitaku, prepare DC Community Carrot offices. (photo: David Sheon)*

David Sheon is an entrepreneur, an activist and an ANC commissioner, and that's the least of what he does. His latest endeavor is a non-profit to work with DC youth who want to do something with their lives that's under their control. David's non-profit is called DC Community Carrot, and it is designed to help youth 18-24 learn to become entrepreneurs. Here's an update from David:

I want to offer a quick update for DC Community Carrot - the community-driven non-profit that offers Opportunity Youth, ages 18 to 24, training to start businesses of their own - and pays them while they learn. Sign up deadline is March 24!

We have five slots left for DC young adults, ages 18 to 24, who want to be paid while they learn how to start and run their own businesses. Applicants must not be currently enrolled in school (this is required by the federal grant that DC is administering). The program is 20 hours per week, through September 31. At the end of the program participants will have a business license, a plan, and knowledge for how to compete successfully.

Know anyone who may be interested? Have them TEXT me at 202 422-6999 to get started. No phone calls please.

Also - circle the calendar for Saturday, March 25 at 2pm so that you can join us for our ribbon cutting ceremony! We're at 508 Kennedy Street NW, Suite 209. All are welcome!

Nov 7, 2017

DC Community Carrot expands program and sprouts new leadership

Nov 7, 2017

DC Community Carrot just completed a seven-month pilot project to demonstrate the non-profit organization’s ability to help DC’s Out of School Youth to create their own businesses. Following the pilot’s success, the organization named Petworth resident Harry Alford, III, as the interim executive director. DC Community Carrot works with Opportunity Youth to build and run small businesses to carry them out of poverty. Read more about this amazing local non-profit.

Nov 7, 2017

Mar 24, 2017

You're invited to the ribbon cutting and celebration for Community Carrot

Mar 24, 2017

Community Carrot, the new non-profit from David Sheon is having a ribbon cutting ceremony and will open its doors at 508 Kennedy St NW for their first class of "entrepreneurs in training" on Saturday, March 25th at 2pm. They'd love to have the community come out to support them.

Mar 24, 2017

Feb 14, 2017

DC Community Carrot seeks to find and support young adults looking to be entrepreneurs

Feb 14, 2017

“Those hustlers you see on the street corner are really frustrated entrepreneurs.”

David Sheon heard his Petworth neighbor Gary Lockhart speak these words after a daytime shooting shook the 8th and Jefferson community last spring. David, an ANC 4D commissioner, helped to organize a community meeting at the Brightwood United Methodist Church, and it was there that he began to see the crime problem in a whole new way.

“It was like a shot through me,” David said, describing the impact of Lockhart’s words to him.

Feb 14, 2017