Our September Charity of the Month: Network for Victim Recovery of DC (NVRDC)

A crime victim’s suffering has a ripple effect on the family, friends, neighborhood, and the larger community. Without a coordinated effort to address the victim’s needs—legal, mental health, security, housing—the victim can, and often does, feel helpless. Network for Victim Recovery of DC aims to change the impact of victimization by providing holistic, comprehensive services to victims of all types of crime in DC. Our charity of the month empowers victims to achieve survivor-defined justice through a collaborative continuum of advocacy, case management, and legal services. NVRDC also runs the advocacy portion of the city's Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Program, providing crisis intervention and case management to all sexual assault survivors in the District seeking a forensic medical exam.

For each almond creme cupcake (vanilla cake topped with almond frosting + toasted almonds) sold this month at Sticky Fingers, we’ll donate $1 to support NVRDC. Eat cupcakes for charity!

Learn more about our charity of the month and follow them on social media:
TW + IG: @nvrdc
FB: @NetworkforVictimRecoveryDC

Asylum Seeker Assistance Project: Our August Charity of the Month

Founded in 2016, the Asylum Seeker Assistance Project is the first and only nonprofit dedicated to serving the estimated 25,000 asylum seekers living in the greater D.C. area. These men, women, and children come to the United States because of circumstance—not choice. ASAP’s mission is to support their safety, stability, and economic security through a variety of services such as a job readiness training program, “Know Your Rights” workshops, and connections to volunteers in the local community.

For each almond creme cupcake (vanilla cake topped with almond frosting + toasted almonds) sold this month at Sticky Fingers, we’ll donate $1 to support ASAP. Eat cupcakes for charity!

Learn more about our charity of the month and follow them on social media:

FB & TW: @asylumprojectdc
 

Our July Charity of the Month: YWCA National Capital Area (YWCA NCA)

The YWCA National Capital Area is dedicated to eliminating racism, empowering women, and promoting peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all, and provides women and their families with the necessary programs that foster independence, economic stability, and overall well-being. The vision of our charity of the month’s work gives rise to young leaders who are self-aware, socially conscious, community advocates who are committed to achieving personal success and to make the world a better place.

For each almond creme cupcake (vanilla cake topped with almond frosting + toasted almonds) sold this month at Sticky Fingers, we’ll donate $1 to support YWCA NCA. Eat cupcakes for charity!

Learn more about our charity of the month and follow them on social media:
FB + IG: @ywcanca
TW: @ywca_nca

Moms Demand Action - Washington DC Chapter: Our June Charity

Moms Demand Action was founded in response to the devastating shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School and has quickly flourished into a leading force for gun violence prevention, with chapters in all 50 states and a powerful grassroots network of moms that has successfully brought about change at local, state, and national levels. Our charity of the month envisions a country where all children and families are safe from gun violence and organizes to apply pressure that will result in stronger, sensible gun laws and policies that will protect our children and families.

For each almond creme cupcake (vanilla cake topped with almond frosting + toasted almonds) sold this month at Sticky Fingers, we’ll donate $1 to support Moms Demand Action. Eat cupcakes for charity!

Learn more about our charity of the month and follow them on social media:
FB: @momsdemandaction
TW + IG: @momsdemand

Our May Charity of the Month: Animal Equality

Since 2006, Animal Equality has worked tirelessly with society, governments, and companies to end cruelty to farmed animals and achieve its vision of a world in which all animals are respected and protected. Our charity of the month, now present in eight countries, is heralded as one of the leading farmed animal protection organizations in the world and shines a spotlight on the realities of animal agriculture through undercover investigations, corporate campaigns, political outreach, and the development of large-scale education programs.

For each almond creme cupcake (vanilla cake topped with almond frosting + toasted almonds) sold this month at Sticky Fingers, we’ll donate $1 to support Animal Equality. Eat cupcakes for charity!

Learn more about our charity of the month and follow them on social media:
FB + TW + IG: @animalequality

Latin American Youth Center: Our April Charity of the Month

The Latin American Youth Center’s mission is to empower a diverse population of DC-area youth to achieve a successful transition to adulthood through multi-cultural, comprehensive, and innovative programs and opportunities in academics, arts and recreation, job readiness, safe housing, and health and wellness, addressing their social, academic, and career needs. Our charity of the month’s Food & Nutrition Program enables youth to get their hands dirty in the kitchen and the garden. In its Teen Center kitchen, youth hone their cooking skills, learn how to make healthy choices about what they eat, and engage with broader food justice issues, and, in its raised bed garden, directly experience how food grows.

For each almond creme cupcake (vanilla cake topped with almond frosting + toasted almonds) sold this month at Sticky Fingers, we’ll donate $1 to support Latin American Youth Center. Eat cupcakes for charity!

Learn more about our charity of the month and follow them on social media:
FB + IG: @laycdc
TW: @thelayc

Our March Charity of the Month: Collective Action for Safe Spaces

Collective Action for Safe Spaces is a grassroots organization that works to mobilize and empower people in the DC-metropolitan area to build a community free from public sexual harassment and assault. Founded in 2009 as Holla Back DC!, CASS is involved in both online and offline activism, including workshops, innovative direct services, policy advocacy, and community outreach. Our charity of the month strives for a community in which people of all backgrounds, gender expressions or identities, and experiences can feel safe occupying public spaces.

For each almond creme cupcake (vanilla cake topped with almond frosting + toasted almonds) sold this month at Sticky Fingers, we’ll donate $1 to support Collective Action for Safe Spaces (CASS). Eat cupcakes for charity!

Learn more about our charity of the month and follow them on social media:
FB: @CollectiveActionforSafeSpaces
TW + IG: @SafeSpacesDC

Rescue + Freedom Project: Our February Charity of the Month

Founded in 2010, Rescue + Freedom Project is a unique program run by the Animal Rescue, Media, and Education charity. R+FP negotiates with laboratories around the world to secure the release of dogs and other animals, giving them a chance at a normal home life after everything they have endured for vanity and scientific curiosity. Our charity of the month uses the rescues to draw public attention to the plight of animals languishing in labs and to promote cruelty-free lifestyle choices everyone can make. The beagles act as ambassadors who give faces to animal testing victims and remind the public that these animals are not just furry test-tubes, but dogs no different from their pets.

For each almond creme cupcake (vanilla cake topped with almond frosting + toasted almonds) sold this month at Sticky Fingers, we’ll donate $1 to support Rescue + Freedom Project (RFP). Eat cupcakes for charity!

Learn more about our charity of the month and follow them on social media:
FB, TW + IG: @beaglefreedom

Our January Charity of the Month: Kids in Need of Defense (KIND)

Kids in Need of Defense serves as the leading organization for the protection of children who enter the U.S. immigration system alone. Our charity of the month achieves fundamental fairness through high-quality legal representation and by advancing the child’s best interests, safety, and well-being. KIND staff and pro bono attorney partners at law firms, corporations, and law schools nationwide represent unaccompanied immigrant and refugee children in their deportation proceedings. Together, KIND ensures that no child stands in court alone.

For each almond creme cupcake (vanilla cake topped with almond frosting + toasted almonds) sold this month at Sticky Fingers, we’ll donate $1 to support Kids in Need of Defense (KIND). Eat cupcakes for charity!

Learn more about our charity of the month and follow them on social media:
FB, TW + IG: @supportkind

Holiday Sweets + Mail Order Treats

We’re baking and decorating like fiends all month to make sure your holidays are as sweet as they can be. These gems are available throughout December:

• Gingerbread Cupcake: gingerbread cake topped with lemon frosting + candied ginger
• Chocolate Peppermint Cupcake: chocolate cake topped with white peppermint frosting + sprinkled with crushed peppermint candies
• Winter Wonderland Cupcakes: available in chocolate or vanilla
• Chocolate Peppermint Sandwich Cookie: chocolate cookies filled with peppermint frosting + rolled in crushed peppermint candies
• Peppermint Brownies: mint brownies sprinkled with crushed peppermint candies
• Merry Cran + Ginger Muffin: ginger muffin with cranberries
• Chocolate Cream Pie: chocolate mousse topped with coconut whipped cream + chocolate shavings
• Santa’s Littlest Helper: hot chocolate with soy or coconut milk, peppermint, candy canes + marshmallow
• Sticky Fingers Holiday Cookie Tin: one pound of our sugar, mini chocolate chip, phat mint, ginger + thumbprint cookies—a gorgeous gift for yourself, family, or even Santa!
• Charity of the Month Cupcake: We’ll donate $1 for each EGGNOG CUPCAKE (vanilla cake topped with eggnog frosting + buttercream holly) sold in December to support Poplar Spring Animal Sanctuary. Eat cupcakes for charity!

We also have holiday mail-order specials! Shop online and let us whisk a box of goodness to you (or from you):

• BIY Chocolate Peppermint Kit: Bake It Yourself! dry ingredients for chocolate love cake + peppermint frosting + crushed peppermint candies
• Peppermint Brownies: mint brownies sprinkled with crushed peppermint candies
• Chocolate Peppermint Sandwich Cookie: chocolate cookies filled with peppermint frosting + rolled in crushed peppermint candies
• Sticky Fingers Holiday Cookie Tin: one pound of our sugar, mini chocolate chip, phat mint, ginger + thumbprint cookies