Job Description

JOB TITLE: Community Organizer

POSITION TYPE: Full-Time

LOCATION: Washington, DC — 100% In-Person. Hybrid and remote arrangements are not available.

TRAVEL & MOBILITY: Citywide travel required, including on-foot street outreach and canvassing — particularly in Wards 7 and 8.

STARTING SALARY RANGE: $57,000 – $60,000, commensurate with experience

ABOUT MOTHER’S OUTREACH NETWORK

Mother’s Outreach Network (MON) is a Washington, DC-based nonprofit organization rooted in racial justice and economic equity. We partner with, organize alongside, and work with Black mothers navigating the family policing system — primarily in Wards 7 and 8 — through direct legal representation, guaranteed income advocacy, and mother-led policy work. MON operates from the conviction that poverty is not neglect, and that every family deserves the tools to stay together and thrive. We are in an active period of organizational growth, building the internal infrastructure to match the scale of our ambition.

POSITION SUMMARY

MON is seeking a skilled, mission-driven Community Organizer to lead grassroots outreach, mobilization, and base-building with mothers who have direct experience with the child welfare and family policing system. This role builds collective power from the ground up — recruiting mothers into advocacy, developing their leadership, and advancing campaigns that dismantle the systems harming Black families in DC. This role is central to MON’s mother-led advocacy model — building relationships, growing our base, and leading outreach and events that connect mothers to each other, to MON’s legal and policy programs, and to collective power. The Community Organizer leads with empathy, engages with a trauma-informed lens, and is deeply committed to ongoing learning in support of mothers navigating complex and often painful systems. This is not a background role — it is the connective tissue of MON’s organizing work, and the person who fills it will shape how MON shows up for mothers on the ground every day.

This is not a case management, clinical, or direct service role. The Community Organizer does not manage individual cases or provide therapeutic support — this is organizing work, and the candidate we are looking for believes in people power and collective action as the path to change.

The Community Organizer also provides scheduling and coordination support across MON’s organizing campaigns and legislative engagement — including supporting mothers in developing and preparing testimony for DC Council hearings, coordinating MON’s presence at key legislative moments, and keeping the organizational machinery of the work running so that mothers and staff can focus on what matters most. This role serves as a critical bridge between MON’s program staff and the mothers at the heart of our work — ensuring that legal and policy staff are meaningfully connected to community, and that mothers have consistent, trusted access to MON’s full range of support.

The first months of this role follow a clear arc — but relationship-building and community events run through every phase. Through the summer and into early fall, the primary focus is supporting recruitment and enrollment for MON’s Mother Up pilot — building trust with mothers, showing up at community events and resource fairs, and supporting the Executive Director’s enrollment work directly. As fall arrives, the focus shifts to Advocacy Day — coordinating MON’s presence, preparing mothers to engage, deepening the relationships that make collective action possible, and staffing the actions and events that build momentum into the legislative season. By winter, the work centers on the DC budget — tracking developments, supporting testimony preparation, and ensuring MON’s voice is heard at every critical moment. Throughout all three phases, the Community Organizer is the consistent, trusted presence that holds the community together and keeps the work moving. In this role you will serve as the staff support for Moms Empower, work in close collaboration with the Parent Peer Organizer, and partner with MON’s Communications staff to ensure that community moments are captured, amplified, and connected to MON’s broader narrative. The right candidate is ready to move through all of it.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Build and sustain authentic, long-term relationships with mothers with lived experience in the child welfare system, meeting them where they are and supporting their growth as advocates and leaders
• Engage with mothers using a trauma-informed approach, maintaining appropriate boundaries while providing consistent, compassionate outreach and follow-through
• Support mothers in developing and preparing testimony for DC Council hearings, helping them translate their experiences and expertise into powerful public statements that advance MON’s campaigns
• Coordinate scheduling and logistics for DC Council meetings, organizing convenings, and advocacy actions
• Provide coordination support across MON’s active organizing campaigns, ensuring scheduling, follow-through, and administrative backbone are consistently maintained
• Develop, maintain, and continuously improve systems for tracking outreach activities, relationship management, and community engagement — ensuring MON has accurate, up-to-date data to inform program decisions
• Lead recruitment of mothers into MON’s research initiatives and support the administrative processes connected to honoraria and compensation for their participation
• Staff resource and community fairs across DC to expand MON’s reach and connect mothers to the organization’s programs and resources
• Lead street-level outreach and canvassing — particularly in Wards 7 and 8 — to grow and deepen MON’s base
• Plan and execute MON-wide events, including community convenings, advocacy actions, and coalition gatherings
• Facilitate intentional connections between MON’s legal and policy staff and the mothers MON works alongside, creating opportunities for program staff to hear directly from community and for mothers to access legal and policy support
• Develop and facilitate workshops, trainings, and peer support spaces for mothers engaged in MON’s programs
• Track outreach, engagement, and organizing metrics to support program reporting and continuous learning

QUALIFICATIONS

Must Have:

• Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree required
• Minimum of 2 years of community organizing and advocacy experience — base-building, campaign work, or grassroots mobilization in a racial justice, economic justice, or family rights context strongly preferred
• Demonstrated understanding of the difference between direct service and community organizing — and a clear commitment to the latter
• Strong written and oral communication skills, including the ability to communicate clearly and compellingly across diverse audiences and settings
• Exceptional relational skills — both internal and external — with the ability to build trust across a wide range of people, including mothers navigating crisis, legal and policy professionals, and organizational leadership
• Deep commitment to racial justice, economic equity, and the dignity and self-determination of Black families
• Based in Washington, DC with ability to travel throughout the city, including on foot for street outreach and canvassing

Preferred:

• Lived experience with the child welfare or family policing system is a significant asset and strongly encouraged
• Trauma-informed training or equivalent experience working with individuals navigating crisis, system involvement, or significant life disruption — and a genuine commitment to ongoing learning in this area
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain organizational systems, including outreach tracking, relationship management, and data documentation
• Experience facilitating trainings, workshops, or community spaces
• Familiarity with the DC community and nonprofit landscape

Nice to Have:

• Experience supporting guaranteed income, child welfare, or economic justice campaigns
• Experience supporting testimony development or legislative engagement processes
• Familiarity with the DC Council and DC government
• Experience with Little Green Light (LGL), Action Network, or similar CRM and organizing platforms

WHY MON

MON is at an inflection point — a growing organization with a proven model, expanding programs, and real momentum. This is a rare opportunity to join a small, high-impact team where your work is visible, your voice matters, and the mission is urgent. As a MON team member you will:

• Do work that directly shapes legislation, policy, and the lives of Black mothers and families in Washington, DC — at a moment when that work has never mattered more
• Be part of a small, high-trust team where your contributions are visible and your growth is invested in
• Receive full health, dental, and vision coverage — 100% employer-covered for the employee
• Observe all federal holidays and DC-designated holidays, plus the week between Christmas and New Year’s
• Receive generous paid time off including vacation and sick leave
• Work in an organization that names its values plainly and lives them in practice — including a commitment to the dignity, self-determination, and leadership of Black mothers

HOW TO APPLY

Please submit a resume and cover letter to careers@mothersoutreachnetwork.org with the subject line Community Organizer Application. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. Those received by June 22, 2026 will receive priority review. The position is open until filled.

EEO STATEMENT

Mother’s Outreach Network is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to building a diverse team that reflects the communities we represent. We celebrate diversity and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic. All employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit, and mission alignment.

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