(Dr. Clayton Lawrence, founder and CEO, shares his thoughts in a weekly column focused on community wellness and inspiring others.) It can be so easy in life to take the easy way. We run with the popular kids, even though we see that old friend sitting alone, and we skip breakfast because five more minutes […]

Dr. Clayton Lawrence, founder, and president of LEAP Foundation DC, is honored to recognize the accomplishments of an organization that has reached an incredible milestone – 50 years of addressing “the intersection of mental illness, substance, poverty and health disparities and its impact on the generational effects of incarceration.” According to its mission statement, Voices […]

(Dr. Clayton Lawrence, founder and CEO, shares his thoughts in a weekly column focused on community wellness and inspiring others.) In broad terms, LEAP Foundation DC aims to address the unmet needs of disadvantaged or underprivileged youth in and around the Washington, D.C., area. But broken down, so many amazing programs help the organization to […]

(Dr. Clayton Lawrence, founder and CEO, shares his thoughts in a weekly column focused on community wellness and inspiring others.) At LEAP Foundation DC, we talk a lot about the importance of donating to a meaningful cause. For many, what may first come to mind is a financial contribution, but, while nonprofits are driven and […]

It has been 10 years since the idea came to fruition to create an organization that would advocate for the health and wellness of community members, deliver services to individuals and families in need, support local organizations in their efforts to improve their community and provide a stage for those who are overlooked and disregarded. […]

(Dr. Clayton Lawrence, founder and CEO, shares his thoughts in a weekly column focused on community wellness and inspiring others.) It can be so easy to fall into the same boring steps day in and day out. But, as the saying goes, nothing changes if nothing changes. Yes, practice makes perfect, but what comes after […]

(Dr. Clayton Lawrence, founder and CEO, shares his thoughts in a weekly column focused on community wellness and inspiring others.) At LEAP Foundation DC, we are committed to addressing the unmet social and health needs of the people of the District of Columbia and the surrounding areas. We do this through educational opportunities and programs […]

(Dr. Clayton Lawrence, founder and CEO, shares his thoughts in a weekly column focused on community wellness and inspiring others.) Mental Illness Awareness Week begins this Sunday and runs through Saturday, October 12. Each year, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, along with participants across the United States, works to raise awareness of mental illness […]

(Dr. Clayton Lawrence, founder and CEO, shares his thoughts in a weekly column focused on community wellness and inspiring others.) Dr. Clayton Lawrence, founder and CEO of LEAP Foundation DC, recently signed up to run for Smile Train Team EMPOWER (read more here: https://www.smiletrain.org/stories/team-empower-spotlight-dr-clayton-lawrence). The endurance athlete discovered that the benefits of marathon running not […]

(Dr. Clayton Lawrence, founder and CEO, shares his thoughts in a weekly column focused on community wellness and inspiring others.) Fear. A powerful four-letter word that, ironically, can cause its own definition to occur: a feeling induced by perceived danger or threat … which causes a change in behavior, such as fleeing, hiding, or freezing […]