WeWork’s D.C.-based team announced on Thursday that the company is launching its Mission Possible program in the District. Mission Possible, for those as yet unfamiliar, is a program through which WeWork seeks to support local entrepreneurs that want to join the WeWork community but lack the “resources” (read: rent money).

Through Mission Possible, entrepreneurs can apply for free office space in one of three different WeWork D.C. locations — K Street, Manhattan Laundry and Dupont Circle. But WeWork city lead Kley Sippel says the program is about a lot more than free stuff. It’s about giving and creating community with these as-yet-under-resourced startups or entrepreneurs.

As such, in addition to getting between three and 12 months of sponsored workspace (depending on need, Sippel said), successful applicants to Mission Possible will benefit from mentorship, the opportunity to participate in a variety of demo day pitch competitions and interaction with some program partners.

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