Housing Up: Housing Families, Transforming Lives Housing Up is a nonprofit organization that provides affordable housing and support services to more than 700 homeless and at-risk families in DC.
Housing Up provides permanent supportive housing, rapid re-housing and affordable housing to families so that they can transform their lives.
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April is National Fair Housing Month! On this day in 1968, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Fair Housing Act, which made discrimination in housing transactions unlawful. The Fair Housing Act prohibits discrimination in housing based on race, sex, gender, religion, disability, familial status, and national origin. Read more here: https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/fair_housing_equal_opp/fair_housing_act_overview
Our Abrams Hall Senior Apartments provide 80 units of affordable senior housing. 64 units target seniors below 50% AMI, & 16 units target seniors below 30% AMI. Now, we’re developing 54 units of PSH assisted living. Check out what else DC is providing for seniors:
https://wtop.com/dc/2022/03/dc-mayor-shares-affordable-housing-investments-for-seniors/
Mayor Muriel Bowser announced investments totaling $19.5 billion with the goal of improving access to housing for D.C. seniors, as well as healthcare and technological opportunities.
Housing Up is hiring! Do you want to join a passionate group of individuals working to end family homelessness in Washington, DC? Check out our open full-time positions here: https://housingup.org/about-us/careers/
Housing Up is looking for dynamic and passionate individuals to join our team! We’re a nonprofit affordable housing developer that provides supportive services to homeless and low-income families. Help us end family homelessness in the District and check out our open positions: https://housingup.org/about-us/careers/
A program called THRIVE East of the River tapped $4.43 million in philanthropic dollars to provide $5,500 in cash to 590 families east of the Anacostia River between 7/20 and 1/22. Many families reported this extra money provided short-term financial stability and peace of mind. https://dcist.com/story/22/02/24/thrive-basic-income-program-provided-stability/
THRIVE East of the River distributed more than $4 million to low-income families in D.C. as part of a "basic income" pilot.
This #WomensHistoryMonth, we’re honoring Shirley Chisholm. Chisholm was the first Black woman elected to Congress, an advocate for early education and child welfare policies. She was also the first Black candidate to run for a major party presidential nomination, and she was one of the founding members of the Congressional Black Caucus and the Congressional Women’s Caucus.
Photo Credit: Thomas J. O'Halloran
Rockford, IL spent more than 5 years reimagining how to end chronic homelessness. At the beginning of the pandemic, the city was poised to eliminate homelessness, and as they approach “functional zero” homelessness, they explore the link between housing and health. More here:
https://www.politico.com/news/agenda/2022/02/15/covid-taught-mid-size-city-ending-homelessness-00008829
As Rockford, Illinois nears “functional zero” homelessness, the connection between health and housing has never been clearer.
Inconsistent heat has been plaguing many DC residents, who have often relied on dangerous space heaters to keep their apartments warm for their families. After inaction from apartment management companies and DC agencies, some have purchased fire insurance after the NY tragedy last month.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/02/18/dc-renters-heat-enforcement/
Kandice James, 38, and her daughters, Zariah, 2, and Zaiyd, 10, have been without heat in their apartment in Southeast Washington since November 2021, despite multiple reports to the D.C. Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs. The cold has aggravated the girls’ asthma and kept James up man...
In honor of #WomensHistoryMonth, we’re highlighting current HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge and former U.S. Congresswoman of 13 years. Previously, Fudge was Warrensville, OH’s first female and first African American mayor.
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Yesterday, Mayor Bowser released highlights of her proposed FY23 budget, which included an investment of $500 M in the Housing Production Trust Fund (HPTF), doubling the previous historic HPTF appropriation of $500 M over FY21 & FY22.
The HPTF is the main tool that enables nonprofit housing providers, mission-driven for-profit developers, & renters wanting to exercise their Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act rights to preserve and develop affordable housing across Washington, DC.
We thank Mayor Bowser for her continued commitment to bringing more affordable housing to the District!
An additional 3.7 million children slipped into poverty in January, according to a recent Columbia University study, after the Child Tax Credit ended. This pushed the national child poverty rate to 17% compared with 12.1% in December — the highest poverty rate for kids in the U.S. since the end of 2020. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/child-tax-credit-poverty-surges-after-ctc-checks-end/
Nearly 4 million more U.S. children are living in poverty since the monthly checks ended in December, research shows.
HAPPENING TOMORROW, 6 PM: Join us for our virtual panel, “Our ‘New Normal’: COVID-19 and Its Continuing Impact on Women & Children of Color. Hear from Suited for Change, D.C. Safe, and National Network to End Domestic Violence on how we can support these communities right now. Register: https://housingup.org/join-us-for-revisiting-covid-19-its-impact-on-women-and-children-of-color/
This #WomensHistoryMonth, we’re spotlighting Ketanji Brown Jackson, who was born in DC and is the current Supreme Court nominee. Previously, Judge Brown Jackson worked as an assistant federal public defender in DC where she was known to shorten lengthy prison terms and win “uncommon victories”.
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Housing Up is hiring! Do you want to join a passionate group of individuals working to end family homelessness in the District? Check out our open spring/summer 2022 internships and full-time positions here: https://housingup.org/about-us/careers/
As we enter #WomensHistoryMonth, we're keeping in mind the majority of the people we serve - Black single mothers. In the 1950s and 60s, many Black single mothers used the realities of their everyday lives to become welfare activists, always seeing racial and economic justice as linked. More here: https://www.teenvogue.com/story/national-welfare-rights-organization-black-women
“They had some very specific demands."
We’re excited to share that we’ve earned a 2022 Platinum Seal of Transparency with Candid (formerly Guidestar)! Now, you can support our work with even more confidence. Check out our profile: https://www.guidestar.org/profile/52-1675958
Join us and folks from Suited for Change, D.C. Safe, and NNEDV on 3/15 at 6 PM for a panel discussion on the pandemic’s continued impact on women and children of color. Register here for “Our New Normal: COVID-19’s Continuing Impact on Women & Children of Color.” See you there! https://housingup.org/join-us-for-revisiting-covid-19-its-impact-on-women-and-children-of-color/
Apply to become a Housing Up Associate Board member! The Board is made of community-oriented young professionals who support our mission by providing families with enrichment opportunities, comprehensive resources, and resident programming. More here:https://housingup.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2022-2023-AB-Application.pdf
To close #BlackHistoryMonth, we want to honor Mary Church Terrell. She was a civil rights activist, the first Black woman to be appointed to a school board, and the NACWC president. Of all her legacies, one of her proudest was how she led the push to integrate DC eateries.
Want to become a powerful advocate for affordable housing in DC, while building professional skills and supporting families? We're looking for new Associate Board members. Learn more and apply here:https://housingup.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2022-2023-AB-Application.pdf
Construction of Waterfront II, a mixed-income multifamily development in DC’s SW neighborhood, is slated for completion by winter 2023. It will include 68 units of affordable housing for households earning 30% of the area median income (AMI), and 68 apartments for households earning 50% AMI. https://rebusinessonline.com/merchants-capital-provides-141m-financing-for-mixed-income-multifamily-development-in-southwest-d-c/
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Merchants Capital has provided more than $141 million in financing for Waterfront Station II, a mixed-income multifamily development currently under construction in the Southwest neighborhood of Washington, […]
The pandemic has only heightened inequalities facing women and children of color, who are often left behind even as the country moves toward a “new normal.” Register for “Our New Normal: COVID-19’s Continuing Impact on Women & Children of Color”, happening virtually 3/15 at 6 PM. https://housingup.org/join-us-for-revisiting-covid-19-its-impact-on-women-and-children-of-color/
Gentrification and displacement affect low-income Black and Brown communities more than anyone else, and both have hit DC the hardest out of all the cities in the US. See how tenants of Congress Heights Apartments in SE formed a tenant association with the support of Justice First, fought for their homes, and won: https://www.yahoo.com/now/developers-using-constructive-eviction-affordable-190800974.html
Affordable housing advocates score a rare win against gentrification in one of Washington, D.C.’s longstanding predominantly Black neighborhoods. A settlement was reached on Jan. 7 […]
We're looking for new Associate Board members! Our Associate Board is made of community-oriented young professionals who support Housing Up in providing families with programming, enrichment opportunities, and comprehensive resources. Apply here:https://housingup.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2022-2023-AB-Application.pdf
In honor of #BlackHistoryMonth, we’re highlighting Kelly Miller, a mathematician, sociologist, author, educator, and Washingtonian. He was a pivotal administrator at Howard University and was a co-editor of the NAACP journal “The Crisis”. Today, he is the namesake of the Kelly Miller Middle School and the Kelly Miller Pool.
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In 1990, a group of Christ Lutheran Church volunteers came together to help families get into safe and stable housing by buying an apartment building on the corner of Georgia Ave and Kennedy St NW. This building housed 13 families and was named Partner Arms 1, and this group of volunteers founded the Transitional Housing Corporation. After 28 years and a name change, we have grown substantially, now serving nearly 600 families across a continuum of housing options.
Housing Up provides a variety of comprehensive support services to help transition families from homelessness to housing and economic stability once families are safely housed, so that the parents and children in our program can make transformational changes in their own lives. Thanks to our proven success of housing and supporting families, Housing Up plays a critical role in Mayor Muriel Bowser’s plan to end homelessness in the District, with the goal of making family homelessness rare, brief, and non-recurring by 2020.
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