30 STORIES 30 YEARS OF IMPACT IN WASHINGTON, DC 30 STORIES 30 YEARS OF IMPACT IN WASHINGTON, DC This year, DC Habitat celebrates 30 outcome study of homeowners in the years of building community in DC. While Ivy City and neighborhoods. This year, we are best known for constructing and The results of that study are presented selling affordable homes, our work to build here. Because there is so much more to equity for low and moderate-income DC every story than just numbers, we have residents also includes providing home also shared 30 stories of impact. DC Habitat repairs, offering financial education, and advocating for policies that create more All that is presented here could not have affordable housing. happened without our steady supporters who have given so generously. And, of celebrates DC Habitat has served over 1,500 course, we must recognize our past and individuals. With the largest construction present Board, staff, AmeriCorps, and pipeline in our history and plans for volunteers who have devoted so much of scaling our home repair and post- their time and energy to the mission of 30 years purchase financial education programs, DC Habitat. 30 years our impact is growing. As we look to the next 30 years, Sustained homeownership for a single we recognize the challenges that lay family is transformational: future children ahead. DC is experiencing growing of building and grandchildren are more likely to inequity among its communities. As have wealth, better health outcomes, demonstrated in this report and many and higher educational attainment. Safe, others, sustained homeownership has affordable homes together in a single wide-ranging, multi-generational benefits community. community are also transformational for that give families the opportunity to that neighborhood. Our homebuilding thrive. We will continue to build better spurs other economic development, futures, and we hope you’ll join us. combats , and keeps communities together. Sincerely,

In an attempt to quantify the long-lasting benefits of homeownership, from 2012– 2018 DC Habitat underwent a long-term Susanne V. Slater President & CEO

1 VISION Our vision is a world where everyone has a decent place to live.

MISSION Our mission is to reduce poverty housing and homelessness in the nation’s capital by building decent, affordable, energy-efficient homes for those in need of housing.

2 Our Impact BY THE NUMBERS

The average DC Habitat 40% 1,500 homeowner saves of households report DC residents served an increase in their savings with 14% of $2,000 households reporting REACH per month on housing a significant increase in their savings 34,000 volunteers

The aggregate rise in home value of 150 homes studied amounts to WEALTH Approaching ATTAINMENT $39,531,209 100 200 homes homes built or repaired rehabbed in DC 82% 90% report good, very report no medical good, or excellent cost burden in the physical health past year HEALTH 92% of DC Habitat 52% EDUCATION children have of DC Habitat graduated from homeowners 74% 95% high school, have returned of homeowners’ health has report good, very compared to 69% to school improved since moving into good, or excellent in DC overall their DC Habitat home mental health

SOURCE: IMPACT EVALUATION STUDY (MATAL SOL, ERNESTO), HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF WASHINGTON, D.C. 3

OUR HISTORY DC HABITAT’S DEVELOPMENT PIPELINE FOUNDING

• The Townes at Ivy City The three-bedroom townhomes are built to EarthCraft standards and feature approximately 1,500 square feet, allowing DC Habitat to serve larger families in need of more space. • 28th Place The homes at 28th Place, built in partnership with DC’s Department of Housing and Community Development, are a mix of two and three-bedroom homes built

1988 1992 1995 Mid-1990s 2004 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 to the Enterprise Green (AND BEYOND) Communities standard. Habitat for Humanity of The Carter Work Project comes DC Habitat breaks ground In addition to the houses on Work begins at the 54-home President Barack Obama visits The Carter Work Project returns The Empowerhouse is the DC Habitat launches Impact In the Veterans Build on the Mall In January of 2014, DC Habitat Construction begins at the 60th DC Habitat breaks ground on 12 The Home Repair Program • Skyland Emerging best practices in Washington, D.C., (DC Habitat) to Washington in 1992, attracting at Skyland Park, a 34-home, Martin Luther King Street, Upsel “Northeast Parcel” development DC Habitat’s Northeast Parcel to DC. In October 2010, DC District’s first home built to the Study (see page 3 for a summary event, DC Habitat constructs starts work on the 11 homes Street Northeast project site new Ivy City homes with a $1.4 partners with the Office on Aging This development includes eight ensuring gentrification does not is founded. national attention. townhouse-style development in Street, and Benning Road, DC in the Deanwood neighborhood in recognition of the 9/11 Day of Habitat once again co-hosts passive house standard. It wins of findings), a longitudinal study frames for six homes on the of Ivy City Phase 3, including where one-bedroom condos are million contribution from Level 2 and Home Care Partners for Safe townhomes in the Park Skyland drive long-time residents out Southeast DC. Habitat completes smaller of DC in 2004. The project Service and Remembrance. The the annual Carter Work Project the affordability contest in the in collaboration with Success . This serves as the the construction of six highly rehabilitated and become home Development. at Home, a program that provides neighborhood of Ward 8, where From our inception in 1988 to Former President Jimmy Carter suggest that city development developments in scattered completed an average of ten President and First Lady Michelle and spends a week building, U.S. Department of Energy’s 2011 Measures and NeighborWorks launch of the “Homes for Vets” efficient homes certified to the to four individuals. Work on five accessibility repairs for seniors DC Habitat built 34 homes 16 years 1993, DC Habitat constructs four and former First Lady Rosalynn The project takes eight years to The project is the result of an groups need to buy parcels of locations throughout DC. homes per year. DC Habitat was Obama paint interior walls rehabilitating, and repairing Solar Decathlon competition, America to provide us with a campaign, supported by the passive house standard. That townhomes begins at 46th Street and adults with disabilities to prior. These energy-efficient homes new houses on Martin Luther Carter, along with 3,000 other complete, owing to the fact that innovative collaboration with land early, before prices begin awarded EarthCraft Platinum alongside AmeriCorps volunteers, homes alongside President and as well as the 2012 Mayor’s greater understanding of the DC Department of Housing and same year, DC Habitat completes Southeast, later completed in promote aging in place and to will be built to the Enterprise Green King Street and Upsel Street in volunteers, construct 10 new DC Habitat has to construct We construct two homes in Level 2 intended to meet the to rise, for future development on the last homes constructed in and the event spotlights the need Mrs. Carter. This event launches Sustainability Award. impact that homeownership has Community Development and construction of six new homes 2017, and on 14 condominiums at preserve affordable housing. Communities standard. the heart of Southeast. houses on Benning Road in the entire infrastructure, Columbia Heights on Holmead needs of lower median family of affordable housing. To do this, Deanwood. for affordable housing in the our first development in Ivy on communities. Through surveys, corporate partners. Three frames at 56th Place Northeast, a 28th Street Southeast, due to be Southeast DC. including telephone poles, pipes, and Oak Streets in the mid-1990s. After being displayed on the income families in need of three- Home$mart, a Post-Purchase DC Habitat acquires land and • 55th Street These first homes are built out nation’s capital. City and doubles as a kick off for interviews, and observations, are then moved to Deanwood and development that includes two completed in late 2019. sewage lines, and more, before The development is DC Habitat’s national mall, the house is bedroom units. The homes are Financial Education Program, manages a pipeline of homes The 17-unit project in Ward 7, which of concrete and brick with the DC government gifts DC Habitat World Habitat Day, a worldwide we collect data on outcomes fully constructed as homes for homes for veterans. any framing can begin. The largest yet and takes seven years disassembled and rebuilt in Habitat Young Professionals of completed in 2019. launches to provide a free that we sell at an affordable price. will be built to EarthCraft energy help of only a few very dedicated abandoned lots around O effort to highlight the need for relating to wealth attainment, local veterans and their families. development utilizes some of our to complete, ending in 2011. It Deanwood and sold to low- DC Habitat also holds our first Washington, D.C., relaunches course on successful We currently have 55 homes in efficiency standards, has given volunteers. Street in Southwest and at other stable communities and healthy education, health, and more. first AmeriCorps members, and is made possible through the income families along with DC Habitat continues to support Rainbow Build and has a float in with a new name, new leadership, homeownership, including how our development pipeline. us the opportunity to return to locations in Northeast. housing. As a result of this features multiple blitz-style builds. help of thousands of volunteers a sister unit. programs in Latin America. Each DC’s Pride Parade. and a new strategy for engaging to manage a mortgage, budget Deanwood, where we previously effort, ten local families achieve DC Habitat will continue to Skyland is completed in 2003 and and a large number of generous year, DC Habitat contributes a young people in affordable to meet financial goals, and completed 65 houses. homeownership. DC Habitat will go on to build eight operate our Home Repair is now home to 34 families. corporate sponsors. portion of our incoming donations housing. maintain a home. passive homes, demonstrating and Post-Purchase Financial • 17th Street Northeast to affiliates abroad. Over the past our commitment to cutting-edge In response to the city’s growing We hold our first major Education programs to The three-unit development in 25 years, we have given to more sustainable construction. need for safe, affordable housing, Women Build campaign better meet the District’s Ward 6 is in partnership with than 15 countries, including El DC Habitat begins planning for a to bring awareness to how need for sustained affordable J Street Companies. Salvador, India, South Africa, Home Repair Program. housing issues disproportionally homeownership. Uganda, Kenya, Mexico, and affect women. We raise nearly Zimbabwe. In 2013, staff and $600,000 and celebrate with an Board members volunteer in event at the Museum of Women Nicaragua, where DC Habitat in the Arts, with keynote speaker continues to give. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson. It feels good. It’s mine.

6 STORY 1 Hope FIRST DC HABITAT HOMEOWNER

DC HABITAT’S FIRST to go to take my boys. That HOMEOWNER, Hope, still was the main priority.” One resides in her Habitat home of Hope’s sons, James, has a near Benning Road 27 years developmental disability and after first moving in. In fact, lives with her while also working she just recently paid off her at the Library of Congress. Sofia STORY mortgage three years ahead Hope points out that she would HOMEOWNER 2 of schedule. not otherwise have been able to afford a home large enough Hope’s house was one of ten for the two of them to live homes built in DC during the comfortably for the long term. 1992 Carter Work Project. Her other son, Curlie, works for WHEN SOFIA CAME TO THE The family loves the sense She worked with hundreds of Marriott hotels and lives just U.S. IN SEARCH OF STABILITY of community in their new volunteers, including Former across the street and for her family, she never thought neighborhood, and the kids love President Jimmy Carter and sees them often. former First Lady Rosalynn she’d find herself crowded into a having friends and neighbors one-bedroom apartment with five Carter, to build her home and Reflecting on what it meant over. And Sofia takes great pride other family members, but that’s the homes of her Habitat to own a home for her and her in being able to furnish her house exactly where she was when DC neighbors. Hope says of Carter, boys she says, “It was a dream. in her own way and loves having Habitat met her in 2017. The kids “He’s the sweetest person I’ve I couldn’t believe it.” enough space to have family over. ever met in my life ... He’s one were sick, and the family was She also is now able to help her of a kind.” Hope saw President Carter living out of suitcases due to lack sister pay for college and save again nearly 20 years later at of storage. She couldn’t even hope for the future. Perhaps most Hope was no stranger to service the 2010 Carter Work Project for a good night’s sleep, let alone importantly, the family is healthy before completing her Habitat in Ivy City. He remembered some privacy. now, and Sofia, a hardworking sweat equity. She worked for her and joked, “Is your house nursing home health aide, can Sofia had been applying for the State Department and still standing?” to which she finally get a good night’s sleep. two-bedroom apartments for DC government for over two immediately replied, “Well, you Sometimes on her days off, she so long that she was feeling decades and volunteered for built it!” even gets the house to herself. many years as a tutor helping defeated when she heard about kids with development disabilities. Hope is proud of the stability Habitat. She decided to reach “Before my future was unsure— and quality of life she was out anyway and was shocked I didn’t know if I was going to When she applied to become able to provide her sons as a when she was selected. “When stay here or go back home [to a DC Habitat homeowner all homeowner. Asked how it feels Mandy said we were approved, Ethiopia], but now I feel like I can those years ago, Hope was a to have paid off her mortgage, I called my mom and dad back have a future,” she says. “They recently-divorced single mother she says, “It feels good. home crying, and I was thinking [Habitat] changed our lives for of two. “I couldn’t afford a place It’s mine.” . it couldn’t be real to get a whole the better. I want to say it again house!” she told Habitat. and again.” .

7 STORY Shareen 4 HOMEOWNER AND HOME$MART GRADUATE

SHAREEN, A HABITAT Shareen had been working to HOMEOWNER in Deanwood obtain her bachelor’s degree STORY since 2008 and mother of two, in psychology on and off for is a life-long resident of the years, but finally made the 3 Greater Washington area. commitment to graduate Peter in June of 2018. She is FORMER DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & MORTGAGE SERVICING Shareen joined DC Habitat’s currently getting her master’s post-purchase education degree in psychology and program, Home$mart, in 2017 has been promoted twice at during an incredibly challenging her job with the Department time in her life. The death of of Commerce. When she three close family members retires, Shareen wants to PETER KIBURI JOINED DC Peter found his work supporting combined with resurfaced help women and children HABITAT in 2004 to provide DC Habitat’s mission incredibly childhood trauma and an onset from abusive backgrounds. temporary controllership and fulfilling. “DC Habitat serves of health issues led Shareen Her 16 year-old son, who has accounting services. He was such a nearly neglected market of to feel hopeless. Her finances autism, is flourishing, which a good fit for the organization deserving, hard-working, low were out of control, and she she attributes to being able to that he joined as a full-time staff to medium income District of was at risk of losing her home. provide him with a stable home. member, eventually serving as Columbia residents facing He is on the honor roll and Director of Finance & Mortgage enormous pressure from “The classes helped me so enrolled in his school’s ROTC Servicing until 2019. escalating housing costs…whose much. Learning to budget program this year. dream of homeownership would and control my spending was During his 15 years, Peter was otherwise never be fulfilled just what I needed,” says Shareen says, “When people an integral part of the leadership without the programs that DC Shareen. In just the short time believe in you, you can achieve team that guided DC Habitat’s Habitat runs,” says Peter. since completing Home$mart, your goals and dreams. growth. His financial guidance Shareen has achieved so Sometimes you just need the helped transform DC Habitat Although Peter has moved on much. Not only is she able tools to do it.” . from a relatively small non-profit in his professional career to to pay all of her bills on time, affordable housing developer work with a new organization, he but she built an emergency building about four homes a remains dedicated to the work DC fund that saw her and her son year to an organization that now Habitat does. Peter looks forward solidly through the 35-day delivers a much greater volume of to DC Habitat’s continued growth government furlough. new homes a year, in addition to as it works to ensure equity operating home repair and post- in a rapidly transforming and purchase education programs. economically vibrant city. .

8 When people believe in you, you can achieve your goals and dreams. Sometimes you just need the tools to do it.

9 10 STORY Carol & Susanne 5 DC HABITAT’S FIRST EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CURRENT PRESIDENT & CEO

CAROL CASPERSON AND Susanne reached out to DC as one of their favorite things about developments and is delighted to SUSANNE SLATER, the first Habitat in 2010 to volunteer on the role. Susanne also volunteers run into neighbors who she knew Executive Director and current the mortgage portfolio and was her time outside of the office to as children living in Habitat homes. President & CEO of DC Habitat immediately recruited to serve on promote affordable housing in the respectively, have each provided the Board of Directors, where she District. She serves as the Chair of Susanne loves visiting the stellar leadership to the later served as Treasurer. When the the Mayor’s $116 million Housing construction site and attending organization through different former Executive Director retired, Production Trust Fund Advisory the last 75 homeowner closings. points in its 30-year history. Susanne was asked to join as Board and is on the Board of the “It’s always very emotional. I’ve seen President & CEO after a nation- Coalition for Non-Profit Housing people jump up and down and Carol first became involved with DC wide search. Susanne says of her and Economic Development. people cry.” In looking towards DC Habitat before the organization had decision to accept, “I was totally in Habitat’s future, Susanne is excited even formed, when a friend asked love with this place.” Above all, Carol and Susanne are to lead the organization’s continued her to attend a meeting about deeply committed to the mission growth through its construction bringing an affiliate to the District. Both women cite the challenging of DC Habitat. Carol states pipeline, program offerings, and She liked what she heard at the and multi-faceted nature of DC that providing homeownership number of people served to realize meeting so much that she went Habitat’s work, which involves opportunities to low-income DC Habitat’s vision of a city where on to serve as Executive Director advocacy, fundraising, program families was the most fulfilling everyone has a safe and affordable for 16 years, during which time she development, construction, and part of her work. Today, she lives place to live. . oversaw the construction and sale financing, to name just a few areas, in Southeast DC near DC Habitat of more than 100 homes.

TINA IS A LIFELONG DC three stairs to get down the home’s handles to the toilet, and to change Tina RESIDENT residing in the Buena entrance, risking her safety and the layout of the lowest section of SAFE AT HOME, HOME Vista neighborhood of Ward 8. She greatly inhibiting her independence. stairs to eliminate fall hazards. REPAIR PARTICIPANT is one of four generations of her If she wanted to go upstairs, she family living in her home, but her had to rely on her son to help her up. Tina says of the modifications, “It disability threatened her family’s was so hard for me to get around. STORY ability to stay there. Before the DC Habitat worked to install both Now it’s easy. It’s a blessing for me repair, Tina was forced to scoot an interior and exterior stair lift, six to be able to get around by myself.” . 6 down each of her home’s steps one sections of handrail throughout the by one, and she had to jump down house, grab bars in the bathtub,

11 I’m so Eugene STORY appreciative SAFE AT HOME, 7 of being able HOME REPAIR PARTICIPANT to get up and down the stairs. I love it. IF YOU’RE LUCKY ENOUGH to have a home I smile a lot. to live in, it can be easy to take for granted the little things about that home that make it livable. But at any given time in DC there are countless seniors struggling with housing in need of accommodations and repairs, the cost of which are often prohibitive. Eugene, 76, was one such senior.

Eugene, a DC native who worked at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital as a Mental Health Counselor for nearly 40 years, recently moved back into the home he grew up in. In fact, the home has always stayed in his family. His sister moved into the home after their mother passed away, and about 6 months ago Eugene inherited the home from her. While he was grateful to be in his childhood home, it had its problems. His sister fell and had to be hospitalized trying to navigate the stairs. Eugene, who has an artificial leg and vision problems, found getting in and out of the house and up the stairs challenging as well. He heard of the Home Repair program from a social worker, and never looked back.

Habitat’s crew added lighting, stair rails on the inside and outside of the home, grab bars in the shower, and other bathroom accommodations. Eugene now feels a sense of independence that was missing before. “I’m so appreciative of being able to get up and down the stairs. I love it. I smile a lot. I’m so happy about this. I’ve never had anybody do something like this for me before.” .

12 It’s easy to think about Habitat’s work as building houses, but the connections we build are far more special.

PK DRAGO JOINED DC HABITAT far more special. The moments a difference. They’re one of the PK as an AmeriCorps Member in that stand out to me are small main reasons that volunteers and FORMER DC HABITAT 2011. After her service year, but significant, like sharing homeowners have such positive AMERICORPS AND STAFF she joined the Marketing and a first meal in a family’s new experiences partnering with MEMBER Development team and was home, working alongside future Habitat and they exemplify the promoted over the next five years homeowners to build a place spirit of service that is at the heart STORY in a number of different roles where their family will live and of Habitat’s work.” supporting Habitat’s critical work grow, and seeing the look on their 8 until her departure in 2019. children’s faces as they excitedly PK is proud of unique initiatives share how they want to decorate like the passive house projects Of the many things she their very own rooms.” and Home$mart Post-Purchase contributed to the organization, Education Program and looks PK found the opportunity to build When asked what her favorite forward to seeing the new and relationships and communities part of her job was, PK cites her innovative ways DC Habitat to be the most fulfilling. “It’s time managing the AmeriCorps continues to tackle the housing easy to think about Habitat’s program. “The members I worked crisis in the next 30 years. . work as building houses, but with were dedicated, hard-working, the connections we build are and passionate about making

13 STORY Andrea 9 HOMEOWNER

ANDREA, A DC NATIVE and “I’m just one, and it takes an “Having a house has given me a homeowner in Ivy City, is proud of army or village to raise a child… sense of rejuvenation. I can, I did, her family’s many achievements, Habitat is bridging that gap by I will… no one else can take away. not least of which is her journey the volunteers that come in, by All I needed was one person to Having a house to becoming a homeowner. people giving their time, their believe in me, and that gave me has given me The resilient head of the family, energy, their resources, to go the momentum that I needed,” Andrea is a single mother who into everything it takes to build says Andrea. a sense of has worked tirelessly against the a house,” Andrea shared. odds to create a better future for She has a plan to meet her rejuvenation. herself and her three children, Andrea became a Habitat ambitious financial goals – which I can, I did, I will … Janae, Antonio, and Jaliyah, and homeowner in 2015, and she include paying off her mortgage her granddaughter, Jade. and her family now live in a early and planning for Antonio’s no one else can three-bedroom house custom- long-term care – and has returned Antonio is on the autism spectrum built for Antonio’s needs that is to work full-time in order to meet take away. and has an illness that will require entirely ADA-compliant. Not only them. She has also applied to a lifetime of hospital visits and can Antonio move in his home the mortuary sciences program complex surgeries. His mobility is independently, but when he at UDC, which will allow her to limited and sometimes he has to or another family member feel further her career guiding families use a wheelchair. The family used overwhelmed, each of them can through the grieving process. to live in an apartment that was so retreat into the safety of their Andrea states of perseverance, small and cramped, Andrea could own room. All of her children are “I’m not going to give up on my not secure the type of in-home thriving in their new home, and her dreams, because look at how care that Antonio needed. Andrea oldest, Janae, is working to obtain many “no’s” I had to go through also worried about the strain that her bachelor’s degree in early to get my house.” . the living situation was putting on childhood education. her other children.

14 15 She told us that we were her first guests in her new home. There wasn’t a dry eye among us.

16 JOAN JOINED DC HABITAT as a that I was invited to lunch in one She told us that we were her first Joan volunteer Crew Leader in 2009, of the half-built houses. I always guests in her new home. There leading volunteers on construction brought a sandwich, but I followed wasn’t a dry eye among us.” CREW LEADER AND sites to help complete homes for her over to see what was going OFFICE VOLUNTEER DC Habitat’s partner families. As a on. A new homeowner, dressed In 2018, Joan retired from the crew leader, Joan found fulfillment magnificently… had spread a construction site, but she hasn’t in “learning, working with new white table cloth out on the rough stopped giving back to her STORY homeowners, working with my floor sheathing and placed two community. Now in her tenth year 10 hands, and challenging myself,” lit candles on it. From a shopping with DC Habitat, Joan volunteers she says. Joan shared a poignant cart she had brought to the site in the program office assisting story that stuck with her from her by bus, she unloaded dishes, staff with various projects. She time as a Crew Leader: silverware, napkins and a feast describes her tenure with DC of still hot dishes and invited the Habitat as “fun, often exciting, “One day, at noon, an AmeriCorps assembled Crew Leaders to dig in. and always challenging and [service member] came to tell me educational.” .

Deanwood STORY NEIGHBORHOOD 11

DEANWOOD, A NEIGHBORHOOD IN THE DC Habitat began building in Deanwood in NORTHERN END of Ward 7 in Northeast 2004 and went on to complete 60 homes DC, is one of the oldest communities in in the neighborhood, houses which will the quadrant. It’s known for its small-town remain affordable for the low to-moderate character and the many wood-frame and income families that reside in them when brick houses that line its streets. Famous gentrification inevitably impacts the residents of the neighborhood include civil neighborhood. rights activist Nannie Helen Burroughs and musician Marvin Gaye. DC Habitat will continue investing in Deanwood through its 55th Street Deanwood is bordered by Interstate 295 development, set to break ground at the end to the northwest, Eastern Avenue and of 2019. The project includes an impressive Division Avenue to the east, and Nannie 17 single-family homes that will further Helen Burroughs Avenue to the south and preserve the stock of affordable housing in southwest. Recently, the neighborhood the neighborhood for years to come. . has been listed on several real estate “best of” lists that highlight the area as ripe for investment.

17 STORY 13 Shawnee HOMEOWNER

BORN AND RAISED IN SOUTHEAST DC, Shawnee was ready to own a home where she could raise her three children. But after searching the market for a house for two years, Shawnee struggled to find a home she could afford. Hearing about Habitat from a former colleague who was a Habitat homeowner, Shawnee decided to apply. “I cried, I was so happy. I had been looking for a house for two years. I was stressed. STORY Susan Everyone in my family said how proud they LONGEST-SERVING DC HABITAT BOARD MEMBER 12 were of me, saying ‘you have three kids and you’re doing a good job by yourself,’” Shawnee said of her experience.

Now having moved into her new home, Shawnee is focusing on providing for SUSAN MOSER FIRST and loan servicer that is 2010 Carter Work Project her family. She is currently working as a BECAME INVOLVED with required to adhere to many in Ivy City, Susan provided museum security guard while she pursues Habitat for Humanity 20 years regulations and requirements crucial leadership to a project a career in pediatric nursing through ago through the Hampton the same as much larger that garnered national Trinity Washington University. Shawnee is Roads affiliate. When she organizations. All of this is attention. She recalls working proud to give her children a stable home moved to DC in 2006, she done while trying to raise with Former President Jimmy and set an example for what they can felt a “Habitat void” that led funds, find land, partner Carter and former First Lady achieve. Shawnee’s children, who look her to join the Board of DC with the District and other Rosalynn Carter as another up to their mother, have already started Habitat in 2008. Susan went developers, create great one of the highlights of pursuing what they love and are keeping on to serve as the Board volunteer experiences, working with DC Habitat. busy with football and cheerleading. Chair from 2009- 2016, when and ensure that the Habitat “I’ve been explaining to them about she felt it was time to give an homeowners are ready As DC’s affordable housing homeownership, and they say, ‘When I get opportunity to new leadership. and able to successfully crisis grows, Susan looks older, Mom, I’m going to be a homeowner become homeowners for forward to assisting DC too, just like you.’ [I] can open their eyes Susan loved the challenge the long term.” Habitat in finding new and of governing a complex innovative ways to meet more. [I’m] showing them more opportunity . organization like DC Habitat. Susan is particularly proud the urgent need for from a young age,” she explains. “Habitat is a construction of DC Habitat’s role in the affordable housing. . company, social service revitalization of Ivy City. As organization, and financing Chair of the Board during the

18 I cried, I was so happy. I had been looking for a house for two years.

19 I don’t think there’s a way to quantify the physical and mental toll of not having your own place.

20 STORY Ken 14 HOMEOWNER AND VETERAN

WHEN HE LEFT HIS PARENTS’ Seven years after moving into his HOUSE at age 18, Kenneth (Ken) home in Ivy City, Ken reflects on had no idea that it would be nearly the impact of homeownership thirty years before he would on his life. “I don’t think there’s a regain a stable roof over his head. way to quantify the physical and Ken had made a commitment to mental toll of not having your own his country by joining the US Army. place.” Skyland Sadly, Ken became homeless after NEIGHBORHOOD STORY his service. To get by, he relied Ken’s finances are improved—the on family members, sleeping on energy efficient design of his home 15 their couches and accepting their reduces energy costs, and he is hospitality. Other times, he had to able to budget and save. sleep in his car. Most importantly, having a home Skyland is a neighborhood redevelopment project, Skyland has allowed Ken to help his “I once spent a whole summer out located in Ward 7 in Southeast Shopping Center. youngest daughter, a new mom by I-95 sleeping at a rest stop,” DC. It lies between Good Hope and military wife, raise her baby Ken recalled. Road to the northeast, Alabama DC Habitat has deep ties to while her husband is deployed. Avenue to the southeast, and Skyland. The organization It was Father’s Day 2008 when Ken is grateful to be able to Fort to the south constructed 34 townhomes there Ken decided it was time to support them and for the quality and west and is part of the larger from 1995 to 2003, and it plans change his life. Listening to a time with his youngest grandchild. Good Hope area. to construct eight more homes speech by then Senator Barack “I didn’t get this with my other beginning in 2019. Obama, he decided he was “sick grandkids because I was always in The mostly residential and tired of being sick and tired.” a stressful situation,” says Ken. neighborhood, characterized by Economic development in With the same dedication and detached and semi-detached historically neglected communities “I don’t ever want Susanne and her hard work that he demonstrated homes, has a long history. like Skyland can lead to team to forget how grateful I am. It as a young man, Ken researched The area was first settled by displacement of longtime residents. still blows me away to consider the ways to gain employment, pay off Nacotchtank Native Americans. DC Habitat’s model protects number of people who had a hand his debt, improve his credit score, It became connected to the against displacement by securing in helping me.” . and secure financial stability. rest of the city during World War long-term affordable homes in He also found a place in a local II, when demand for workers communities before the negative transitional housing program for led to the rapid development effects of gentrification take homeless veterans. He contacted of more housing, businesses, place. DC Habitat looks forward to DC Habitat and began taking the and infrastructure. Today, the furthering its commitment to this steps to become a homeowner. neighborhood is slated as the historic DC community. . future location of the 18-acre

21 Homeownership is one of the best first steps to building financial, emotional and life security.

Lysa “HABITAT FOR HUMANITY IS IN “Everything we can become also joined committees to support NEWEST DC HABITAT MY HEART,” says the newest starts with the environment and DC Habitat’s 30th Anniversary BOARD MEMBER member of the DC Habitat Board people we are surrounded by, and Celebration in November of 2019. of Directors, Lysa Ratliff. Lysa homeownership is one of the best worked for Habitat for Humanity first steps to building financial, Lysa looks forward to finding STORY International for 13 years before emotional and life security,” innovative ways to meet the she moved to DC. says Lysa. challenges facing those living 16 and working in DC. “My work is After a former co-worker shared Lysa has already gotten to work to support the mission of making about the good work happening helping her new DC neighbors. homeownership a possibility for at DC Habitat, Lysa jumped at the As a member of the Board she every resident in DC,” says Lysa. chance to support the organization provides governance and oversight “I just joined, so there is a lot of by joining the Board. over the organization, and she has work to do!” .

22 STORY Colin 17 DC HABITAT VOLUNTEER CREW LEADER

Colin Cookman is a to site with zero construction nearly life-long Habitat for experience, in building new Humanity volunteer. He first Habitat homes. became involved through his hometown affiliate and “Volunteering with DC Habitat continued volunteering gives a great sense of physical throughout college. Colin accomplishment at the end moved to DC in 2008 and has of the build day, and it also been a dedicated DC Habitat has helped me build roots of volunteer ever since, serving my own in the city and in the nearly every Saturday on the community,” says Colin. construction site in all types of conditions. Colin jokes of Colin cites the construction his early memories with DC of the Empowerhouse, the Habitat, “For about the first first set of passive house- three years of volunteering it certified homes in the District, seemed to me that every time as one of his most fulfilling I was tasked with leading a projects. He was proud to crew to dig a ditch for buried be a part of a team that gutter pipes the weather proved that energy-efficient would turn out to be 50 green building can also be degrees and raining, but that affordable and accessible. was probably a coincidence.” Asked what most excites him about DC Habitat’s future, As a Crew Leader, Colin Colin says he looks forward plays an important role at to the expansion of services DC Habitat – working with and construction activities construction staff to engage to ensure affordable housing volunteers, who often come access for all DC residents. .

23 I believe if you put your dreams down on paper you can really visualize where you’re going and achieve it.

24 STORY 18 Tangela HOMEOWNER AND HOME$MART GRADUATE

DC NATIVE AND HABITAT HOMEOWNER Tangela has always considered herself a giver, especially when it comes to her STORY children. But when the mother of four took Marshall & Emma in three more children to call her own, she HOME REPAIR PROGRAM STAFF 19 found herself struggling to stay on top of her finances. “Not only was I responsible for housing all seven [children], I was responsible for their care—feeding, clothing, toiletries. There’s always stress to provide for your kids,” Tangela said of her situation. MARSHALL VERNON, Home proud to serve residents with diverse Repair Program Manager, and needs across the District. “I love Tangela joined the Home$mart program to Emma Hollandsworth, Assistant watching homeowners test out their learn how to better manage her finances so Superintendent, together make up new railings or take the inaugural ride she could best provide for her family. DC Habitat’s Home Repair team. The in their stair lift,” says Emma. “It is Home Repair Program enables DC a great feeling to know they’re that After completing the class, Tangela has been seniors and people with disabilities much more safe, comfortable, and able to stick to her budget and utilize better to lead full, independent lives while proud of their homes.” savings practices that have supported her remaining in their homes by partnering through unexpected major expenses, like the with local agencies to complete repairs The Home Repair team’s work is recent replacement of her hot water heater. that ensure accessibility. Marshall vital to sustaining existing affordable She’s proud to share what she’s learned began as a volunteer in 2017 and housing in the city. Marshall looks with her children; she has helped them find joined staff shortly after in 2018. Emma forward to “figuring out creative and jobs and manage their own bills and other joined in early 2019 after completing a efficient ways to address the need financial responsibilities. Most importantly, service term with AmeriCorps. In fact, for affordable housing” through home Tangela is excited to have the ability to the Home Repair staff boasts 100% repair projects that keep families in provide more than just the necessities for AmeriCorps alumni status. their homes. “I love the sustainability her children. She’s currently saving up to component … I think home repair and take her youngest to Disney World, a trip to In the three short years since it began, the idea of fixing what we already have which he dedicated a vision board that hangs the Home Repair Program has become is an important part of taking care of in his room. “I believe if you put your dreams a major branch of DC Habitat’s our environment,” adds Emma. . down on paper you can really visualize where outreach with over 100 projects under you’re going and achieve it,” says Tangela. . its belt. Marshall and Emma are both

25 Toni “IT’S NOT EASY TO GET OUT OF “There comes a time where it’s time for vacations. I’ve been working HOMEOWNER SECTION 8,” says homeowner Toni. time to go. It was time to try to find it feels for all my life. It’s time to do She knows this all too well, as she something better. I was blessed things I haven’t been able to do.” lived in subsidized housing for 33 enough to find Habitat.” She called years, raising her daughter there. inquiring about housing for singles, While saving for her new adventures, While she is grateful for having and her timing couldn’t have been Toni is greatly enjoying having the STORY had a stable place to live, it did better. About a year after that initial peace of mind that comes with have its issues. There are annual call, Toni was living in her very own, owning your own place. She works 20 recertifications to deal with, and affordable, one-bedroom condo, nights at the hospital and does the space was crowded. Mainly, building equity and savings. While this water aerobics at the local pool on she was frustrated that her rent hardworking grandmother loves her her days off, and feels good about money wasn’t going into something job as a healthcare worker and hopes life in general. “Me and my little dog more tangible. to be there until she retires, she now are very happy. It’s a blessing to get also dreams of seeing the world. “It’s a place at a price that I can afford.” .

26 STORY 21 Ernesto AMERICORPS VISTA MEMBER

ORIGINALLY FROM THE BAY AREA, Ernesto Matal Sol moved to the East Coast to serve as an AmeriCorps VISTA with DC All were welcoming, Habitat in 2012. AmeriCorps grateful, and VISTA is a national service program in which members enthusiastic about serve to build capacity in their homes… I’ll nonprofit organizations and always remember public agencies. VISTAs help organizations more effectively their kindness. generate private sector resources, encourage volunteer service at the local level, and empower individuals and Ernesto’s involvement with DC communities. Habitat has continued past his service year. From 2017 to 2019, Ernesto is responsible for Ernesto, now a senior associate the design, planning, and at an economic consulting firm implementation of DC Habitat’s and back living on his native West long-term outcome study. The Coast, consulted on the final study serves as an important analysis of the six-year study. assessment of the impact that homeownership has on the lives Ernesto shares that the most on DC Habitat homeowners. fulfilling part of his service year It focuses on areas like was meeting homeowners in their wealth attainment, health, and new homes. “All were welcoming, education. The results of the grateful, and enthusiastic about study, which concluded in 2018, their homes… I’ll always remember are shown in the infographic their kindness.” . section of this report.

27 DAN HINES, ANDREW MODLEY, construction grow, and seeing how AND DENNIS MONAGHAN have thrilled they are to purchase their worked an impressive combined new home,” says Dennis. 25 years with DC Habitat. In fact, Andrew, who joined in 2006, is the Asked what they are most proud longest serving staff member at of during their tenure with DC the organization. All three began Habitat, Dan and Andrew cite the as either AmeriCorps members construction of the Empowerhouse, or in entry-level construction the first two passive house- positions and have since certified homes in the District. The been promoted to Production pair helped lead the construction Manager, Project Manager, of the project, which in addition to and Construction Supervisor, becoming home to two DC Habitat respectively. homeowner families went on to win the US Department of Energy’s Dan, Andrew, and Dennis bring Solar Decathlon for Affordability in an invaluable set of skills to DC 2011 and the Mayor’s Sustainability Habitat. In addition to ensuring Award in 2012. Habitat houses are constructed to the highest quality and meet The team, who after years of cutting-edge sustainability working together have become standards, they also oversee a close friends outside of work, process that actively engages looks forward to working Habitat homeowners and together to build more energy- volunteers in the construction efficient homes for DC families. of homes. “There are few things in life more rewarding then working and “Nothing is more fulfilling than serving alongside your best working alongside someone for friends,” says Dan. . months, seeing their confidence in

Dan, Andrew & Dennis DC HABITAT CONSTRUCTION

STORY 22

28 Rodneyca HOMEOWNER STORY 23

DC NATIVE AND HABITAT her children. Determined, she got Rodneyca sums up the HOMEOWNER RODNEYCA faced sober and worked every day to experience as “incredibly I want to show many challenges on her path to provide a better life for her family. humbling.” She says, “I never my children that homeownership. thought I would be here. Never. However, she was still living in I was always put down by if you focus and Rodneyca was mainly raised by a neighborhood full of crime. “I everyone around me. Told I push through, her uncle and grandmother. Her would come home to strangers would never amount to anything. mother, who struggled with drug on my porch, items stolen from I want to show my children that you can succeed. abuse and mental health issues, me. I couldn’t open my windows at if you focus and push through, had her at age 18, and her father night because of smoke and loud you can succeed.” wasn’t present in her life. Owing music.” She had a great job and to her tough upbringing and could support her children, but the Since moving into her house, “always looking for the love [she] environment put strains on them. Rodneyca has moved up in didn’t receive from [her] father,” her career. She’s also seen Rodneyca had her first child, a Rodneyca became a Habitat the welcome addition of son, at 15. Two years later, she homeowner in 2014, saying at the new members to her family: had her daughter. Struggling as time, “When you connect with the grandchildren and an American a single mother, she eventually right organization that wants you Bulldog named Saint. She says, failed to keep sober and hold to achieve success, you can get “I really want to keep this home in a steady job. At 27, she had a there. Habitat is that for me. I can’t the family … maybe my kids can second son, making her a single believe I will be a HOMEOWNER. one day live here with their kids.” . mother of three children. I’ve never been able to say that before. My home will be a place At 32, Rodneyca turned her life that is no one else’s. People have around. She found a job that to respect and value it. It’s the awarded her a good salary and biggest accomplishment in my life, the hours needed to take care of and I’m never going to forget it.”

29 STORY STORY 25 Jai 24 Christina HOMEOWNER HOMEOWNER

CHRISTINA NEVER EXPECTED Christina was able to seek out Mentally, I feel stable, even to end up back at home. Entering counseling and eventually landed the workforce shortly after the a federal consulting position that relaxed. I’m not worried about 2008 economic depression, helped her qualify for DC Habitat’ anything like we were before. Christina faced the dual homebuyer program. Since challenges of finding both a job becoming a Habitat homeowner and a house in tough markets. in 2014, Christina has focused on Christina decided to move back building a future beyond herself, FOR DC HABITAT enough for the family for into her family home, where her saying, “I’ve been able to develop HOMEOWNERS JAI AND “almost the same price as we three-person family would now professionally in a way that RAJAE, finding suitable were paying before” to rent share a one-bedroom apartment. means I can earn more … Thinking housing in DC proved more a one-bedroom apartment. “I couldn’t secure a home without generationally, I want to be able to difficult than expected. After But more importantly, Jai income, so I moved in with family pass that down.” moving to DC in 2007, Jai is relieved to have a secure to have a stable home and look for shared an apartment with a place to raise a family. a job from there,” Christina recalls. Christina continues to chase her cousin. When he and Rajae “Mentally, I feel stable, even dream of becoming a robotics got married, they moved to relaxed. I’m not worried about Moving home was far from an engineer while paying down her a one-bedroom apartment anything like we were before.” easy decision for Christina. When student debt, building up her in Southeast DC that was a fourth relative needed to move savings, and even taking some less than ideal for their Without the stress of in, unresolved family tensions and vacations along the way. “I have a growing family. substandard housing, Jai overcrowding forced Christina to foundation to stand on and make and Rajae have been able move again with other relatives. plans. I have the freedom to do all “We moved to a tiny apartment to focus on their goals. Jai The stress of moving, the inability the things I want to do and know I with a lot of problems; it obtained a certification to build a home that she could have a place to come home to. A wasn’t comfortable, and we as a tax preparer and is make her own, and the pressure couple years ago I took myself to couldn’t get rest because of considering pursuit of a of the job and housing search the Caribbean, and that wouldn’t all the noise…the fire alarms degree. Their daughter, now contributed to a depressed period have even been on my radar – it went off sometimes twice a 5, has also achieved the in her life. She wanted nothing took a cousin to remind me that week. The worst thing was first of her dreams: having more than a stable job and home I could afford it because I was so the mice—­­it was so small that her own room. “That was and to focus on building her future. used to just saying no to myself.” . you were with the mice.” her dream...now she talks “It was really difficult to make plans about inviting friends to her for the future without a sense of Habitat homeowners since own room. She remembers stability. Even if I wanted to travel, 2017, Jai remarks that they the difference [from the last I couldn’t because I wouldn’t know now own a 3-bedroom home apartment],” Jai says. . where to come home to,” she that is comfortable and large explained.

30 I have the freedom to do all the things I want to do and know I have a place to come home to.

31 STORY Ivy City 26 A NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZED

ESTABLISHED OVER 100 YEARS of development in 2010 as part of the AGO, Ivy City is one of DC’s oldest Jimmy Carter Work Project. Together neighborhoods. The neighborhood with nonprofits Manna and Mi Casa, DC is located in Ward 5 between Mount Habitat has produced over 60 units of Olivet Road, , affordable housing in the neighborhood. and Avenue Northeast. It is Of these units, 41 are DC Habitat made up primarily of brick row houses, homes, which include six highly energy- apartments, and industrial buildings. efficient passive homes and 33 homes built to LEED or EarthCraft standards. In the late 19th century, Ivy City was home to African-Americans who Ivy City has witnessed a transformation worked at the nearby Ivy City Brick in the decade since DC Habitat has House, & Ohio Railroad, and been building there. The neighborhood the Ivy City Track. The establishment of has seen an emergence of new Trinity Baptist Church, Bethesda Baptist businesses, including a grocery store, Church, and the Alexander Crummell and a dramatic increase in property School followed. The Crummell School, values. Crime rates have declined, and one of the first schools in DC named the community experienced one of after an African-American, was the the city’s sharpest declines in assault result of much work by the Ivy City cases from 2000 to 2013. Civic Association to establish a school that reflected the neighborhood’s Importantly, affordable housing was growing population and vitality. preserved throughout this revitalization. Because DC Habitat and our nonprofit Despite the efforts of its residents, Ivy partners invested in Ivy City before City faced many challenges. Years of the effects of gentrification took neglect by local political leaders led place, low-income families will benefit Ivy City to become one of the most from the changes occurring in the blighted communities in the District by community. For DC Habitat partner the late 20th century. families, homeownership will ensure a strong return on their investment in Recognizing the potential for their home—a benefit that will have a neighborhood revitalization that could lasting impact on their children and benefit low-income DC residents, DC subsequent generations of the family. . Habitat began the first of four phases

32 STORY Mandy & Tawana 27 HOUSING PROGRAMS

TAWANA STEVENS, MORTGAGE I wanted to use my knowledge job, but about my future. She made ensures that families receive the SERVICING & LENDING to educate aspiring and current me believe in myself and taught guidance and resources they need MANAGER, AND MANDY JANSEN, homeowners,” Tawana explains. me that if I set small goals I could to become successful homebuyers Senior Manager of Housing Tawana created what she describes achieve big goals.” with DC Habitat. Asked what she Programs, work together with as her proudest achievement finds most fulfilling about her work, partner families to drive DC with DC Habitat: the Home$mart Mandy has dedicated nearly 15 Mandy will tell you how proud she is Habitat’s housing programs. Post-Purchase Education years to Habitat for Humanity’s to be in a career where she serves Program, a course designed to mission. She began with Habitat others and helps them access With more than 25 years of help homeowners succeed as in 2006 as an AmeriCorps VISTA important services. mortgage industry experience, they navigate the challenges of in Hawai’i and stayed on with Tawana’s work in lending and homeownership. Now in its third the Hawai’i affiliate for another “Personally, I believe I’m the luckiest servicing is integral to the success year, the program has helped turn 6 years before she came to DC. person in the office, because I of DC Habitat’s homebuyer around delinquent mortgages Since 2012 she has supported get to regularly interface with our program. Tawana saw an and prevented people from losing and now manages the homebuyer excited homebuyers and really get opportunity for her extensive their homes. Tawana’s leadership program for which Habitat is best to know them and their families. I’ve experience to serve others and compassion have been known. Mandy works with families assisted over 40 families in buying through homeowner education. “I instrumental to its success. Habitat throughout the entirety of the their first home. That feels good,” was always attracted to helping Homeowner and Home$mart homebuyer process, from the first she shared. . people…When America suffered the graduate Shareen says, “Tawana information session to the moment mortgage crisis in 2008, I decided made me think not just about a 9-5 they are ready to close. She

33 Revondia & Daniel STORY HOMEOWNERS 29

LIFELONG DC RESIDENTS “If anything happened to us, we REVONDIA AND DANIEL would be fine. Our children don’t moved into their DC Habitat have to worry about taking care home in Deanwood in of us,” Revondia says. STORY September of 2009. When 28 the couple was featured in Their adult daughters, Brandie Andrew DC Habitat’s 25th anniversary and Dominique, have made video in 2014, they were their parents proud. Brandie HABITAT YOUNG PROFESSIONALS successful homeowners of five works for the DC Government, OF WASHINGTON, DC MARKETING & years, and Revondia was going and Dominique, who lives in COMMUNICATIONS CHAIR back to school. South Carolina, is a sergeant in the army and is getting her Now, ten years into bachelor’s degree in biology. homeownership, Revondia has an associate degree in medical Revondia believes becoming ANDREW PALCZEWSKI FIRST encourage member engagement, coding and a new career. Daniel a homeowner provided a BECAME INVOLVED with DC and share the work they do is also working to help others pathway for her daughters to Habitat in 2015 when one of through their digital channels. and is still in his career as a be more successful. “Being a his best friends from college, training specialist and quality homeowner gives you a sense PK Drago, was working to Since he first joined, Andrew has support associate. Revondia of gratitude, responsibility, and re-establish the Habitat Young seen the group grow over the hopes to go even further, ability. If you can get this, that Professionals of Washington, DC years in membership, fundraising, saying “Even if I’m 70 I’ll go means that you can get further. (HYPDC). Given Andrew’s work in and impact. “At our pumpkin back to school. I love learning.” Once you’ve gotten here, your digital communications, PK asked carving fundraiser one year, the children will be able to be here. him to join the group to assist its demand was so great that we ran Revondia and Daniel’s savings Your grandchildren will be able marketing and communications out of pumpkins. So, we went to and credit scores have to be here.” efforts. More than four years later, a nearby supermarket, bought increased since becoming Andrew is still involved, managing their entire stock of pumpkins, and homeowners. They pay their Having a home with a yard has the group’s Facebook, Instagram, trekked back through the streets bills together each month and even allowed Revondia and and other digital outreach. of DC with full shopping carts,” don’t buy anything until after Daniel to expand their family recalls Andrew. their bills are paid. This has with their beloved dogs Bear HYPDC volunteers work to brought a sense of financial and Rudy. “It’s a wonderful expand involvement with Habitat Andrew is excited for HYPDC and stability to the family. thing to be able to call this my among young people, advocate DC Habitat to continue their growth home, especially when you for fair and equitable housing, to support equitable housing in never thought you’d be able hold events to raise funds and communities across DC. . to get this far.” .

34 It’s a wonderful thing to be able to call this my home.

35 369 STORY Tony 30 SAFE AT HOME, HOME REPAIR PARTICIPANT

TONY, A RETIRED DC ARTIST, was Tony uses a cane and had improvements that made it easier born and raised in Washington. He difficulty getting up the steps and to get around my own house,” I was thinking owns a home in Northeast and is around the bathroom. Former says Tony. close to paying off his mortgage, Home Repair Manager Aaron about selling but at one point Tony’s limited Somawang added grab bars, stair The modifications made as part of my house, but mobility was threatening his ability railing, and lights at various points the home repair mean the difference to age in place. Tony reached out throughout the house. “I was really between staying in his community or now I can stay. to Safe at Home, a program DC amazed by Aaron … It’s a real big selling and facing DC’s unaffordable Habitat participates in as part of its difference. The bars help me get rental market. Tony says, “I was Home Repair Program. up a lot easier. They did a lot of thinking about selling my house, but now I can stay.” .

In memory of Jeff Brallier SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER

WITH A HEAVY HEART, DC He was a great teacher and Habitat said goodbye to a enjoyed passing on his years of member of our family this knowledge and experience to year as Jeff Brallier, our Senior his staff. Jeff contributed greatly Project Manager, lost a lengthy to our mission, and was a widely battle with cancer. Jeff has respected and loved member of been truly invaluable to Habitat the Habitat team. His loss will be during his seven years with our deeply felt by all those who’ve affiliate, and he was instrumental had the pleasure of knowing in providing quality homes for and working with him. Rest over 80 of our partner families. peacefully, Jeff. .

37 Thank you to the generous donors and supporters who have partnered with us Our Partners throughout our history. Below is a list of our largest historical partnerships.

Freddie Mac Thrivent Financial for Lutherans GOVERNMENT AND Foundation COMMUNITY PARTNERS Level 2 Development Hexagon The J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Corporation for National and Foundation Promontory Financial Group Community Service Fannie Mae Schumacher Partners International U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development United Way of the National Capital Philip L. Graham Fund Area and Combined Federal Campaign DC Department of Housing and Bradley Vogt Community Development and the Buildable Hours, Inc. Lowe’s Housing Production Trust Fund Citibank Bloomberg DC Office on Aging Wells Fargo National Capital Presbytery World Bank Community Valspar IN-KIND SUPPORTERS Connections Fund The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Arnold and Porter Foundation FINANCIERS Dow Pentagon Federal Credit Union Pentagon Federal Credit Union Square D by Schneider Electric Dennis Barry United Bank Valspar Share Fund City First Bank Whirlpool Bank of America LISC Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta Sandy Spring Bank The Estate of Ann Hyde Capital Bank St. John’s Church Lafayette Square Citibank

2115 Ward Ct NW #100 Washington, DC 20037 202 882 4600 dchabitat.org [email protected] CFC# 71579

HabitatDC @HabitatDC @DCHabitat