Cal State San Marcos Sends Collegiate Challenge Group to DC for Third Year
By Kiersten Kelley, DC Habitat AmeriCorps member DC Habitat was fortunate to host Cal State San Marcos' Alternative Spring Break trip for the…
Ivy City Earth Day Celebration
Ivy City celebrated Earth Day two days ahead of schedule this year as nearly three hundred people gathered at the local park to clean the…
Day of Recognition at Nationals Park
It was a fun-filled night at Nationals’ Stadium on April 9th as AmeriCorps members celebrated National Mayors’ Day of Recognition for National…
Making Donations Work
Last year, we built homes for 10 families, including 14 children. These homes help keep people out of shelters, off the streets, and out of…
AmeriCorps Works in Three Ways
By Jenna Widmann The AmeriCorps program works to better local communities through over 15,000 nonprofit, faith-based, and neighborhood…
AmeriCorps — an agent of change
By: Nina Holzer Upon entering my senior year of college, I found myself lost. I had spent the past three years dabbling in liberal arts courses,…
Never Swung a Hammer
By: Annah Walters I had never swung a hammer (or stepped foot on a construction site, for that matter), but in the spring of my sophomore year, I…
AmeriCorps “Kids”
By: Joan Reinthaler I remember the first day I volunteered with Habitat. It was in February and cold. With a small group of other volunteers…
Mayor Gray’s Pledge to Affordable Housing and District Nonprofits
By Nina Holzer On February 5th, 2013, Mayor Vincent Gray spoke to District residents about the city’s achievements and growth in recent…
Jingle All the Way 8k
Last Sunday, December 9, more than 6,000 runners showed up and finished the Jingle All the Way 8k. This year’s race benefited DC Habitat for…
Formerly Homeless Army Veteran Becomes Homeowner in Time for the Holidays
By Nina Holzer On November 10, 2012, Habitat for Humanity of Washington, D.C. (DC Habitat) staff and volunteers were able to come together for a…
A Measure to our Methods
This fall, DC Habitat will be starting a long term outcome evaluation of its affordable homeownership programs in Ivy City and Deanwood. The question…
Photo of the Week: September 21, 2012
Empowerhouse, the passive solar house first designed as an entry into the 2011 Solar Decathlon, will soon become home to two Washington, DC families.…
HFHDC releases its 2011 Annual Report
Read the report in its entirety below. A download link to the report (PDF format) is also included for offline…
DC Habitat and the 2011 Solar Decathlon
DECEMBER 2012 UPDATE: December 4, 2012, was a day full of celebration and accomplishment - as DC Habitat sponsors, educators, students and staff…
HFHDC: Better Built Together Video
Better Built Together captures the dedication and passion of DC Habitat's most important components, our volunteers and our homeowners. By working…
AmeriCorps Alums From DC Habitat Spend Day at the White House
By Nina Holzer On August 17th, 2012 the White House hosted Americorps Alums Day, a summit that brought together nearly 150 former Americorps members,…
Photo of the Week: August 24, 2012
Ms. Thompson, one of DC Habitat's newest homeowner, and her daughter cut the ribbon to their home during our home dedication held June…
Photo of the Week: August 17, 2012
DC Habitat has partnered with Solar Solution LLC and DC Sustainable Energy Utility (DC SEU) to provide solar panels to DC Habitat homes in the…
DMV Residents are Beating the Traffic and Helping Build Homes
Thanks to generous Washington Metro area residents who handed over their Toyotas, Fords, and Yamaha motorcycles, the five National Capital Area…
DC Habitat Soars with Support of US Airways
For more than five years now, US Airways has been a dedicated partner of DC Habitat, in the skies and well beyond. The airline’s contributions…
Blog Contest Winners Selected
Congratulations are in order to Dawn Alley, as she is the first place winner of our blog contest, and the recipient of the $500 US Airways gift…
AmeriCorps Works for DC Habitat
By: Paula Katrina Drago In 1996, Habitat for Humanity of Washington, D.C. began hosting AmeriCorps Members, and last September marked the 16th group…
BetterBuilt Blog Contest: What Makes a House a Home?
Welcome to DC Habitat's first blog contest! The theme for the blog is: "What makes a house a home?" We all have one, but there are certain elements…
Meet the Monroe Family – Habitat Homeowners Since 2008
Marriama Monroe, born here in the Capital, has known Washington D.C. as home for all of her 33 years. “I did think about leaving once to Atlanta…
Meet the Kindes – Habitat Homeowners Since 2009
Amsale Kinde first heard about Habitat for Humanity in 2005 from a woman she spoke to about her family’s poor housing conditions. “I shared with…
Interfaith Volunteers Build Understanding, Homes on MLK Day
By Paula Katrina Drago Last weekend thousands of Americans chose not to hit the snooze button, run errands, or relax at home, and instead took time…
Ivy City Homes Get LEED Certifications
On the heels of our participation in the 2011 Solar Decathlon, DC Habitat has made further accomplishments in our design and construction of…
Habitat helping to make great progress in Haiti
Claude Jeudy, National Director of Habitat for Humanity Haiti, wrote a letter of appreciation to US affiliates and volunteers today. We hope…
HUD’s Returned Peace Corps Volunteers Donate Their Time to DC Habitat
On November 10, the Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (RPCVs) group at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) sent six of their…
Ivy City Construction Update, Nov. 1, 2011
By Paula Katrina Drago The past month has been an exciting one out on the construction site in Ivy City. On Wednesday, October 19th, we kicked off…
Habitat for Humanity & Dow Chemical: A Winning Team
By Ashley Hartzell Habitat for Humanity and its partnership with The Dow Chemical Company are being recognized as a finalist for the Best…
The Ultimate Power Tools: Volunteers and Funds
By Dennis Smyth There are many important ingredients required for Habitat for Humanity of Washington, D.C. (DC Habitat) to successfully build a new…
Workplace giving: A simple Way to Donate
As summer draws to a close, the kids are back in school, Congress is back in session and work schedules are returning to normal. And as the autumn…
A Call for Renewed National Service Funding
By Jenna Widmann National Service has long been an ally and supporter of Habitat for Humanity and thousands of other non-profits in the United…
What is a passive house?
Not only is DC Habitat a partner in the passive house (‘Empowerhouse’) project for entry into the Solar Decathlon competition this year, we’re…
Estate Planning At Your Fingertips
By Richard Algra There are plenty of amazing and insightful things out there on the internet these days. And even though we might think of the…
Building Homes and Hope in Haiti
In just three months, we’ll be sending five delegates to earthquake ravaged Haiti to participate in the Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter…
Volunteer Team Build Spotlight: Eaton Corporation
By Devin Cowens Eaton Corporation, an aerospace manufacturing company, has a strong partnership with Habitat for Humanity of Washington, D.C.…
Cause for Celebration in Ivy City
As our President & CEO Kent Adcock frequently notes, DC Habitat’s work is ultimately about improving the lives of low-income families by…
DC Habitat to provide 2 new homes through Solar Decathlon
By Annah Walters Right now, in Hoboken, New Jersey, a very special home is under construction. In less than two months, that home will be…
Volunteer Spotlight: Sarah Anne Ryman
Each month, we plan to highlight one of DC Habitat’s extraordinary volunteers here on our blog. We’ve chosen to start-off this summer by…
Ensuring Home Affordability in the District
From Kent Adcock, President & CEO When referring to house affordability, many mistakenly assume that it just involves the house payment. …
Updates for Construction Site Volunteers
Those who volunteer regularly on our construction sites will want to take note of a few recent changes: DC Habitat has recently moved from taking…
DC Habitat Ambassadors Launched
By Jennifer Sharp In an effort to better promote Habitat for Humanity of Washington, D.C. within the community, a young professionals group called…
How I Spent Mother’s Day Weekend With DC Habitat
By Sunny Widmann For the second year in a row, my mother, sister and I celebrated Mother’s Day volunteering with a…
A budget win for housing in the District
The preliminary approval of D.C.’s 2012 budget by city council yesterday was a significant win for housing and community development programs here…
Making an impact in the WV mountains
By Jennifer Sharp, DC Habitat AmeriCorps-VISTA member Each year, AmeriCorps volunteers serving at Habitat for Humanity affiliates around the country…
A lot more good than bad
Thanks to Lydia DePillis for her Housing Complex blog post today on the Washington Post's weekend story about HUD's HOME community development block…
DC Habitat Joined by Lowe’s, Whole Foods, Mothers and Daughters on May 7.
It’s an annual tradition – each May we celebrate many of the women in our lives on a special Sunday designated as Mother’s Day. And here at…
New Housing Opportunities in Ivy City Info Session – Saturday, May 14th
An information session will be hosted by the the DC Department of Housing & Community Development around the new housing opportunities in the Ivy…
Home Ownership Info Session – Thursday, May 12th & Saturday, May 14th
Empowerhouse Home Ownership Information Sessions will be held on Thursday, May 12th & Saturday, May 14th: May 12th at 7:00pm: The Riverside…
