Recent News
Big Wins in DC Budget Vote!
May 22, 2013
After a year of strong advocacy by CNHED and Housing For All members, the DC Council voted today to dedicate millions of dollars in additional funding for affordable housing programs in the District’s FY 2014 budget. Read more.
Read MoreBob Pohlman testifies at HUD Congressional briefing
May 15, 2013
Bob Pohlman testified today on housing affordability at the HUD National Capitol Area office’s Congressional Briefing with DC metro area Senate and Congressional staff.
Read MoreTake Action! Email DC Council RE FY 14 Budget
May 7, 2013
Urge DC Council to pass a budget that makes housing affordable for District residents and their diverse housing needs. Our goal is 1,000 emails sent this week! Send an email to all Councilmembers with one click.
Read MoreHousing for All: Runner-up for for Best Local Campaign
April 22, 2013
CNHED’s Housing for All Campaign selected as Runner-up for for Best Local Campaign 2013 in the Washington City Paper’s Best of DC!
Read MoreCNHED to Appear on the Kojo Nnamdi Show TODAY 4/15/13 at Noon
April 15, 2013
Bob Pohlman, CNHED’s Executive Director, will be a featured speaker today on the Kojo Nnamdi Show, Waiting for Affordable Housing in DC. The show will explore the District’s plan to pump new money into affordable housing and meet the growing shortage. Tune in to the show at 12:00 noon on your local NPR affiliate, WAMU 88.5 fm.
Read MoreWe’re still waiting…
April 9, 2013
…for affordable housing! Join us to tell the DC Council we need funding now! The DC Housing Authority is closing its waiting list on April 12. There are 70,000 households on the list. That includes all types of people: working families, seniors,people who are homeless, returning citizens, and people with special needs. They all need [...]
Read MoreHousing For All Win! Mayor Gray announces $100 million in DC budget
March 28, 2013
Today Mayor Gray released his proposed DC budget, including $100 million in additional money for affordable housing! We applaud Mayor Gray for following through on the commitment he made at the State of the District Address this winter. His plan makes strong investments in the production and preservation of affordable housing. (See a full description [...]
Read MoreD.C. affordable housing plan proposed by Gray’s task force
March 13, 2013
To address a pressing need for affordable housing in the city, the District government needs to commit more tax dollars and create new investment vehicles while streamlining incentive and permitting processes, a mayoral task force has concluded. Mayor Vincent C. Gray (D) appointed the task force more than a year ago, weeks after the 1,800 attendees of [...]
Read MoreWorking Toward a More Affordable City
February 12, 2013
In a district where the median rent for a home is nearly double that of the U.S. average — and the average home value is double the rest of the country’s — the term “affordable housing” can feel like an oxymoron (especially for those of us paying rents and mortgages here). As an umbrella organization [...]
Read MoreHumming economy may give D.C. mayor opportunity to address affordable housing
February 6, 2013
The District government, like most state and local governments, has spent the past four years in some degree of fiscal austerity — an environment of program cuts, tax increases, employee furloughs and hiring freezes. Now, boom times are undeniably back, and Mayor Vincent C. Gray (D) is set in his third State of the District [...]
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