The lack of affordable housing in the DMV and in communities across the nation looms large as a political issue in this election cycle. Several studies this year highlight the frustration and angst in voters’ minds about the housing crisis and the need for solutions....
June brings the summer solstice, longer, light-filled days. I can’t believe it’s already midyear. As I reflect on our work at Washington Housing Conservancy, I am buoyed by the traction we are getting around our model and our thought leadership on the vital importance...
Housing and Mental Health May is National Mental Health Month, a valuable moment to discuss the link between mental health and housing. In recent years, the issue of high rent and unaffordable housing has become a prominent concern in many cities around the world....
Fair Housing: Inclusive, equitable and affordable Fifty-six years ago this month, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Fair Housing Act, a landmark civil rights legislation that made it unlawful to discriminate in housing transactions. At the heart of fair housing...
Why Focusing on Social Infrastructure is Core to WHC’s Impact Our social infrastructure is fragmented and crumbling. While our country’s physical infrastructure – roads, bridges, tunnels, and fiber networks – grab attention and public dollars, our social...
Washington, DC is rich in Black history and culture–from abolitionist Frederick Douglass to civil rights activist Mary McLeod Bethune to poet Langston Hughes to musicians Duke Ellington and Chuck Brown. Throughout Black History Month we celebrate the triumphs and...
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