Housing Organizing Metro DC Area
This table is being produced by DC Social Welfare Action Alliance (DCSWAA) as a organizing resource for tenants, organizers and others concerned about the growing crisis in housing in the Metro, D.C. area. We are also working on organizing a Housing Forum for later in 2002.
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| Organization Name, Acronym, Address | Description Indicate if Volunteer Community
Group, Non-Profit, etc. | Key People | Focus of their housing work. | Alliances and interest in
organizing | Email, Web Sites Telephones, Fax | DCSWAA contacting person |
| 2009
N. 14th S | Private,
nonprofit organization [501©(3)] | | Dedicated
to providing safe, decent, and affordable housing opportunities to low- and moderate-income
families and individuals in | May not be involved. | 703-276-2657 Fax
703-276-0805 | Walter |
| Building
Healthier Communities (BHC) McAuley Institute 8300
Colesville R | Coalition
of McAuley Institute and Mercy Housing, Inc. | Tarwea
Duckett | Housing
that is safe and affordable (as part of a larger program). | Sisters
of Mercy of the | http://www.mcauley.org/bhconline/ 301-588-8110 Fax
301-588-8154 | Walter |
| Capper/Carrollsburg
Residents (C/CR) | Residents
in a public housing development near Navy Yard opposing a $400 million gentrification. | Aaron
and John | Organize
Against Proposed Development and Relocation | | UnitedPublicHousingResidents 202-547-3039 |
Lauren |
| CARECEN | Agency
in DC | | | | |
|
| | Staff
and volunteers. Has some funding. Provides many support services to people in
DC, including employment and housing. | Maria Maldavado | Assist tenants with organizing and negotiation/mediation
training. | Maria is interested in working on preparations for
and participating in forum. | http://home.us.net/~skegley 301-270-0442 |
Lauren |
| Cooperative
Housing Coalition (CHC) | (Businesses
?) | Terry
Lewis, Coordinator | To
impact public policy, through interaction with Congress and government agencies,
to maintain and enhance environment for national housing cooperatives. | | http://www.co-ophousingcoalition.org/ tlewis@co-ophousingcoalition.org 202-336-7750 |
Athena |
| D.C.
Tenant’s Advocacy Coalition (TENAC) DC
20044 | Incorporated,
non-profit, volunteer, city-wide advocacy organization for tenants in rental housing. | Jim
McGrath, Chairman | They
help to form tenant associations and work politically on rent control in the district. | COHHO,
Senior Citizen, and homeless advocacy organizations. Interested in and willing
to help Housing Forum to maximum extent possible. | 202-628-3688 |
Walter |
| DC
Coalition for Rent Control (DCCRC) | Small task force. Includes renters and representatives
from Dept. of Consumer & Regulatory Affairs. | Karen Williamson | Works to keep rents affordable. | Dept. of Consumer & Regulatory Affairs, Coalition
for Housing Justice. | 202-483-1680 |
Rick |
| DC
Housing Network (DCHN) | Electronic
community focusing on the issue of homelessness and poverty | | Homelessness
and poverty. | |
Wyndi | |
| Dorothy
Day Catholic Worker House | | Art
Laffin and Kathy Boylan, staff | Services:
shelter, food, laundry, meals, and snacks for children and families. Are not able to work on outside housing | Art
has much info. on other orgs and housing
contacts and said our actions are needed, but they can’t commit to help
because over-worked at their shelter. | No
email or Fax 202-882-9649 |
Connie |
| | Street
Theater group on gentrification and displacement. | | Educating
and organizing on gentrification and displacement and preserving low income housing. | YARG | |
Athena |
| Homes
Not Jails (HNJ) | Local
organization that occupies and renovates abandoned housing | | Organizing
for housing for homeless and poor by occupying and renovating abandoned buildings. | | 202-737-6444
ext. 44 fax:
202. 737.6995 | Athena |
| Housing
Coalition (HC) | | | | | |
Beth |
| Housing
Counseling Services | | Marianne
Siegal -Deputy Director | Referrals
and follow-up for homeless. Budget
and other counseling for renters and homeowners --3rd
Wed of the month Spanish-- | No
response yet. | Tel.
202-667-7006 Fax.
202-462-5305 | Connie |
| St.
Aloysius Church 19
I Street NW | | Paul
Magno, Director | Outreach
center and shelter for homeless and poor families |