| | | | Looking Towards 2023 In 2022, NHPF added to its legacy of important, industry-wide events including our 6th Annual Symposium which broke fundraising records for the organization’s Resident Services subsidiary, Operation Pathways, as well as onsite property events including two Ribbon-Cuttings, a Groundbreaking, and a Roof-Raising. And we are already planning a slate of similar events in 2023. | |  | | | | |  | NHPF 2022 Events 17 Mississippi Roof-Raising
A first for NHPF as we raised the roof on a mix of studios, one bedroom, and three-bedroom apartments for families and individuals with demonstrated need. Nine of the 41 units will provide permanent supportive housing for people who are experiencing homelessness or are in need of mental health support. Another nine units will have preference for income-qualified artists. As part of the project’s interest in promoting local artists, Keyonna Jones, Executive Director, Congress Heights Arts & Culture Center, displayed artwork from the Center. The Strand Residences Ribbon-Cutting
DC Mayor Muriel Bowser, a major supporter of the affordable housing development with 86 one-and two-bedroom affordable apartments in the Deanwood neighborhood of Washington, DC, attended the event, saying “The Strand Residences are going to give more Washingtonians in Ward 7 the fair shot they deserve—both through high-quality housing as well as important on-site services and support that will help residents realize their goals. We are grateful for all the teams and community members who came together to make this project possible and who are committed to investing in and uplifting our community.” Anacostia Gardens Ribbon-Cutting
NHPF acquired the 100-unit Ft. Dupont development in 2016 in partnership with the Anacostia Gardens Tenant Association, Inc. (AGTA) which exercised its rights under the District’s Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act (TOPA) and selected NHPF as the developer on the rehabilitation of the building. The development also benefits from an affordable housing commitment by UnitedHealthcare. Covent Apartments Groundbreaking
NHPF’s second SRO rehab in Chicago, Hotel Covent is a storied building that once housed the vaudeville actors who traveled to Chicago to entertain. Now, the building is being restored with funds from the City of Chicago and others to provide 30 permanent supportive housing apartments. The property will feature onsite supportive services in partnership with NHPF’s Resident Services affiliate, Operation Pathways, and local case management organization, Renaissance Social Services, Inc. | | |  | Cin’cere Huntley: A Hollander Ridge Summer Intern Story Cin’cere Huntley, a resident of Hollander Ridge in Baltimore, Maryland, took part in Operation Pathways’ Summer Internship Program. As part of the summer program students were asked to imagine a real estate project, with a budget, that they would want to design. Cin’cere’s vision for a social and cultural community center was borne out of her own research and lived experience which showed that in a city of over 700,000, Baltimore has only 44 recreation centers. Cin’cere’s research showed that low-income areas of Baltimore, suffering from years of structural racism and blight, were particularly lacking in safe places for people to gather but also had a surplus of abandoned buildings and vacant lots. This inspired Cin’cere to put her internship training to use in developing a proposal for a site. During her internship Cin’cere and her peers learned about property development, budgeting skills, profit & loss, and basic real estate knowledge.
The vision for the Cin’cere Social and Cultural Community Centre included a swimming pool, gymnasium, kitchen and ballet center. The center would offer childcare and be a warm and welcoming space to bring the community together. Cin’cere delivered her presentation at the 6th Annual NHPF Symposium in Washington, DC to an audience of hundreds. Her heartfelt earnestness and “sincerity” moved many to tears. The future looks bright for Cin’cere Huntley. Residents of NHPF’s affordable housing properties rely on Operation Pathways, NHPF’s resident services subsidiary, for vital onsite programs benefiting individuals, families, and seniors. Please donate now to support these efforts and keep affordable housing robust and meaningful for all residents. | | | |  | The NHP Foundation 2022 Symposium The 6th Annual NHPF Symposium, One Paycheck Away from Homelessness: Building Popular Support for Affordable Housing on Wednesday, October 19 in Washington, DC, brought together attendees to hear from four presenters on successful efforts to combat NIMBYism (Not In My Backyard) and creatively provide housing for various populations in each of their communities. The audience also heard a keynote address from the Executive Director of the US Interagency Council on Homelessness, Jeff Olivet, who discussed the soon-to-be-released Biden-Harris administration's federal strategic plan to prevent and end homelessness. The plan looks at how to stem the tide of people moving into homelessness, by “pairing an increase in housing with an upstream [homelessness] prevention strategy.” | | |  | NHPF Transaction News Elm Gardens Apartments (November)
NHPF closed on the acquisition of Elm Gardens Apartments, a 3-story building with 36 apartments and parking spaces in the Takoma neighborhood of Washington, DC, converting Naturally Occurring Affordable Housing (NOAH) at risk of being lost, into LIHTC housing. Elm Gardens marks NHPF’s eighth TOPA deal in the District. RoseMary’s Place (November)
An NHPF acquisition of houses and land in Houston will create 149 affordable rental apartments for those experiencing homelessness. Working with Magnificat House Inc. (MHI), the organization will provide mental health and other supports so that residents can embark on positive new chapters. | | | | | |  | Our Top 4 Winter Picks The holidays offer wonderful opportunities to catch up on books, films, TV and podcasts in areas of social change. Take a closer look at some timely offerings below: 1. Call Us What We Carry the latest collection by Amanda S. C. Gorman, American poet and activist. Her work focuses on issues of oppression, feminism, race, and marginalization, as well as the African diaspora explores history, language, identity, and erasure through an imaginative and intimate collage. 2. Housing in Vienna, High Quality and Affordable is a documentary that asks America what we can learn from Vienna’s progressive affordable housing system. Namely, with the right financial guidance and support, we could match up with some of Europe’s public housing success. 3. A Decent Home, Sara Terry’s unflinchingly intimate and troubling documentary about the affordable housing crisis that is roiling the nation, tells this ever-pervasive story on a refreshingly human scale. 4. On the House, Texas State Affordable Housing Corporation’s podcast delves into the development side of the affordable housing industry. Having trouble viewing this email?
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Headquartered in New York City with offices in Washington, DC, and Chicago, IL, The NHP Foundation (NHPF) was launched on January 30, 1989, as a publicly supported 501(c)(3) not-for-profit real estate corporation. NHPF is dedicated to preserving and creating sustainable, service-enriched multifamily housing, and scattered-site communities that are both affordable to low and moderate income families and seniors, and beneficial to their communities. Through Family-Centered Coaching, NHPF’s subsidiary Operation Pathways engages with, and assists, families experiencing poverty and other hardship, to problem-solve together. Through partnerships with major financial institutions, the public sector, faith-based initiatives, and other not-for-profit organizations, NHPF has 57 properties, including nearly 10,000 units, in 16 states and the District of Columbia. For more information, please visit www.nhpfoundation.org. | | | | | | | | | | | |
