The popular Greater Greater Washington blog has a post today on affordable housing and Ward 5.
Amid change, affordable housing revitalizes parts of Ward 5
by Elizabeth Falcon • December 11, 2012 2:43 pm
Here is the section of this blog post that mentions Open Arms Housing, whose apartment building is located in the Bates area at 52 O Street NW.
Fortunately, many organizations have had success developing affordable housing in Ward 5. One of the smallest is Open Arms Housing, which provides permanent housing and wrap-around services to 11 chronically homeless and mentally ill women.
Marilyn Kresky-Wolff is the Director of Open Arms, and she spoke at the Housing Town Hall about the success her program has had in the lives of these women: none of their residents have returned to homelessness. Two of the residents spoke about getting back on their feet and rebuilding their lives.
Open Arms Housing, like many other projects in Ward 5, have succeeded by paying attention to the needs of the community they serve.
To read the entire post, go here.
Bates Area Civic Association 