Causes: Community Improvement & Capacity Building, Homeless & Housing, Housing Development, Construction & Management, Housing Rehabilitation

Mission: To reduce poverty housing in the nation's capital by building decent, affordable, energy- and resource-efficient homes for people in need. The homes are sold at below cost, thereby making them more affordable to those in need.

Programs: Habitat for humanity of washington d. C. , inc. (hfhwdc) builds or renovates homes for low to medium income families to improve the conditions in which they live. The homes are sold at or below cost to those who otherwise would be unable to purchase. Hfhwdc partnered with parsons the new school for design and the stevens institute of technology to build the award winning "empowerhouse" entry in the u. S. Department of energy's 2011 solar decathlon. This was built on two hfhwdc lots donated by the dc department of housing & community development. This resulted in the completion of the district of columbia's two first ever passive houses, built to the passive house standard, today's highest global energy standard in home building. Not only has hfhwdc further "greened" its construction skills and practices, the organization's achievements were also recognized with the 2012 mayor's sustainability award. In 2014/15 hfhwdc started building six more passive homes, half of which were completed in 2015 and the other half were completed by 2016.Now eight low-income families will benefit from substantially lower utility costs, making home ownership much more affordable for them over time. For the fiscal year ending 06/30/2017, hfhwdc completed its 170th home and since selling its very first affordable home in 1992, accomplished the delivery of homeownership opportunities to one hundred and seventy households of nearly 700 individuals .

family services, mortgage servicing, affordable housing advocacy