Housing Advocacy Team

Manna has recently introduced a Homebuyer's Club in Ward 5! Learn more about the Ward 5 club and others at: https://buff.ly/3uonIbR

Do you live in Washington DC’s 20017, 20002, 20018, 20009, or 20011 zip codes? You may be eligible to join our Ward 5 ! As a national pioneer in Homebuyers Clubs, Manna has used to bring community members together and preserve legacies of generational across the metro area for over three decades. Learn more about our Homebuyers Clubs at https://buff.ly/3uonIbR

TONIGHT at 6.30 PM will be HAT's April meeting! Come meet some new friends from MANNA, Inc. and help plan our April and May actions. This will be a busy meeting with a few new faces, so please do your best to attend!

Email Katharine at [email protected] if you need the Zoom invite. Sign up for future emails at https://bit.ly/3fG5TAZ.

See you soon!

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Join Manna's CEO, Sasha-Gaye Angus, while she speaks about Manna's work serving the District's most vulnerable residents through the COVID-19 pandemic, by invitation of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development of Washington DC. Tomorrow, March 30th, at 4 PM. RSVP: http://bit.ly/DERTCall033021

Join Sasha-Gaye Angus, Manna's President & CEO tomorrow, March 30th at 4:00 PM ET, while she speaks on serving the District's most vulnerable residents during the COVID-19 pandemic and public health emergency, by invitation of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development of Washington DC! Sasha will join women leaders from across Washington DC's housing service sector--both public and nonprofit--in an event hosted by the Office of DMPED. RSVP for free online at bit.ly/DERTCall033021

Happy Maryland Day to our friends in Prince George's County! HAT would love to welcome any new members from to join our monthly meetings. HAT members are passionate advocates for the creation of paths to homeownership for low-income individuals. We are all in the same fight for fair access to housing in the .

Please email Katharine at [email protected] if you'd be interested in joining. We hope to see you soon!

Happy Maryland Day to our fellow Marylanders! Did you know that Manna serves our community across the DC line in Prince George's County, Maryland? We're proud to offer signature housing counseling services, and important foreclosure prevention and home ownership training programs to low-to-moderate income folks in Prince George's County! Curious about our programs? Head to https://www.mannadc.org/hoc to learn more today.

On March 25th, join MANNA, Inc. and Open Arms Housing to celebrate Women's History Month! Hear from CEOs Sasha-Gaye Angus (MANNA) and Arthur Cutler (OAH) about how their organizations are supporting women across the housing spectrum and the changing needs they are seeing under COVID-19. Featuring a keynote address from Diane Yentel, CEO of the National Low-Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) and a leader in the national conversation on affordable housing policy.

RSVP: bit.ly/herstoryhousing

Today, March 4th, Prince George's County reissued its Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP). Landlords may apply directly for up to 12 months of rent relief. Tenants whose landlords are unwilling to apply may also apply directly for up to 6 months of rent and/or utility relief.

Find more information on eligibility and applications here: https://www.princegeorgescountymd.gov/3703/Emergency-Rental-Assistance-Program

Please share this information with anyone you know who may be struggling during this time!!

Emergency Rental Assistance Program Relaunch | Prince George's County, MD The Prince George’s County Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) is now offering relief to landlords on behalf of renters experiencing financial difficulties due to the COVID-19 pandemic through the relaunch of its Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP). eligible owners, landl...

Join us TOMORROW, February 18th, at 4 PM for our workshop with CNHED's Vice President of Housing Policy, Scott Bruton! We will be discussing how the DC Council operates and develops its budget, as well as learning about the housing policies we should be focusing our advocacy efforts on this year.

Note the small change in time: This event will now begin at 4 PM. Register here! https://bit.ly/2ZsUfjI

Meet Rob, one of our longest-serving HAT members! Rob is passionate about breaking down the stigma that surrounds affordable housing. See pictures of Rob's beautiful Brookland home, all done up for the holidays!

"These pictures show what affordable housing looks like, successfully 10 years later. I am involved in MANNA's advocacy efforts because I love to teach others about what affordable housing really does look like and why I am proud of my affordable home, especially during the holidays!"

HAT has two exciting advocacy workshops coming up. ALL ARE WELCOME! The first will be February 18 at 3 PM, where we will hear from the Coalition for Nonprofit Housing & Economic Development's Vice President for Housing Policy, Scott Burton! RSVP for Feb 18: https://bit.ly/2M45yM9

On March 1st at 6.30 PM, we will have a workshop on lobbying and storytelling with Larissa Gil-Sanhueza from the Friends Committee for National Legislation. RSVP for Mar 1: https://bit.ly/3ashMX9

Check out this interview with MANNA's founder, Rev. Jim Dickerson, with NeighborWorks America! We are grateful every day for his leadership.

https://www.neighborworks.org/blog/still-working-for-grace-and-for-good

Still working, for grace and for good Rev. Jim Dickerson is stepping down from his post as CEO at Manna, Inc., a NeighborWorks organization. But his work is far from done.

Housing advocates, our first meeting of the new year is TONIGHT at 6.30 PM!! Didn't receive the meeting info, or joining for the first time? Email Katharine at [email protected].

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To all who celebrate, we wish you a joyous and happy Kwanzaa this year. Love and light from our MANNA family to yours ❤️🖤💚
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"The home ownership gap is worse for Black Americans now than during segregation." Check out this great video from Trevor Noah on the homeownership gap that faces Black Americans: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEKYqsIZMn8

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Black Home Ownership - If You Don’t Know, Now You Know | The Daily Social Distancing Show The home ownership gap is worse for Black Americans now than during segregation. Trevor breaks down how the housing system is rigged against Black America, a...

Our next HAT meeting is TONIGHT at 6.30 PM! Join us and Rev. Jim for our last monthly check-in before the holidays. Interested in joining us? Email Katharine at [email protected] or sign up for the HAT mailing list at https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/HUbN3cW

PLEASE TAKE OUR SURVEY!! We need your feedback on how we can maximize our advocacy efforts under COVID. Survey link here: https://forms.gle/vhAFFgrDy9qBCs3dA

Thank you for all that you do, HAT members!

HAT & Advocacy Feedback Hello HAT members! We are looking for feedback on how you've felt HAT has been organized under COVID and are looking to hear your suggestions on how to make it better. We would love to make HAT more engaging, despite being online. As a community-led group, your input is crucial. Please answer all qu...

"Communities of color in the high-cost metros will not fare well without significant interventions [after COVID-19]. State and local governments should seize the opportunity to acquire properties during the slow real estate market."

Although people left cities at the beginning of the pandemic, they're coming back now. We still have an opportunity to secure properties for affordable housing; otherwise, we run the risk of aggressive gentrification and displacement in cities like DC.

https://www.salon.com/2020/10/30/covid-19-is-speeding-up-white-flight-now-is-the-time-to-invest-in-affordable-housing/

COVID-19 is speeding up white flight: Now is the time to invest in affordable housing Local governments and companies must invest in affordable housing now

Please consider supporting MANNA's work creating Homes for All this Giving Tuesday! Funds raised are crucial in keeping our housing counseling services, affordable housing construction, and advocacy efforts running. Thank you for believing in our mission!

DOUBLE YOUR IMPACT this Giving Tuesday by supporting affordable housing in Washington DC through MANNA, Inc. Your gift supports real change now, funding homeownership training and counseling for low- and moderate-income families, acquiring and building affordable rental and homeownership units across the city, and providing rental assistance for families struggling during these challenging times. We're proud to work with a generous change maker to match every gift at 100% until the end of today. Help us change lives, neighborhoods, and history by donating at https://www.mannadc.org/donate.

Hello and happy belated Thanksgiving, HAT members! Please take a moment to fill out this survey on how we can better target our advocacy efforts during COVID-19. It is crucial that we keep the conversation on housing affordability going strong into 2021, and we need YOUR input on how to make this happen. You can find the survey below:

https://forms.gle/PZFDvdRDTYSnsgtS7

30-40 million renters may be at risk of eviction in 2020; 80% of those are people of color. During COVID-19, nearly 1 in 6 renters fell behind on rent. If you're facing housing insecurity, learn more about the support available to you below.

Thank you for putting this together, MoneyGeek.com!

https://www.moneygeek.com/mortgage/resources/affordable-housing-and-assistance/

Fighting Housing Insecurity in the US People experiencing homelessness now include those financially affected by the pandemic. Learn how agencies are fighting housing insecurity in the U.S. and where you can get help.

FINAL DAY! Get a head start on your holiday shopping-- check out our Friends of Manna auction! All proceeds will go towards supporting the production of affordable housing in the DMV. Visit the auction here: https://airauctioneer.com/fomauction

Check out our Friends of Manna silent auction, open until Thursday night! All proceeds will go to support the production of affordable housing in the DMV. We appreciate your support!

RSVP for Friends of Manna (next Thursday, November 5th, at 6 PM) today at: https://www.mannadc.org/friends/

All RSVPs this week will be entered into a raffle to win a Friends of Manna gift box, featuring goods from local small businesses!

We're just TEN DAYS from our annual Friends of Manna Reception! This year, we're offering exclusive Friends of Manna Celebration Gift Boxes, filled with locally sourced goodies, custom Manna, Inc. branded items, and much more. Want to win one of these exclusive boxes? RSVP for Friends of MANNA, hosted on November 5th at 6 PM! This week only, RSVPs to the event will be entered into a raffle to win one of three Celebration Boxes. These boxes are the premiere means of celebrating Friends of Manna this year!
RSVP online today at https://www.mannadc.org/friends/ and join us on Thursday November 5th at 6 PM!

TONIGHT! Interested in learning how to buy a home early? Come learn more about the homebuying process and some valuable financial management advice with one of MANNA's housing counselors! 6.30 PM! Sign up here: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUkdeCgqz4tHtRnQdhIqkphNnPUi7BAA_xy

Make your thoughts heard on the proposed changes to the Metro! Having access to public transit is a crucial factor in equitable development. Especially during a pandemic, when low-income workers are more likely to be required to go into work and commute to their jobs.

Thank you to HAT member Rob for sharing this!

We need your feedback on proposals to balance Metro's budget: https://covid-19servicechanges.questionpro.com

The Metrobus and Metrorail service provided today is only possible thanks to emergency federal funding in the CARES Act, but that money will soon run out. Without additional federal help, Metro will have to use every option to cover a budget shortfall of more than $200 million.

We’re preparing to resume fare collection on Metrobus and cut costs by limiting the use of contractors, furloughing employees, and deferring some capital program expenses. But the budget shortfall is so large, service cuts and layoffs will also be needed.

Proposed service changes include:
• Cutting Metrorail service (less trains)
• Closing Metrorail earlier
• Continuing reduced Metrobus service levels and hours

Learn more at wmata.com/budget.

"The powerlessness was overwhelming."

What are you watching? We can't wait to watch Merawi Gerima's new movie, Residue, this weekend. The film looks at DC's rapid gentrification and the emotional devastation it causes long-time residents. Find it on Netflix.



https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2020/09/residue-netflix-merawi-gerima-interview

Residue Is One D.C. Filmmaker’s Heartbreaking Ode to a Gentrified City Merawi Gerima’s Netflix film, distributed by Ava DuVernay’s Array, is a surreal time capsule of a changing city.

Exciting announcement!

Join us on November 5th, 2020 for the 25th annual Friends of MANNA reception. For the first time ever, this year’s reception will be held virtually, streaming online at 6 PM Eastern Standard time and available for viewing in full on our website following the event. Even in the darkest moments, a guiding light shines. While we may not be able to gather to in person to celebrate MANNA’s progress in the last year, we know that this new media will gather stakeholders and engaged change makers from within and beyond the Beltway. Visit https://www.mannadc.org/friends/ to RSVP to this free event, and to learn more about sponsorship opportunities. We look forward to celebrating all of the progress MANNA has made this year towards its mission of Homes for All!

Hello housing advocates! Our October meeting will begin shortly at 6.30 PM. We'll be discussing our next Housing Town Hall, new opportunities for advocacy, and checking in about the current state of housing policy. Email Katharine if you'd like to join tonight's meeting at [email protected].

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Happy , housing advocates! Here are some resources on how to register to vote in DC and Maryland. Please feel free to share these materials. It is crucial that we elect a Council who will uphold progressive housing policy in the District, especially in the financial wake of COVID-19. Make sure your voice is heard in November!

Join us THIS THURSDAY at 6.30 PM for a conversation on the connection between affordable housing and health. All are welcome! RSVP here: bit.ly/YPSHousingWebinar

HAT members! Our next meeting is this MONDAY, September 14th, at 6.30 PM. We'll be discussing our next Housing Town Hall, as well as some new opportunities for advocacy. Interested in joining HAT? Sign up for our mailing list: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/HUbN3cW

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CC: Affordable housing and racial equity are deeply intertwined. Decades of segregationist urban planning and gentrification exclude Black and Brown families from the financial and familial security tied to affordable home ownership. At MANNA, Inc., we believe that home ownership is vital for low and middle-income families to succeed in our nation’s capital—providing stability for children to thrive in school, financial security to save for the future, and means to accrue multi-generational wealth. We strive to bridge that gap daily. MANNA commits to building equity in our communities through affordable housing, social services, and preserving diverse neighborhoods.

We stand with Black Lives Matter. . . . . . .

Today is the last day to submit survey responses to the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD). Community input will be used to help develop DC’s Fiscal Year 2021 Action Plan. This survey will allow you to tell DHCD what YOU think the greatest needs of the District are as they relate to affordable housing and community development, and will influence what activities are funded by DHCD over the next year. Use this opportunity to make your voice heard as DC makes its funding decisions on affordable housing for the next year!

Take the survey here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeiRCbmD5eKJP8ZdocTlQAP_MGTuMjRVp17F9wqtMGuVQ_qXQ/viewform

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Hello HAT members!

We have our next meeting this MONDAY, August 3rd, at 6.30 PM. Zoom information was sent out in an email today, but please send a chat message or email [email protected] if you did not receive this.

We'd love to welcome any new members! If you're interested in staying up to date with HAT and receiving notice about future meetings, join our newsletter at https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/HUbN3cW

Looking forward to "seeing" everyone Monday!

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Due to concerns around COVID-19, MANNA has decided to postpone the Housing Fair & Town Hall to a later date.

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The Latino Economic Development Center and tenants from across the District are coming together for the 2019 Tenant Town Hall this Saturday, July 20. Come out and support residents that are working hard to preserve safe, decent, and affordable housing in DC. This year, they are launching a TENANT UNION!



RSVP: https://www.facebook.com/events/322236005394398/

Most 'Gentrifying' Cities Aren't Actually Experiencing Displacement. But D.C. Is, Study Finds | DCist Some of the areas that have experienced the heaviest displacement in the last 15 years are in Ward 6: Capitol Hill, Kingman Park, and the Southwest waterfront.

CNHED's Housing Advocacy Day is right around the corner! Join with other CNHED members and District residents to advocate for your budget priorities. Register here and make sure your voice is heard!

Advocacy Day: Wednesday, April 24, 2019 | The Coalition for Non-Profit Housing and Economic Development | CNHED Umbrella organization for the nonprofit housing and economic development industry in the District. Features news, training programs, events, and a non-profit tool kit