Woodley House

The Woodley House staff and board of directors are thrilled to announce the completion and opening of our newest building, Terry-Pincus Apartments. Named for our former board member and tireless champion Ann Terry-Pincus, this building in DC's Manor Park neighborhood of Ward 4 offers four spacious shared apartments for 11 Woodley House clients, plus space for 24/7 support staff.

Woodley House had rented apartments in this property since 2010, before purchasing it last year, thanks in part to a loan from Disability Opportunity Fund. We completed an extensive renovation including brand-new HVAC, kitchen appliances and bathroom fixtures.

Our team had a wonderful time taking Ann on a recent tour of her namesake residence. Like all Woodley House programs, Terry-Pincus Apartments will provide critical housing and support services for men and women who are recovering from mental health disorders.

Place your orders now! Use promo code WHDC the rest of today at Call Your Mother Deli to have 25% of your order benefit Woodley House. The deli closes at 4:00 pm.

And if you miss this opportunity, remember you can always support Woodley House at www.woodleyhouse.org/donate 😃

On this coming Monday, June 3, eat bagels (and other delicious treats) to support Woodley House!

On that day, when you order from the Call Your Mother Deli location, use promo code WHDC and 25% of your order will go to benefit Woodley House programs.

Place your order at https://order.toasttab.com/online/call-your-mother-connecticut-ave-5035-connecticut-ave

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On this coming Monday, June 3, eat bagels (and other delicious treats) to support Woodley House!

On that day, when you order from the Call Your Mother Deli location, use promo code WHDC and 25% of your order will go to benefit Woodley House programs.

Place your order at https://order.toasttab.com/online/call-your-mother-connecticut-ave-5035-connecticut-ave

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Woodley House will be out at Cleveland Park Day this Sunday, June 2, with some cool giveaways and information to share about our programs. Come out and see us, along with all the other organizations that make a great place to live, work and play!

District Bridges Cleveland Park Main Street

May & June are packed with festivities here at District Bridges!
May 3-5th: Spring Fling in Chevy Chase
May 18th: Africa on the Avenue on Lower Georgia Avenue
June 2nd: Cleveland Park Day
June 15th: Columbia Heights Day
and so much more!
https://www.districtbridges.org/events/

[image description: Purple list of events including May 3-5th, Spring Fling (CCMS), May 18th, Africa on the Avenue (LGAMS), June 2nd Cleveland Park Day (CPMS), June 15th Columbia Heights Day (CHMS), Other upcoming events: 5/17: Bike to work day (LCMS), 5/20: Movie night with Solid State Books (LCMS), 6/6: Jazz in the Park (LCMS), Recurring events: 5/3 & 6/2: First Fridays in Chevy Chase, 5/9 & 6/13: Juernes in Columbia Heights, and Every Thursday: Mount Pleasant Clean Up Crew.]

Thank you to Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments for sharing the latest annual Point-in-Time count mapping our region's . 2024 marks the second year in a row that the count of unhoused individuals has increased, following a historic low in 2022.

In the District of Columbia, the numbers of unhoused individuals -- both unaccompanied and as part of families -- increased to levels not seen since 2020. A history of mental illness was reported by more than one-third of unaccompanied individuals and nearly 10% of individuals in families.

The District's Continuum of Care -- including Permanent Supportive Housing -- housed nearly 8,000 individuals and more than 7,000 family households in 2023. This is a step in the right direction, but there is much more work to be done!

Woodley House offers case management for Permanent Supportive Housing clients because we know how effective it is in breaking the cycle of chronic homelessness for people facing mental health disorders. We are working to double the annual number of clients served this decade: to more than 600 each year by 2030. Visit our website www.woodleyhouse.org to learn more.

WOW! We are still pumped (and slightly damp) from Saturday's awesome 5K Run, Walk & Roll! Thanks to all the runners, families, friends, volunteers, sponsors, and staff of Woodley House who came out for a memorable morning in Rock Creek Park, including our Kids Fun Run and full 5K 🏃☔😃

The event raised $19,000 in funding to support Woodley House's work providing dignified housing and critical services for DC residents who face mental illness. We're grateful for the opportunity to come together with the community that has supported Woodley House for nearly 70 years!

Many thanks to our generous sponsors who made this year's possible:
AmeriHealth Caritas District of Columbia
Han Group LLC
MedStar Family Choice District of Columbia
Amerigroup
Gallagher
Metis Strategy

And a warm shout-out to our awesome in-kind donors, who provided prizes, food and giveaways in support of our 5K:
4imprint
Boogy & Peel
Call Your Mother Deli
International Spy Museum
MADabolic
Target
Washington Nationals
Wegmans - Wisconsin Ave.

We're fortunate to have such wonderful sponsors taking part in tomorrow's 5K Run, Walk & Roll! Shout out to AmeriHealth Caritas District of Columbia, Han Group LLC ,
MedStar Family Choice District of Columbia, Amerigroup, Gallagher, and Metis Strategy.

Thank you all for helping make our second annual 5K a big success!

It's your last chance to register for tomorrow's 5K Run, Walk & Roll! Claim your spot TODAY for our event on Saturday, featuring a Kids Fun Run, prizes, giveaways and more. Register at www.woodleyhouse.org/5K

We're just 10 days out from the Woodley House 5K Run, Walk & Roll! But there's still time to register.

Remember, our family-friendly event features a Kids Fun Run and our 5K race welcomes baby strollers and dogs!👶🏽🐕

Participating runners have the chance to win great prizes from the Washington Nationals, International Spy Museum, Fat Pete's BBQ, Boogy & Peel, MADabolic, and more! All participants also will receive a Woodley House t-shirt and draw-string bag.

See you on Saturday, May 18, in Rock Creek Park!

Just two weeks until the big event in Rock Creek Park! Register now! 🏃🏿‍♀️🏃🏽‍♂️

Join Woodley House on Saturday, May 18 for the 5K Run, Walk & Roll - PoPville May is Mental Health Awareness Month! On Saturday, May 18, Woodley House will host its second annual 5K Run, Walk & Roll, a family-friendly event in Rock Creek Park to raise critical funds supporting individuals facing mental illness. Founded in 1958, Woodley House has supported more than 20,000 Was...

May is , a great opportunity to remind everyone that IS health!

Woodley House works year round to ensure that hundreds of DC residents who face mental health disorders can live with dignity and support on their road to recovery.

Thank you to our friends and partners at DC Department of Behavioral Health, NAMI (for sharing the accompanying graphics), and all the other peer organizations working on across DC and the country.

Woodley House and our 5K Run, Walk & Roll are featured in the May issue of Stroll Cleveland Park magazine! We're grateful for the opportunity to share more about our work and the upcoming 5K with our Cleveland Park neighbors.

We are grateful for last week's delicious dinner that was provided and served by our friends at Holy Trinity Catholic Church for the residents of Woodley House programs. Everyone had a wonderful time! Holy Trinity's Social Justice Ministry engages deeply with neighbors and organizations across the DC metro region. Thank you to Holy Trinity parishioners for this deeply meaningful partnership.

Many thanks to the and all our friends at DC Brau Brewing Company for supporting Woodley House through your monthly run this past weekend! We love , and all you do to elevate the work of great DC nonprofit organizations😊🍻🏃‍♀️

CALLING ALL DC RUNNERS - BrauRunners returns this Sunday at 11 am for a fun run and great beer all for a wonderful cause. This Month's Charity is . This group provides personalized mental health supportive services and housing for District of Columbia residents. Join the BrauRunners at https://dcbrau.com/braurunners

We are just ONE MONTH from our 2nd annual 5K Run, Walk & Roll on Saturday, May 18! We're thrilled to have a great lineup of generous event sponsors:

AmeriHealth Caritas District of Columbia
Han Group LLC
MedStar Family Choice District of Columbia
Amerigroup
Gallagher
Metis Strategy

There's still time to join us as a sponsor, race participant or volunteer! Sign up at www.woodleyhouse.org/5K or email [email protected] today🏃🏾‍♀️🏃‍♂️🏃🏿

We were thrilled to take part in Saturday's Party on the Promenade in ! It was great to see so many community members enjoying our lively, walkable neighborhood, and learning about ways they can support Woodley House. Many thanks to our friends at Cleveland Park Main Street, District Bridges and ANC 3C for hosting such a cool party🥳

Early-bird pricing for our 5K Run, Walk & Roll ends this Sunday, March 31. Don't delay, register today! www.woodleyhouse.org/5K 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

Many thanks to our Women + Nonbinary ANC friends, especially our local representatives in ANC 3C, for hosting this great happy hour in support of the Woodley House Food Pantry! Looking forward to seeing you at McIntyre's Pub in Woodley Park on Thursday, March 28.

We're gathering women + nonbinary ANCs to share drinks and food - and collect donations for Woodley House's food pantry.

📆 Thursday, March 28
⏰ starting at 6 pm
📍 Macintyre's Pub (2621 Connecticut Avenue, NW)
Hosts: Commissioner Janell Pagats (3C03), Commissioner Hayden Gise (3C01), and Commissioner Tammy Gordon (3C06)

RSVP at https://ancwomennonbinary.wixsite.com/women---nonbinary-an/event-details-registration/happy-hour-donation-drive-hosted-in-ward-3.

Woodley House is very pleased to be a grantee of Peoples Bank again this year! This $5,000 contribution will allow us to stock the Woodley House Food Pantry, which is open to all D.C. residents. In 2023, our pantry served 110 households with fresh produce, meat, dairy, nonperishables and other essentials. Thanks to our friends at for all they do to support the important work of organizations across the D.C. region.

Thanks to the Matthew Ornstein Memorial Foundation for inviting Woodley House to this week's D.C. screenings of "The Definition of Insanity" (https://doifilm.com/), an important documentary highlighting proven solutions to keep individuals with mental illness out of the justice system and on a path to recovery. We were glad to join several of our peer organizations to highlight the work being done in the D.C. area: Capital Clubhouse Inc. Hillcrest Children and Family Center NAMI Montgomery County MD

The Woodley House team was thrilled to welcome our new neighbor Fresh Baguette this week! What a delicious addition to the Cleveland Park neighborhood 🥖🥐🍩🍞. We especially appreciate their generous support of our work 🏠. Please check them out!

Today we received a generous donation of about 20 bags stuffed full of groceries for the Woodley House Food Pantry. Included in one bag was this beautiful note that we gratefully agree. Thank you Shaan, a very motivated and caring young man, who organized this successful food drive with his Tenleytown neighbors.

If you’re in Arlington during the month of January, be sure to stop by the Giant at 3115 Lee Highway and pick up one (or more!) of the reusable shopping bags Woodley House’s CEO/Executive Director, Ann Chauvin, is modeling in the photo.For each bag purchased during the month of January, Woodley House will receive $1 for our Food Pantry through Giant’s Community Bag Program. (Please note that only bags purchased at the 3115 Lee Highway location will result in a donation to Woodley House.) As the bag says, Show You Care!

The Woodley House Food Pantry gratefully welcomed a large donation of food from the residents of 4000 Tunlaw Condos. Mary Ellen, Phillip and Isabel delivered a wonderful variety of non-perishable food items. The donation came at the perfect time as the food pantry has seen a record number of DC residents in need of food assistance with a 60% increase over last year. Thank You to all the residents of 4000 Tunlaw Condos for your caring generosity.

Donations to the Food Pantry helps us to meet the increased need with our limited budgets. https://woodleyhouse.org/donate/

At House, we help our clients live full and healthy lives with dignity by ensuring a safe, stable home and the resources they need to pursue recovery. This holiday season, you can help us serve even more individuals facing mental health challenges by supporting our work with a contribution. And for a limited time, all gifts up to a total of $10,000, to Woodley House will be matched by Morris & Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation. It's the perfect time to show your support! woodleyhouse.com/donate

Only a Few Tickets Remain! Order yours now at https://woodleyhouse.org/movie-benefit-2023/

By supporting our Annual Movie Benefit you ensure that our neighbors facing mental illness can live with dignity and independence.

Woodley House mourns the loss of Edith "Edee" Michiko Maeda, longtime Executive Director, who died May 25 after a long illness. She was 95. After Founder Joan Doniger's untimely death in 1972, Edee, who had been co-director since 1960, took the helm for nearly three decades. Under her leadership, the organization expanded from the original residential program (now Valenti House) to include Crossing Place, Holly House, and the Supported Independent Living Program.

Meanwhile yesterday in Kernersville, NC, Woodley House CFO Tyrone Cartwright led a team of virtual 5K participants. Great to have the support from afar!

More great moments from yesterday’s 5K, including Walnut, the fastest canine on the course.

Such a great time at our first 5K this morning! Here’s our fabulous CEO .chauvin sending the participants off with the dulcet tones of the cowbell. Thank you to our incredible board members for making today a success!!