News & Updates

CNHED will lead a collaborative that includes National Housing Trust, Medici Road, Housing Counseling Services, LISC DC, Mi Casa, and Douglas Community Land Trust that aims to increase and preserve the supply of affordable, small buildings (<50 housing units) and support residents becoming small building owners to build wealth. This commitment is informed by JP Morgan Chase’s participation in the Connecting Capital and Community (3C) initiative led by the Center for Community Investment at the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy to advance more equitable housing results in five U.S. cities.

The Coalition for Nonprofit Housing and Economic Development (CNHED) announces the launch of the DCAP Portfolio as part of its DC Community Anchor Partnership (DCAP) initiative.

The Coalition for Nonprofit Housing and Economic Development (CNHED) announces today that American University has joined the DC Community Anchor Partnership (DCAP) as a participating anchor institution.

Last month, CNHED celebrated the graduation of 10 District residents from our Inaugural Cohort of the Community Voices Working Group (CVWG)!

Josh Bloom is currently serving with the National Alliance of Community Economic Development Associations (NACEDA) as their Systems Change VISTA. His service is coming to an end this July, and NACEDA reached out to us with some praise for him that we would like to share.

As an AmeriCorps VISTA, Sierra Meyer works with Capital Clubhouse Inc., a nonprofit organization that offers people whose lives have been disrupted by mental illness the opportunity to demonstrate that they can and do lead productive, happy lives.

Last week, the District released results from its Disparity Impact Study, which provided a comprehensive overview of whether a disparity exists between the availability and utilization of minority- and women-owned businesses as part of the District’s contracting processes.