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DHCD partners with both public and private organizations to help fulfill its goals and objectives. By pooling the knowledge and resources of our partners, the Department is able to fulfill the housing and community development demands of residents more smoothly and effectively.


Anacostia Economic Development Corporation
AEDC’s mission is to offer training and one-on-one counseling to small business clients to analyze their existing business plans or assist in the development of plans to achieve their business goals. The DC-SBDC at AEDC also provides management and technical assistance to existing and aspiring business persons, including assistance with LSDBE certifications, loan packaging and small business management assistance. AEDC was founded in 1969 as a non-profit organization with an economic development program designed to help strengthen the economic base of the Anacostia/East of the River Community. Through real estate development, business development and the promotion of entrepreneurship, AEDC has improved the quality of life, the value of property and the number of economic opportunities available to the community’s residents and business owners.
Website: www.anacostiadc.com

 2021 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE, Washington, D.C. 20020 (202) 889-5090

Anacostia Economic Development Corporation

Coalition for Nonprofit Housing and Economic Development
Coalition for Nonprofit Housing and Economic Development increases and preserves safe, quality, and affordable housing in the District of Columbia by supporting member organizations to share information, build capacity, bring in resources, and educate the public.
Website: www.cnhed.org

1432 U Street NW, 1st Floor Annex, Washington, DC 20009, (202) 745-0902

Coalition for Nonprofit Housing and Economic Development
 

Community Development Support Collaborative
The Collaborative, a consortium of DC-based corporations and local and national private foundations and financial institutions, is the first major private community development funding effort in DC -- the largest of its kind in the country. Spearheaded by the Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer and Fannie Mae Foundations, the Collaborative was formed in 1992 in response to a critical need to build the organizational capacity of community development corporations (CDCs) in the District.
Website: www.cdsc.org

1825 K Street, NW - Suite 1100, Washington, DC 20006, (202) 296-4582

Community Development Support Collaborative
 

Development Corporation of Columbia Heights
DCCH contributes to neighborhood revitalization and economic development in the Columbia Heights community of Washington, DC. DCCH develops affordable housing and retail facilities; assists the expansion of business opportunities, including existing small businesses; and provides services that benefit primarily low to moderate-income neighborhood residents and entrepreneurs.
Website: www.dcch.org

2400 14th St NW, Washington, DC 20010, (202) 234-8990

Development Corporation of Columbia Heights
 

East of the River Community Development Corporation
East of the River is a community development corporation dedicated to the revitalization of Ward 8 in Washington, DC. Since its formation in 1988, East of the River CDC has worked to bring affordable housing, quality jobs, and greater commercial opportunities to the Southeast area of our Nation's Capital. ERCDC facilitates and strengthens community relationships and improve the quality of life in Ward 8.
Website: www.ercdc.org

3029 Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, SE, Washington, DC 20032, (202) 561-4974

East of the River CDC
 

The Enterprise Foundation
Dedicated to bringing lasting improvements to distressed communities, the Enterprise Foundation is a national, nonprofit housing and community development organization. Launched in 1982 by Jim and Patty Rouse, Enterprise and its related organizations have raised and leveraged $3 billion, created more than 100,000 homes affordable to low-income Americans, and placed more than 30,000 people in jobs.
Website: www.enterprisefoundation.org

10227 Wincopin Circle, Suite 500, Columbia, MD 21044, (410) 964-1230

The Enterprise Foundation
 

Fannie Mae
Fannie Mae helps more families achieve the American dream of homeownership by providing financial products and services that make it possible for low-, moderate- and middle-income families to buy homes of their own. Since 1968 Fannie Mae has helped more than 30 million families achieve the American dream of homeownership.
Website: www.fanniemae.com

3900 Wisconsin Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20016, (202) 752-7000

Fannie Mae
 

Housing Finance Agency
The District of Columbia Housing Finance Agency (HFA) was established in 1979 to stimulate and expand homeownership and rental housing opportunities in Washington, DC. The HFA accomplishes its mission by issuing tax-exempt Mortgage Revenue Bonds that both lower the cost of financing single-family housing and the costs of acquiring and constructing rental housing. The HFA also operates the Home Resource Center, which is Washington's one-stop shop for homebuying information.
Website: www.dchfa.org

815 Florida Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20001, (202) 777-1600

Housing Finance Agency
 

H St Community Development Corporation
Since its inception in 1984, HSCDC has addressed the needs of residents and businesses through its commercial and residential projects, business services, and small business loan programs.
Website: www.hstreetcdc.org

501 H Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002, (202) 544-8353

H Street CDC
 

Housing Counseling Services, Inc
Housing Counseling Services provides housing counseling, training, and advocacy for low- and moderate-income homebuyers, homeowners, and tenants in the Washington Metropolitan area. The agency works to prevent homelessness and displacement, assist tenants facing eviction, and increase homeownership opportunities. A DHCD Community-Based Organization (CBO)

2410 17th St, NW, Suite 100, Washington, DC 20009, (202) 667-7006

Housing Counseling Services
 

Housing and Urban Development
HUD was created in 1965, but its history extends back to the National Housing Act of 1934. HUD assures a decent, safe, and sanitary home and suitable living environment for every American; fights for fair housing; increases affordable housing and home ownership; reduces homelessness; promotes jobs and economic opportunity; empowers people and communities; and restores the public trust.
Website: www.hud.gov

451 7th Street SW, Washington, DC 20410, (202) 708-1112

Housing & Urban Development
 

Jubilee Enterprise of Greater Washington, DC
Founded in 1990 in response to the region's growing crisis in affordable housing, Jubilee Enterprise has been helping to renew lives and revitalize communities through the creation of decent, affordable, multi-family housing.
Website: www.jubileeenterprise.org

1700 Kalorama Rd, NW, Suite 201, Washington, DC 20009, (202) 328-1472

Jubilee Enterprise DC
 

Latino Economic Development Corporation
The mission of the Latino Economic Development Corporation is to promote sustainable economic communities through business, housing, and human resource development in low and moderate income neighborhoods with significant Latino populations. A DHCD Community-Based Organization (CBO)
Website: www.ledcdc.org

2316 18th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20009, (202) 588-5102

Latino Economic Development Corporation
 

Local Initiatives Support Corporation
LISC is the nation's premier financial intermediary to channel grants, investments, and technical support to community development corporations (CDCs) rebuilding neighborhoods and rural areas throughout the country. LISC works in tandem with communities, corporations, foundations, and government to ensure that distressed neighborhoods receive the funding dollars they need to transform their communities into thriving, economically sound and safe areas in which to live. With funds from local and national foundations and corporations, LISC operates in 41 areas involving hundreds of CDCs. From developing affordable housing to creating a range of social services and stimulating commercial investment, LISC affiliates supplement LISC's work by attracting additional private capital.
Website: www.liscnet.org

1825 K Street, Suite 1100, NW, Washington, DC 20006, (202) 785-2908

Local Initiatives Support Corporation
 

Lydia’s House
As the only Housing and Urban Development (HUD) approved faith-based counseling agency in DC, and the only housing counseling agency in Ward 8, Lydia's House is making it possible for first time home buyers to purchase property in the Washington metropolitan area. As a full-service housing counseling agency, Lydia's House provides homeless and homeowner counseling, foreclosure prevention and financial literacy. A DHCD Community-Based Organization (CBO)
Website: www.lydiashousendc.org

3939 South Capitol Street, S.W., Washington, DC 20032, (202) 373-1050

Lydia’s House
 

Manna Community Development Corporation
Manna CDC is responsible for all community development activities in the Shaw neighborhood of Washington, DC. Manna is engaged in rebuilding and revitalizing communities. Incorporated in 1988, Manna exclusively collaborates with Shaw residents, business owners, and other stakeholders to maximize the community's assets by creating resources, opportunities, programs, and services that allow Shaw to become a cohesive, self-sustaining community.
Website: www.mannadc.org

828 Evarts St NE, Washington, DC 20018, (202) 832-1845

Manna CDC
 

Marshall Heights Community Development Organization
In its 18th year of community building, Marshall Heights Community Development Organization, Inc., continues to support the concerns of Ward 7 residents. Serving the diverse and often under served community - characterized as the "forgotten ward" - MHCDO strives to champion the ever-present challenges facing the second most populated ward in the city (pop. 72,924). A DHCD Community-Based Organization (CBO)
Website: www.mhcdo.org

3939 Benning Rd, NE, Washington, DC 20019, (202) 396-1200

Marshall Heights Community Development Organization
 

Metropolitan Police Department
The Metropolitan Police Department strives to effectively prevent and reduce crime, disorder, and fear of crime, and to improve the quality of life for all residents in the District of Columbia. MPD partners with the community and other appropriate government agencies, and follows constitutional values and applicable laws.
Website: mpdc.dc.gov

300 Indiana Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20001, (202) 727-1585

Metropolitan Police Department of DC
 

Neighborhood Action Summit
Neighborhood Action empowers residents to improve their communities by mobilizing and coordinating the resources of government, businesses, nonprofits, the faith community, neighborhood leaders, and the residents themselves. Neighborhood Action on existing neighborhood plans; sets realistic, but aggressive, timelines for visible results; aligns the District's budget priorities with residents' priorities; and develops a strong, working partnership that will provide long-term sustainability.
Website: www.neighborhoodaction.dcgov.org

1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20004, (202) 727-2822

Neighborhood Action Summit
 

North Capitol Neighborhood Development
NCND takes a comprehensive approach to community development. Providing affordable housing as well as non-production community-building activities, NCND improves owner-occupied housing, creates new home-ownership opportunities, and engages in commercial revitalization and business services in its target area.
Website: www.ncnd.org

1330 North Capitol St, NW, Washington, DC 20001, (202) 483-2100

North Capitol Neighborhood Development
 

Office of Documents
The Office of Documents compiles, edits, publishes, and distributes the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (DCMR), the District of Columbia Register, and the District of Columbia Statutes at Large. Instructions on how to order any of these publications are included in this site. The Office also provides assistance to persons researching DC rules and regulations and regulatory reform.
Website: DCMR & DCR Online

441 4th St, NW, Suite 520S, Washington, DC 20001, (202) 727-5090

Office of Documents
 

University Legal Services
University Legal Services (ULS) is an intake center for the Department of Housing and Community Development's (DHCD) housing programs that help low and moderate-income families and individuals buy homes, rehabilitate homes, and prevent mortgage default and foreclosure. ULS also provides rental counseling and assists DC residents with locating affordable and accessible housing.

220 I St NE, Suite 130, Washington, DC 20002, (202) 547-4747
3220 Pennsylvania Ave SE, Suite 4, Washington, DC 20020, (202) 645-7175

University Legal Services