The Link Between Affordable Housing & Educational Outcomes

Sep 26, 2023 | Blog

The Link Between Affordable Housing and Educational Outcomes Back to school time is a reminder of how important stable and safe housing is to children’s ability to learn and ultimately to their future emotional, physical and economic success. In our knowledge-based...

Affordable Housing is a Vaccine

Jul 19, 2023 | Blog

In the affordable housing space, we see daily how housing is foundational to good health and economic opportunity. The Stakeholder Council of the Washington Housing Conservancy (WHC) brought that into sharper focus last month during a lively discussion on the...

WHC Joins the APA/NLC Housing Supply Accelerator Committee

Mar 24, 2023 | News

The American Planning Association and National League of Cities’ newly launched Housing Supply Accelerator will bring together key stakeholders to develop model practices, examine policy and other strategies to address the US housing shortage. WHC’s...

Shelterforce Article on WHC’s Social Impact Investing

Aug 16, 2022 | News

The Washington Housing Conservancy’s Executive Director, Kimberly Driggins, and AJ Jackson, EVP of Social Impact Investing at JBG SMITH, wrote a piece for Shelterforce on WHC’s creative social impact investment model. With access to the type of low-interest...

Meet WHC’s New Director of Asset Management

May 16, 2022 | Press Release

WHC is pleased to welcome Yvette Ross Kane as the new Director of Asset Management. Yvette brings a wealth of experience in housing, finance, operations, strategic planning and program development to our team. Prior to joining WHC, Yvette served as the Vice President...