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Staff Spotlight: Emma Hollandsworth
Read more: Staff Spotlight: Emma HollandsworthMeet Emma, Habitat DC-NOVA’s Home Repair Project Manager. Emma has been working with Habitat DC-NOVA since 2019. She grew up on the Eastern Shore of Virginia and graduated from Virginia Tech. While at Virginia Tech, she signed up for the Appalachian Service Project Club. She shares, “Before joining, I had absolutely no construction experience. We…
Habitat for Humanity of Washington, D.C. & Northern Virginia Public Comments on ZOA-2023-02:An ordinance to amend, reenact, and recodify the Arlington County Zoning Ordinance (ACZO) for Expanded Housing Option Development
Read more: Habitat for Humanity of Washington, D.C. & Northern Virginia Public Comments on ZOA-2023-02:An ordinance to amend, reenact, and recodify the Arlington County Zoning Ordinance (ACZO) for Expanded Housing Option DevelopmentHabitat for Humanity of Washington, D.C. & Northern Virginia (Habitat DC-NOVA) appreciates the opportunity to provide comment on the proposed amendments to Arlington County’s zoning policies to support missing middle housing, hereafter referred to Expanded Housing Option (EHO) development. Consistent with our prior public comments dated July 7, 2022 and January 23, 2023, we encourage…
Statement from Habitat for Humanity of Washington, D.C. & Northern Virginia CEO Susanne Slater on Former President Carter’s Health
Read more: Statement from Habitat for Humanity of Washington, D.C. & Northern Virginia CEO Susanne Slater on Former President Carter’s HealthFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WASHINGTON, D.C. (February 21, 2023) – All of us at Habitat DC-NOVA are holding President and Mrs. Carter and their family in our hearts as he enters hospice care. As we reflect on President Carter’s immense legacy of compassionate service and leadership, we are reminded that his dedication to Habitat’s mission of safe, decent homeownership embodies his belief in the power of community – that when we come together we…
A Christmas Greeting from Rev. Jon Smoot
Read more: A Christmas Greeting from Rev. Jon Smoot“And having been warned in a dream not to return to King Herod, the Wise Menwent home by another way.” Mt 2:13 Hot on the heels following the stars, the angels, the shepherds, and the manger, there is in the Christian calendar a season called Epiphany. Its most famous story is that of the 3…