Get Involved in Arlington's Affordable Housing Future
In September, Arlington's Affordable Housing Master Plan will go before the County Board for a vote. Now is the time for you get involved in order to make an impact on Arlington's affordable housing future. By learning about the plan and sharing your opinion, you can help to guide long-term affordable housing goals and strategies. See the positive impact of affordable housing in Arlington through the County's Faces of Affordable Housing video series . Learn about the geographic distribution of Arlington's current and proposed future affordable developments and the impact on schools. APAH's June 2015 report responds to community questions and provides up-to-date data on these topics. Take Action by attending an upcoming Affordable Housing Study Open House or write an email in support of the study to the County Board at countyboard@arlingtonva.us.
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 Faces of Affordable Housing
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Arlington County's series of video shorts highlights economic and social benefits of affordable housing in our community. These clips feature civic and business leaders and neighbors including Arlington Mill residents Laila, Badr and their family! Click below to watch videos on the following topics:
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New APAH Report Examines Affordable Housing Geography & Impact on Schools
Arlington County's draft
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APAH's Marbella Apartments.
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Affordable Housing Study raises questions about the connection between affordable housing, schools and geographic concentration. APAH shares the goal of providing quality educational opportunities for all Arlington students. We contribute to this goal by providing stable, affordable service-enriched housing for low income Arlingtonians, many of whom are being displaced from the community due to rising rents.
Locating Arlington's Affordable Housing
- 65% of market affordable homes lost in Arlington between 2000-2013 were located in South Arlington: a total of more than 10,400 homes.
- 53% of committed affordable housing is located in North Arlington.
Click here for more facts.
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Work with APAH
APAH is hiring a Chief Development Officer to lead our talented real estate development team.
This position reports to the President/CEO and is responsible for implementing APAH's strategic goal of growing its real estate portfolio by at least 120 units per year by creating capacity for innovative, efficient and effective development projects, redeveloping existing properties with excess density, acquiring existing affordable properties and pursuing infill development opportunities.
Click here for more information.
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Mark Your Calendar: Upcoming Affordable Housing Study Open Houses
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Thank You to our 2014 Grand Sponsor
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Volunteer Spotlight: Katie's Story
Katie Cheney has helped with childcare during evening adult educational programs at Arlington Mill Residences. In the fall, she will attend Johns Hopkins University.
 Once on a nice night during a childcare session, I took a few kids out to play on the playground. I had gotten to know most of the kids over the past few months since I volunteer at APAH regularly, and I enjoy being able to recognize faces every week.
The playground soon became full with other kids who weren't in the childcare session, and the group was trying to organize a huge game of cops and robbers. One of my favorite things about APAH is the sense of community, especially with the kids. They debated specific rules of the game; and instead of fighting or yelling, they asked me to provide the final say and resolve the disagreement.
This is just one example of the maturity and kindness I have seen among kids at APAH. Rules of a playground game may seem like a small matter to an adult, but sometimes it's the small things that are most important to a kid.
I have always been so impressed with the camaraderie and responsibility shown by kids at Arlington Mill, and I want to give them, their parents and APAH a shout-out for helping to create such an amazing generation of young people!
To learn more about volunteering with APAH, contact Emily Button at ebutton@apah.org or (703) 851-3635.
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