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Housing the Workforce
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Sixty percent of AHC's residents are between the working ages of 20 and 60. |
Affordable housing for the workforce is critical to an area's economic vibrancy. In Arlington, 60 percent of AHC's residents are between the prime working ages of 20 and 60.
Providing affordable housing for the workforce supports economic development, stabilizes families and schools, reduces traffic congestion and pollution, and keeps Arlington diverse - economically and culturally.
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Columbia Pike Construction Update
 AHC is moving forward on two construction projects on Columbia Pike. Less than a half mile apart, one project is brand new construction and the other is a total renovation of 1940s-era apartments.
Bulldozers are starting to prepare The Shell site, which is transforming 270 linear feet of Columbia Pike - currently a gas station and a hill - into a mixed-use building with 83 new apartments. Off-site improvements, including relocating a sanitary sewer line, are almost complete. Construction is expected to begin later this spring once project financing and Arlington County approvals are finalized. The building is expected to be ready for occupancy by fall 2014.
Arbor Heights, which includes eight Colonial-style garden apartment buildings along Frederick Street from 8th Road South to Columbia Pike, is halfway complete. The project's extensive rehab includes new kitchens, fixtures, finishes, and upgraded baths. A new playground will be ready this spring and the overall project completed by spring 2014.
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Program Helps Moderate-Income Families with Home Improvement Projects
AHC, in partnership with Arlington County, has a program that helps moderate-income families complete home improvement projects affordably and without the hassle of hiring your own contractor. For more than 25 years, the Home Improvement Program has helped hundreds of families update, improve and repair their homes in Arlington. The program includes safety and energy repairs, handicap accessible improvements, and larger projects, such as kitchen and bathroom renovations and additions.
Income limits apply and vary according to household size. The maximum household income for a family of four is $86,000. For a household with two people, the maximum income is $68,800.
For more information, contact Rick Holliday, AHC Inc., 703-486-0626 ext.132, holliday@ahcinc.org. |
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Theater Program Brings Together Senior Citizens and College Students
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Elizabeth Kitsos-Kang, ETC's Managing Director, performs with AHC Resident Samir Haddad. |
The Educational Theatre Company is changing lives through the arts with its new Creative Age inter-generational program. In February, residents at Hunter's Park (AHC's apartment community for independent seniors) worked closely with George Washington University theater students to create a series of short plays.
Along with timeless stories, the program also produced lasting relationships. The ensemble performed the plays at GWU and Hunter's Park. Photos.
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SPARK Program Gets Kids Moving
 AHC staff recently participated in SPARK, a physical education training opportunity provided through a grant to Arlington's Department of Parks and Recreation. The program includes team-oriented games designed to get children moving. As part of the program, AHC also received P.E. equipment, such as hula hoops, balls, cones and base markers. Each week the children play different games, which are lots of fun for the students -- and the staff! Photos
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Volunteer Happy Hour!
 AHC is so grateful to all of the wonderful volunteers who donate their time and talents to the students in our programs.
Last week, AHC hosted a happy hour at Iota to show our appreciation and celebrate all our volunteers do for our students. Photos. |
