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Breaking Ground at S Street Village!

This past week on June 11th, 2025: friends, family, neighbors, colleagues, and partners gathered to celebrate a major milestone for Manna: the groundbreaking of S Street Village; our future headquarters, the home of New Community Church, and the future home of 90 families in high-quality, affordable housing in the heart of Shaw.

As former board chair Grant Fuller shared, there was “a core feeling of joy” in the air.

This moment was more than a groundbreaking;  it was a homecoming to the very block where Manna began over 40 years ago. A return to our roots, and a step forward into a more just and vibrant future.

Learn more here via the ‘S St Village Press Release’!

“Having the opportunity to build multigenerational family wealth feels wonderful. I’m talking to my kids ad grandkids abut homeownership now so they an become homebuyers when they’re older and be prepared to hold onto this house as an investment for years to come” - Russian Godwin, First-Time Manna Homeowner.

Read all about Manna’s work in Manna’s latest ‘Annual Impact Report’ that showcases all of the challenges we face in developing affordable housing and the impact we’re having in the communities we serve.

“I wanted to purchase a home, but I needed to get my credit in order,” Walls said. “I had tried other programs, but they didn’t provide as much support as Manna did. Manna provides you with the tools and education to get yourself ready. The other programs I tried would help you, but you had to have your stuff together already.”

At the time, Sabrina and her son were living with her mother while trying to get all the knowledge, funding, and paperwork together necessary for her to get on track to become a homeowner.