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DC Homeownership Dream 9/15/23 - Homeownership Manna x Wells Fargo
DCHFA Fiances Manna Project - 9/14/23 - Financing for a new affordable senior housing and grand family development in Ward 7
Cheerful 11/2/22 - $92M Park to Increase Property Values in DC's Ward8
Amazon 9/14/22 - Amazon Plans to Fund More Than 1,000 Affordable Housing Units in DC - Including Manna's S St Project
Geico 5/5/22 - Geico funds 11th Street Bridge Park Closing Cost Assistance
WinTV 9/24/2021 - WIN TV Manna, Inc. President/CEO Sasha-Gaye Angus on Affordable Housing
NPR 6/25/2021 - A Black-White Housing Gap Persists, But One D.C. Woman Persevered and Won
Wells Fargo Stories 6/4/2021 - Helping District of Columbia Residents purchase a home of their own at Oramenta Gardens
Greater Greater Washington 6/8/2020 — A local nonprofit finishes renovations of homes in historic Anacostia
DC Line 5/12/2020 — Press Release: Mayor Bowser Announces Financing to Preserve 102 Affordable Homes
DC Line 3/5/2020 — The Rise of Latino Political Aspirants in DC
Washington Post 2/19/2020 — The Whitelaw Gave Black People a Place to Stay when Other Hotels Turned them Away
Yahoo Finance 2/3/2020 — DCHFA Finances Scattered Site Development in Wards 5 and 8
Street Insider 2/3/2020 — DCHFA Scattered Site Development in Wards 5 and 8
Greater Greater Washington 1/27/2020 — Events: A historic hotel in DC – that turned no one away – is 100
Combined Federal Campaign of the National Capital Area 12/10/2019 — No Place like Hope – Housing
730DC 11/7/2019 — Reminders from the Weekly Scheduler
MSN 9/22/2019 — She’d lived on this historically black DC block for 40 years now. Now she was being pushed out
WASHINGTON POST 9/21/2019 — DC’s Gentrification is pushing black people out of Shaw and historically black neighborhoods
SHELTERFORCE 8/15/2019 – Don’t Diminish the Importance of Homeownership in CRA Reform
CNHED 7/5/2019 – July: Sheila Naya, MANNA Inc.
WASHINGTON HISPANIC 7/12/2019 – Inaguran casas accesibles en al Districto 1 de DC
THE KOJO NNAMDI SHOW 7/9/2019 – What does it take to buy a home in the D.C. region?
OFFICE OF THE MAYOR 7/8/2019 – Mayor Bowser Announces Completion of Project that Transformed Vacant Property into Affordable Homeownership Opportunities in Ward 1
WUSA 7/8/2019 – District breaks ground on new affordable housing in Ward 1
THE INTOWNER 6/9/2019 – Affordable Housing Focus of the Committee of 100’s 19th Annual Vision Awards
GREATER GREATER WASHINGTON 5/6/2019 – Events: Learn how YOU can make Washington even greater
THE DC LINE 4/5/2019 – Prior to implementing a decade-old law with new powers to preserve affordable housing, DC government is still finalizing a list of qualified developers
HARVARD JOINT CENTER 3/11/2019 – The Ingredients of Equitable Development Planning
THE WASHINGTON POST 2/6/2019 — Program offers down payment assistance to D.C. and Prince George’s home buyers
THE DC POST 2/4/2019 — $7.1 Million NeighborhoodLIFT Program to Boost Homeownership in DC, Maryland
AFRO 2/3/2019 — Homeownership in DC, Maryland Get $7.1 Million Boost from NeighborhoodLIFT Program
BLACK PRESS USA 2/2/2019 — Homeownership in DC, Maryland Get $7.1 Million Boost from NeighborhoodLIFT Program
YAHOO FINANCE 2/1/2019 — Homeownership in Washington DC and Prince George’s County Maryland, to Get $7.1 Million Boost
AP NEWS 2/1/2019 — Homeownership in Washington DC and Prince George’s County, Maryland, to Get $7.1 Million Boost
MARKET WATCH 2/1/2019 — Homeownership in Washington, DC, and Prince George’s County, Maryland to get $7.1 Million Boost
BUSINESS WIRE 2/1/2019 — Homeownership in Washington, DC, and Prince George’s County, Maryland to Get $7.1 Million Boost
WASHINGTON POST 12/12/2018 — Home Sales
CITYBIZLIST 11/13/2018 — Strategic Real Estate Changes for DC Affordable Housing Developer MANNA
INSIDE PHILANTHROPY 11/4/2018 — What a Big Bank is Doing to Boost Economic Opportunity in a Single City
MARKET WATCH 10/24/2018 — New Programs to Revitalize Washington, D.C. Neighborhoods
DIGITAL JOURNAL 10/23/2018 — Wells Fargo Pledges $1.6 Billion in Lending and Philanthropy to Help Revitalize Washington DC Neighborhoods
ODESSA AMERICAN 10/23/2018 — Wells Fargo Pledges $1.6 Billion in Lending and Philanthropy to Help Revitalize Washington DC Neighborhoods
WASHINGTON BUSINESS JOURNAL 10/23/2018 — Wells Fargo unveils DC initiative to triple charitable giving, boost small business lending
WELLS FARGO 10/23/2018 — New Program to Revitalize Washington DC neighborhoods
WELLS FARGO 10/22/2018 — The Path to Affordable Homeownership
DC Policy Center 10/18/2018 — Symposium: Achieving Racial Equity in Housing Outcomes in DC
THE WASHINGTON POST 10/11/2018 — The District’s HPAP has been helping buyers for 40 years own their first home
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 9/10/2018 — HPTF Financing Will Help Preserve Affordable Housing for Over 80 Residents in Wards 7 and 8
WELLS FARGO 8/15/2018 — The path to affordable homeownership in Washington, DC
THE IN TOWNER 6/13/2018 — Shaw Neighborhood Slated for New Housing Designed for Low & Moderate-Income Families
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 5/16/2018 — May 2018 DHCD Connection Newsletter
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 4/26/2018 — Two DHCD Sites to Transform into 28 Affordable Housing Units in Wards 1 and 5
WASHINGTON BLADE 4/12/2018 — SPRING REAL ESTATE 2018: Upcoming housing events in Washington
TELEMUNDO WASHINGTON DC 4/6/2018 — Fin de semana en DC: Cerezos en flor, festivales, música y más
NEXT CITY 3/14/2018 — D.C. Bridge Park Gets a Head Start on Equitable Development
THE KOJO NNAMDI SHOW 3/8/2018 — The Right To Buy: A Local Debate Over Tenant Protection Laws
NEIGHBORWORKS 2/16/2018 — DC Nonprofit Helps Formerly Homeless Mother of Seven Become Homeowner
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 1/11/18 — As Part of #PathwaysToTheMiddleClass Week, Mayor Boswer Announces a Win in Affordable Housing Preservation
WASHINGTON POST 12/21/17 — How to Help Solve D.C.’s Affordable-Housing Crisis
WASHINGTON CITY PAPER 10/12/17 — Stage Build’s Housing Drama Widowers’ Houses Bears Erie Similarities to D.C. Housing Issues
WASHINGTON CITY PAPER 10/12/17 — More of DC’s Affordable Housing Dollars Will Go to New Construction Projects
AFRO 9/15/17 — Pepco’s ‘Undesign the Redline’ Exhibit Focuses on Racial Discrimination in D.C. Housing
WASHINGTON CITY PAPER 7/20/17 — Sanford Capital Weighs Potential Buyers for Its Decrepit Terrace Manor Complex
WASHINGTON POST 7/16/17 — As gentrification creeps east, D.C. nonprofits help residents of modest means stake their place through homeownership
THE INFORMER 6/7/17 — MANNA Still Making Dreams Come True
EAST OF THE RIVER 5/2017 — Ward 8 Homebuyers Club
KOJO NNAMDI SHOW 5/10/2017 — D.C. Is In The Midst Of A Housing Crisis. Is The City Up For The Challenge?
DC’s OFFICE OF CABLE TELEVISION, FILM, MUSIC, AND ENTERTAINMENT 4/26/2017 — 11th Street Bridge Park and MANNA, Inc. Ward 8 Homebuyers Club partnership
OPEN OUR EYES TAKOMA RADIO 4/24/2017 — Deputy Executive Director Sarah Scruggs talks advocacy, the MANNA Homeownership Center, MANNA’s affordable rental preservation in Brightwood, and more.
WASHINGTONIAN 4/10/2017 — The 11th Street Bridge Park Isn’t Just a Vanity Project
WASHINGTON POST 3/18/2017 — D.C. mayor and advocates rally for affordable housing (Featuring Jeanette Bright, MANNA homebuyer club member)
GREATER GREATER WASHINGTON 2/28/2017 — To escape poverty, buying a home beats investing in stocks
GREATER GREATER WASHINGTON 11/15/2016 — This program is helping some of DC’s most disadvantaged residents buy houses
WAMU 11/2/2016 — Net Worth of White DC Households 81 Times Black Households, Says Report (Featuring Pamela Johnson, MANNA homebuyer and employee)
WAMU 10/20/2016 — Low-Income D.C. Homebuyers Face Delays in Program That’s Meant to Help Them
LISC DC 10/2016 — Preservation Works – LISC DC’s Role in Preserving Quality Affordable Housing
WAMU 8/29/2016 — D.C. Takes Home From Developer, Plans to Turn Them Into Affordable Housing
WASHINGTON POST 3/29/2016 — Finding an Affordable Anchor in DC’s Wave of Gentrification
STREET SENSE 1/25/2016 — A Surgical Procedure: The 11th Street Bridge Park Project
WASHINGTON POST 1/21/2016 — Can D.C. build a $45 million park for Anacostia without pushing people out?
GREATER GREATER WASHINGTON 1/14/2016 — DC has a program to help first-timers buy a house, and it may start giving more aid
BLIS.FM – RHODE ISLAND AVENUE RADIO 12/22/2015 — 25 – MANNA & The Museum
WASHINGTON INFORMER 11/18/2015 — D.C. Affordable-Housing Group Launches Fundraising Campaign
ELEVATION DC 9/28/2015 — Special Report: Why D.C. needs more affordable housing–and how we can get there
WASHINGTON POST 4/10/2015 — Lenders offer new options for first-time and credit-challenged homebuyers
MULTI-HOUSING NEWS 4/1/2015 — Manna, Inc. Buys DC Apartment Community
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY RADIO 3/28/2015 — Ward 8: Will Real Estate Heat Up On The East Side Of The River?
GREATER GREATER WASHINGTON 2/19/2015 — For over half a century, this church led the way on affordable housing and homelessness in DC
STREETSENSE 1/23/2015 — Local Provider Bucks Trends in Affordable Housing and Foreclosures
MANU 12/5/2014 — Why It’s Tough To Find Home-Buyers For Low-Income Units in D.C.
NPR 11/25/2014 — Bureaucratic Hoops Make DC Affordable Housing Units Hard to Sell
WASHINGTON CITY PAPER 11/14/2014 — Blighted Anacostia Building Reopens as Condos
DCIST 11/14/2014 — City Helps Open Affordable Condo Building in Anacostia
ELEVATION DC 11/13/2014 — Affordable condos in Anacostia officially open
THE WASHINGTON POST 11/1/2014 — Flawed DC housing program sticks developer with 2 unsold condos for 3 years
MULTI-HOUSING NEWS 4/1/2014 — Manna Inc. Buys DC Apartment Community
WASHINGTON CITY PAPER 8/20/2013 — What Should D.C. Learn From Other Cities’ Inclusionary Zoning? (Not Much.)
DCIST 9/25/2013 — Group Wants to Help Residents of Wards 7 and 8 to Buy Homes Before It’s Too Late
WASHINGTON POST 10/7/2012 — Would-be home buyers line up for help
WASHINGTON POST 9/12/2012 — DC government, nonprofits help low-income residents achieve homeownership
WASHINGTON CITY PAPER 6/15/2010 — How Long Should Affordable Housing Have to Stay That Way?
WASHINGTON CITY PAPER 4/9/2010 — Manna Condos Selling Darn Well
URBAN TURF 5/13/2009 — Columbia Heights to Get More Affordable Condos
KOJO NNAMDI SHOW 4/26/2001 — Affordable Housing: A discussion about affordable housing in the District and around the region.
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🎉We are so excited to be one of the grantees chosen nationwide for a 2022 #AARPCommunityChallenge grant from… https://t.co/NKbSdumjZC
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We celebrate @MayorBowsers leadership on investing in affordable homeownership. Manna’s CEO, Sasha-Gaye Angus looks… https://t.co/4rpU9QSPXV
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RT @MayorBowser: LIVE: Mayor Bowser Launches the Black Homeownership Strike Force https://t.co/wlCCd2vA0M
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NeighborWorks Week celebrates the successes of communities and how @neighborworks America, NW network organizations… https://t.co/wno8WpgmiX