Long-term Affordable Housing
for Families

Children do homework at So Others Might Eat's Independence Place for homeless families

Photo courtesy of Thom Wolf
Two Independence Place residents do their homework at SOME Place for Kids.

Program Highlights

Barnaby House, Independence Place and Zagami House provided 52 adults and 111 children with safe, service enriched, permanent affordable housing in 2010. More than 96% percent of the families maintained their health, sobriety and income.

Thea Bowman House served 26 homeless and extremely low income adults with 47 children in 2010. Ninety-four percent of the families served successfully remained in or completed the program in 2010.

One-third of the District’s homeless residents are part of families. Homeless and extremely low-income families face a staggering shortage of decent, affordable housing. To help address this need, in 2005 SOME opened Independence Place for 22 homeless and poor families with more than 60 children.

Children living at Independence Place attend SOME Place for Kids, an after-school tutoring and enrichment program, and meet regularly with a Family Services Case Manager to set and meet academic goals. Parents work with program staff to repair credit, save money, enroll in job training and find and maintain employment. Our support services are designed to help children and parents to reach their full potential and to empower them to live increasingly independent and productive lives.

Independence Place
2802 N Street, SE
202.292.4490
independence@some.org

Since 2005, SOME has opened three similar programs for families, Barnaby House, Zagami House, and Chesapeake Street, which provide a total of 65 units of safe, long-term affordable housing for vulnerable District families, including more than 100 children. Learn how you can volunteer as a tutor at one of SOME's affordable housing programs for families.

Barnaby House
740 Barnaby Street, SE
202.292.4420
barnaby@some.org

Chesapeake Street
730 Chesapeake Street, SE
202.292.4420
barnaby@some.org

Zagami House
1701 19th Street, SE
202.292.4407
zagami@some.org

SOME's Thea Bowman House program consists of a 10-unit apartment building and four townhouses that provide a safe and structured living environment for 14 homeless families. Families live at Thea Bowman House for two years and participate in savings and financial literacy training, as well as a life-skills program that makes it possible for them to secure long-term housing. Families are also connected to SOME's other services, such as our job training programs, group and individual counseling and our health services.

Thea Bowman House
4065 Minnesota Avenue, NE
Washington, DC 20019
Townhouses on 'O' Street, NW
202.399.1385
theabowman@some.org

Services

Long-term Affordable Housing for Families

Long-term Affordable Housing
for Families