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Long-term Affordable Housing

Photo courtesy of Thom Wolf
Jacob and Isaiah play on the playground outside of Zagami House. Zagami House provides safe, affordable supportive-service housing for 12 families with 20 children.

Program Highlights

Ninety percent of the single adults and 88% of the families who live in SOME's supportive-service housing maintain their health, sobriety and income.

The power of a secure environment in the lives of our clients is dramatic: nearly 90% of SOME clients who live in a safe, decent home, stay clean and sober, keep a job, and maintain good health for at least one year. 

This is why SOME has been providing affordable, safe housing with support programs for the poor and homeless for the past 19 years.  And in that time, we have placed 3,200 family members and single adults.  

Housing for Homeless Single Adults: SOME provides single adults with affordable efficiences and single rooms.  Tenants sign a renewable one-year lease and pay rent and their living expenses. Rent is set at 30% of each resident's income, which enables participants to save for self-sufficient living. Residents must follow house rules, maintain their sobriety and pay their rent on time. 

Housing for Homeless Families:  SOME offers dignified affordable apartments for extremely poor and homeless families in the District.  Since the Fall of 2005, SOME has opened three new affordable housing programs for 43 families which often include playgrounds and community spaces.

All families and single adults have access to case management and other social services to help them become even more independent and self-sufficient.