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 53 adults and 112 children with safe, service enriched, permanent affordable housing in 2008. Eighty-eight percent of the families maintained their health, sobriety and income.

Thea Bowman House served 31 homeless and extremely low income adults with 57 children in 2008. Eighty-three percent of the families served successfully remained in or completed the program in 2008.

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 21 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 Children Services Case Manager to set and meet academic goals. Parents work with program staff to repair credit, save money and find and maintain employment. These support services are designed to help children and parents to reach their full potential and to empower these families to live increasingly independent and productive lives.

Since 2005, SOME has opened two similar programs for families, Barnaby House and Zagami House, and provides a
total of 43 units of safe, long-term affordable housing for vulnerable District families. SOME is currently developing a property on Chesapeake Street that will soon become home to 22 additional homeless and poor families. Learn how you can volunteer as a tutor at one of SOME's affordable housing programs for families.

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

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

SOME's Thea Bowman House Program provides a safe and structured living environment for families in need. This program places families in a two-year savings, financial literacy training, and life-skills program that makes it possible for them to secure long-term housing. Housing consists of a 10-unit apartment building and four townhouses. Families are also connected to SOME's other services, such as our job traning 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