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Ward 3 Housing Justice Policy Positions

May 2022 As an organization that organizes for equitable housing in Ward 3, W3HJ endorses the generally held definition of affordability,...

Position Statement on Proposed Text Amendment for Bus Garage in Friendship Heights

Updated June 17, 2022 The Mayor has set a goal of creating 1990 new units of affordable housing in Ward 3 by 2025. However, in the...

Questionnaire to Candidates for Upcoming Council Race

Ward 3 housing justice reached out to candidates running for Ward 3 Council and Council At Large and asked them a series of questions...

Request to create an Affordable Housing Property Acquisition Fund in FY 2023 Budget

The following letter was sent by Meg Maguire, Chair of NWOP Community Development Corporation and Margaret Dwyer, Convenor of Ward 3...

Panel Discussion Participation on Housing Justice in Ward 3 by Cleveland Park Congregational UCC

Flyer by Cleveland Park Congressional UCC On October 5, 2021 the Cleveland Park Congressional United Church of Christ held a virtual...

Is it feasible to reach the mayor's goal of 1,990 affordable units in Rock Creek West (RCW) by 2025?

In 2019, Mayor Muriel Bowser set a goal of adding 12,000 new affordable homes to the city by 2025. Out of that total, 1,990 would be...

Cheh, Trueblood Asked to Halt Development Study

Residents Say Friendship Heights’ Contract is 'Illegitimate' FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, March 30, 2021 The Ward 3 Housing Justice...

New and Revised Comprehensive Plan Policies for Rock Creek West

Ward 3 Housing Justice's work began with the Comprehensive Plan. We proposed the changes below to the Office of Planning's amended Rock...