News and Events

News and Events

Transfer Voucher Customer A...

Please note, from Monday, April 19, 2021 through Friday, April 23, 2021, the email address, etbriefings@dchousing.org, will be unavailable and closed for maintenance. All requests for updated vouchers, voucher extensions, and emergency vouchers must be directed to the DCHA’s Customer Call Center at (202) 535-1000. The etbriefings@dchousing.org email inbox will be available starting Monday, April

Virtual Vendor Expo Meeting...

Several dozen local contractors and business people attended the District of Columbia Housing Authority’s Virtual Vendor Expo on April 8 to learn how to do business with the agency. The agency is working to attract new contractors and vendors who desire to do business with DCHA. “This expo is important to not only DCHA, but

Virtual Vendor Expo

The District of Columbia Housing Authority is holding a Virtual Vendor Expo this Thursday on April 8 at 9:30 a.m. The agency is working to attract new contractors and vendors who desire to do business with DCHA. Attendees will learn about upcoming work in areas such as Service Contracts and Emergency Work Opportunities, Redevelopment and Construction,

DCHA’s Third Annual Modifie...

Thirty five residents who participated in the District of Columbia Housing Authority’s Modified Apprenticeship Training Program (ATP) today celebrated their graduation, and more importantly, new job opportunities. “I started the Apprenticeship Training Program in 2018 as one approach to connect our customers to opportunity and strengthen their ability to compete in the open job market

Appreciating Resident Leade...

As Women’s History Month comes to a close, the District of Columbia Housing Authority would like to acknowledge and honor the wonderful women resident council presidents on our senior and family properties. Women make up the majority of the residents on our properties and our resident council leadership. The position of a resident council president

DCHA’s Executive Dire...

District of Columbia Housing Authority Executive Director Tyrone Garrett was one of the featured presenters at Mayor Muriel Bowser’s seventh annual March Madness, a special preview of new and upcoming development projects that will provide more quality affordable housing, support for small businesses, and other resources for District residents. Bowser and the Deputy Mayor for

HCVPeople February 2021

Recertification Waiver Applied During the National Health Pandemic The D.C. Housing Authority continues to operate in a partial telework capacity due to the national health emergency. As a result, DCHA adopted HUD waivers that allowed the agency to be more flexible and accommodating to voucher customers when collecting documents pertaining to interim changes and biennial

DCHA Works with Johns Hopki...

District of Columbia Housing Authority Executive Director Tyrone Garrett is proud to be working with Johns Hopkins Health System (JHSS) and Johns Hopkins Medicine (JHM), thanks to its partnership with D.C. Department of Health, successfully completing the first three weeks of the pilot program vaccinating senior citizens living in DCHA properties. “Johns Hopkins Medicine’s vaccinators

DCHA’s Updated Product Stan...

The District of Columbia Housing Authority and the Small Local Business Supplier Association (SLBSA) updated and revised the agency’s Product Standards Guide to continue to support local businesses, grow the District’s economy, and foster job opportunities for DCHA’s customers and the greater community. “Creating and preserving affordable, sustainable housing for the families we serve is

DCHA STEM Youth Receive pi-...

District of Columbia Housing Authority is proud to continue its partnership with the Cisco Networking Academy which provided a generous technology donation for our youth. This month, young people participating in the DCHA STEM program received pi-top coding computers to encourage their education in science, technology, and electronics. DCHA staff at the EnVision Center guided

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