WE ARE Marshall Heights Community Development Organization

Helping to grow Ward 7 into the District of Columbia's most welcoming, prospering, and livable community for everyone.

 

Real Estate Development

Health, Education, & Wellness

Housing Services

Workforce Development

Small Business Development

OUr IMPACT

HOUSING COUNSELING SERVICES

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Inclusionary Zoning Certifications during the first 10 Months of FY2020
2019 WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT:

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Participant Training Completion Rate In The Life Skills Development Network Program
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

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of Black Male Employment and Training Program Participants Were Successfully Placed and Sustained Employment for At Least 8 months to 1 Year.

SPECIAL NOTICE

To maintain continuity of service while providing for a safe environment for staff and the community, MHCDO staff will see clients by appointment only and is accessible by phone and email. Please schedule your appointments today.

MHCDO will follow local and federal COVID-19 guidelines to ensure service delivery. Please check this website, call 202-396-1200, and follow MHCDO on Twitter at @MHCDO for updates.

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PROGRAMS & EVENTS

BuyING a home in DC?

D.C.’s Home Purchase Assistance Program (HPAP) provides up to $84,000 in down payment and closing cost assistances for eligible, first-time homebuyers. To learn more please attend the HPAP virtual orientation; the registration link is below:

Workforce Development

MHCDO can help you get back to work.

Get Coaching and Support for your DC Business

MHCDO provides technical assistance to DC-based, small business owners. Our support includes education, legal and accounting assistance, financial grants and flexible office space rental.

Learn More About PAEMS

Improving Business & Opportunity along Pennsylvania Ave East Corridor

Upcoming Events

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NEWS & MEDIA

Heart of The City Candles

Support Penn Ave East Main Street ‘I LOVE MY PAEMS’ Fundraising Campaign

June 6, 2022

Today, we ask that you consider supporting our work in the Ward 7 community. Would you be willing to help bring our dream to fruition? No contribution is too big or too small, every dollar will help.  BUT, for your generous support of $25.00 or more, we would like to offer you a special gift…

As Fair Shot February Kicks Off, Mayor Bowser Announces First Ever Housing Production Trust Fund Investment in Ward 3

March 1, 2022

As Part of $135 Million in New HPTF Awards, Over 800 Homes from 10 Total Projects Will Be Delivered (Washington, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser and the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) announced the selection of 10 projects from the Priority Evaluation round of the 2021 Consolidated Request for Proposals (RFP), including the first…

109 Benning Road Development

109 Affordable Units Proposed by Benning Road Metro

February 27, 2022

109 Affordable Units Proposed by Benning Road Metro February 18, 2022 | by Nena Perry-Brown A large all-affordable development is on the boards for Benning Road.  An affiliate of The NRP Group has filed a design review application with DC to replace the building at 4401-4435 Benning Road NE (map) with a nine-story-plus-penthouse building, delivering 109 apartments. Marshall Heights Community Development Organization is…

Penn Ave Shopping Center

New Study: Economic Viability of Pennsylvania Ave SE Corridor

February 25, 2022

Marshall Heights Community Development Organization releases retail market analysis to attract more resources to the Pennsylvania Avenue East Main Street FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 20, 2021 MEDIA CONTACT: Tiffany E. Browne, Jade Browne Ink (202) 276-9359 (WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, the Marshall Heights Community Development Organization (MHCDO) announces the release of the Pennsylvania Avenue East Main Street Retail…

Be Informed DMV Radio Show

‘Be Informed DMV Radio Show’ (01-05-22) -feat. Guests: Rev. Dr. Kendrick Curry and Elizabeth Anderson, ODMED-DC and George Jones, Bread for the City

January 5, 2022

Hosted by Beverly Mann and Furard Tate Part I: Conversation with Rev. Dr. Kendrick W. Curry, Pastor of PABC Part 2: Conversation with Rev. Dr. Kendrick W. Curry, Pastor of PABC and Elizabeth Anderson, Office of Deputy Mayor for Economic Development-DC Part 3: Elizabeth Anderson, Office of Deputy Mayor for Economic Development-DC and George Jones,…

MHCDO provides testimony to DC Council on STAYDC program

MHCDO provides testimony to DC Council on STAYDC program

September 2, 2021

September 2, 2021|Housing James Wright September 1, 2021 STAY DC, a program to stave off the expected wave of pandemic-related evictions, is a lifeline that the Bowser administration, property managers and community activists say can be effective, despite administrative problems. The $200 million financial assistance program,  launched in April with funding from the Biden administration,…

'Be Informed' Radio Show

LIVE, EVERY WEDNESDAY AT 10:00AM on WOL 1450 AM

'Be Informed' is hosted by Beverly Mann and Furard Tate.

OVER 40 Years of Service
OUR HISTORY

upward mobility in our community
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

 

 EDUCATION,supportive housing, & FORECLOSURE PREVENTION
HOUSING SERVICES

SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Penn Avenue East Main Street Program

Penn Ave East Corridor Economic Viability study (2021)

Marshall Heights Community Development Organization releases retail market analysis to attract more resources to the Pennsylvania Avenue East Main Street.

IMPROVING LIVES
HeaLth, EdUCATION, & Wellness