AHC’s Resident Services

Building Futures for Children & Families

35 Years of Building Affordable Housing

Own and manage

35 properties in Virginia

and Maryland providing housing

for nearly 9,700

individuals.

Why Resident Services? Win-Win for Landlord and Tenant

Educational Gains for Youth Break the Cycle of Poverty

On-site Centers Build Ties Among Neighbors

Ongoing Involvement Connects AHC to Residents

Useful Amenities Lease Apartments

Stable Families Mean Fewer Evictions/Less Turnover/ Stable Neighborhoods

Productively Engaged Youth Mean Less Vandalism

A Smart Investment Grows

1 center, 2 programs 1 part-time staff 1 $20,000 grant and annual

budget

7 centers in Arlington and 3 in Baltimore

19 full-time and 6 part-time staff $1 million Arlington annual budget

and $350,000 Baltimore annual budget

1993

2011

AHC’s Investment

$500,000 in-kind contributions including donation of space, utilities, maintenance and cleaning costs

$330,000 annual contribution

“Forgiveness” of overhead costs

Infrastructure/support—fundraising, public relations, human resources, accounting

AHC Residents

More than 60% of the families receive government rent subsidies, qualifying them as very low-income, and the remaining 40% are considered low-income.

All of the families earn 60% or less of Area Median Income.

41% of the children and youth live in single-parent households.

Another 6% live with foster parents, grandparents or an adult other than a mother or father.

94% are eligible for free or reduced lunch. 83% of the children’s parents or guardians

never finished college, including many who never finished high school.

Nearly 80% of the families speak a language other than English in their home and 20% of the children were born in another country.

AHC’s residents hail from more than 20 countries and speak 15 languages at home.

A Continuum of Care, Ages 0-100

Early Childhood Programs Partners Preschools Partners After-school Programs AHC Teen Programs AHC Adults Parent Programs AHC Eviction Prevention AHC ESL/GED classes

Partners Information & Referral Services

Partners Programs for Seniors AHC

Why We Focus on Children & Youth

In response to the greatest needs in the communities

To complement the efforts of our community partners

For highest impact

Impact of Resident Services

Centers serve 2,500 individuals each year.

Staff work intensely with 160 youth 2 to 5 times each week, year-round.

Last year, 136 of these youth achieved significant academic progress and/or achievement.

141 the prior year 100% of our high school

seniors, 32, graduated since 2008; 0 dropped out.

A Winning Formula Why It Works

Stable families living In affordable housing

Services offered where our families live—convenience, trust

Staff able to “bridge” residents to community resources

AHC staff specialize in programs for children, youth and families (teachers, social workers)

Leveraging of our assets including space and access to residents

30 major community partners

Over 175 community volunteers

Resident volunteers

Meeting Residents Needs Leveraging Our Resources

AHC’s Resident Services Building Futures for Children and Families Since 1993

“The community center is so very helpful to us. In my country, tutors cost hundreds of dollars. Here the community center teachers help my children so much and it’s free. I’m very, very happy here.”

- Soghira, Gates of Ballston resident

“I look forward to the future confidently, largely in part because of my decision to join an after-school program when I was eight years old.”

- Henry Morales, Virginia Gardens resident, college freshman