New Streets Are Coming | Barry Farm Monthly Update

District of Columbia sent this bulletin at 02/14/2018 01:00 PM EST

February 2018 | E-Newsletter

Important Announcements

New Streets are Coming

The Barry Farm Development Team, Preservation of Affordable Housing Inc. (POAH) and A&R Development, along the DC Housing Authority (DCHA) held a meeting with Barry Farm residents on December 20, 2017 to discuss possible names for the five new streets proposed. The development team worked with a historian from the Anacostia Community Museum and offered a few names for discussion. Residents, in turn, suggested the streets be named in honor of former Resident Council officers. After a robust discussion, residents were asked to vote for their top choices. Presently, developers are confirming with the District Department of Transportation and the Office of the Surveyor whether or not the favored names are available for use. Final street names will be announced at a future resident meeting.

Featured News

Barry Farm in the News

On February 7th, the Washington Business Journal reported that DC's New Communities Initiative has allocated $8.4 million for demolition activities at Barry Farm to kick start development activities into high gear. "It's time," Angie Rodgers, NCI Director was quoted as saying. "We want to get to vertical development as quickly as we can so we can get those units back up and get those residents back onto the property... We are looking at the first units starting to come back in 2020. Most of the replacement units are going to be in the first phase." You can read the full article at the link below.

DC Summer Youth Employment Program Launches for 2018

The application for the annual Marion Barry Summer Youth Employment Program (MBSYEP) is now available! MBSYEP 2018 offers job opportunities to DC youth ages 14 - 24 in a variety of sectors including local and federal government, education, and nonprofit. The six-week program will begin on Monday, June 25, 2018 and will end on Friday, August 3, 2018. You can sign your youth up to apply or sign your organization up to become a host by visiting the link below.

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Upcoming Events

The following is a list of meetings NCI and our partners regularly attend to provide updates:

ANC 8C Meeting | 3.7.18
RISE Demonstration Center, 2730 MLK Jr. Ave SE | 6:30pm

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Human Capital Spotlight

Far Southeast Family Strengthening Collaborative Barry Farm Support Center

The Far Southeast Family Strengthening Collaborative (Far SE) has been a long time partner of NCI. Far SE hosts a number of events and programming throughout the month related to financial literacy, health, employment and other topics that are aimed to help residents in Ward 8. See below for list of ongoing and upcoming events.

February 2018

Financial Literacy Workshops
Mondays from 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm, and 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Coffee, Tea, and Credit Workshop
Wednesdays from 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Quenching the Father Thirst Fatherhood Program
Thursdays from 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Stress Reduction Workshop
Monday, February 12, 2018 | 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
"Message in the Music” Black History Activity
Monday, February 26, 2018
Safe Sleep Program
Wednesday, February 28, 2018 |12:30 pm – 2:30 pm
The Safe Sleep Program provides information to soon-to-be parents and caregivers related to ensuring your child's safety when sleeping. The program teaches how your baby should properly sleep, what NOT to do, and the possible results of sleeping with your baby. The program also provides information on child care and development for new parents and caregivers.

March 2018

Financial Literacy Workshop
Mondays from 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm, and 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Coffee, Tea, and Credit Workshop
Wednesdays from 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Quenching the Father Thirst Fatherhood Program
Thursdays from 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm