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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