News from AHC Inc. l August 2019

Developing affordable homes and helping communities thrive since 1975.

AHC Returns $4.9 Million to Arlington's Affordable Housing Investment Fund

AHC Inc. presented a $4.9 million check to Arlington County last month to repay funds we borrowed to build or preserve affordable housing through the County's Affordable Housing Investment Fund (AHIF).

Since its inception in 1988, this revolving loan fund has helped to create and preserve most of Arlington's homes for low- and moderate-income families. It's a wonderful financing tool and really works. Over the years, AHC has received nearly $94 million in loan funds from Arlington County, which has helped capitalize $375 million in real estate development.

Thank you Arlington County Board Chair Christian Dorsey, Housing Director David Cristeal and Deputy County Manager Samia Byrd for joining us. We appreciate Arlington County's ongoing support for affordable housing.

AHC's First-Ever Technology Career Night Inspires Students

Many of the teens in our education programs are interested in pursuing careers in technology, but don't have much information about the range of opportunities. To broaden their horizons, AHC hosted a Technology Career Fair a few weeks ago.

The experience was wonderful for all who participated. Nineteen professionals representing 12 different organizations talked with 56 of our teens and college students about their education, career path and current positions.

The evening was organized in a "speed networking" format to give all the youth a chance to visit with each group of professionals.It was fast-paced, loud and exciting to see the kids’ eyes light up when they learned about different opportunities including creating night vision goggles for the military, cyber security, and communication technology.

Huge thanks to Affirm Logic, Amazon, Arlington Independent Media, Artlab, DC Fire & Police Communications, Homeland Security, LTS, Mastercard Services, Microsoft, Night Vision and Electronic Senors Directorate, Punch Digital Strategies, and Salesforce for inspiring our students!

Event photos

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Dozens of AHC staff members contribute to the completion of a new apartment building, including finance, construction, development, property management, community relations and resident services departments.

Topping Out Celebrates Construction Milestone and the Many People Working Together to Bring The Apex to Life

This week's "Topping Out" hosted by Harkins Builders at The Apex celebrated a construction milestone along with the hundreds of people working together to bring the large affordable apartment community to life.

The Topping Out is a tradition that signifies when a building has reached its final height. Over 200 trade partners along with representatives from AHC, Arlington County, and Harkins joined the celebration. The Apex includes two five-story apartment buildings and a two-level subterranean parking garage. The community will offer 256 one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments for low- and moderate income households.

Thank you to Harkins Builders for a wonderful celebration - and for all the photos! Click here for event photos.

The Apex will start welcoming families in spring 2020. The wait list is now open!

Apply for the Apex Wait List!

Virginia Governor Visits The Campagna Center at St. James Plaza

We were proud to welcome Gov. Ralph Northam to St James Plaza late last week. The Governor of Virginia visited The Campagna Center's Early Learning Center at St. James. The school provides high-quality early childhood education to preschoolers ages 3-5.

The governor, who is working to provide more local school infrastructure funding, toured the center and read to the children.

In other exciting news, Congratulations to Campagna's CEO, Dr. Tammy Mann, who was named to the Virginia Board of Education.

Help AHC Reach Amazon Employees During Matching Gift Program

AHC is one of 10 housing-oriented nonprofit organizations in the region that have been selected to participate in an Amazon employee matching program.

Any Amazon employee from anywhere in the country can donate to AHC and Amazon will match it dollar for dollar until September 30!

So please spread the word and help us reach more Amazon employees. Here's a link to share to a special page on our website that welcomes Amazonians:

https://www.ahcinc.org/get-involved/welcome-amazon/

The first day of school is right around the corner! AHC wants to ensure that every low-income child living in our Arlington communities has a backpack full of supplies to start school this fall. Can your family help another family?

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