Events

Led by Habitat DC-NOVA’s Young Professionals group, supported and guided by Habitat DC-NOVA staff members, this inaugural Affordable Housing Action Summit will engage, empower and activate young professionals and students into affordable housing advocates and community leaders by increasing awareness, education and training during a mini-conference event .It will also present many networking opportunities for younger professionals to connect with housing field experts!

Join us at the Interfaith Dialogue Kickoff event in Lyon Park Community Center. At this event, we will welcome Rev. Terrance Gattis, Habitat International’s Global Chaplain, to speak to the history of Habitat joining with faith communities to build affordable housing. Then, led by the Interfaith Council of Metropolitan Washington (IFC), we will explore our different faith beliefs and how they encourage us to get involved with affordable housing issues in our area. Dinner included. Join us!

Start off running before the weekend BEFORE Thanksgiving with a fast, flat 5k & half in the heart of Georgetown near the Nation’s Capital.   Both events run on the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal path, however the Half Marathon begins/ends in Georgetown near the Potomac Boat Club while the 5K begins/ends at Fletcher’s Boat House.

Half – 7:30am (Half marathon has a time limit of 3:15 for completion) – Half starts & ends in Georgetown – $35, until October 31 ($40)

5k – 8am – 5k starts & ends at Fletcher’s Boathouse- $70, until October 31 ($75)