From 1993 until December 30, 2024, Bethany, Inc.'s mission has been to combat homelessness for families in Washington, D.C. In 2004, Bethany opened the doors of an eight-unit apartment building in Anacostia and named it Good Hope House. Good Hope House provided affordable transitional housing and support services for seven women and their children each year.
In 2016 in an effort to support the Opening Doors strategy, Bethany began opering its apartment units to families in the Rapid Rehousing program and served eight families a year in our building.
However we found that after the pandemic, unhoused families were not choosing our renovated units, possibly because they were small and did not have the amenities newer buildings had available.
On December 30, 2024 we sold our eight apartment building to Collaborative Solutions for Communities who also serve children and families and share many of Bethany, Inc.'s values.
Bethany, Inc. is now re-envisioning our mission, to focus on improving the physical and mental health as well as education achievement of elementary aged children East of the River in Washington, D.C.
Stay tuned for our next steps of Bethany, Inc.!
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