AHC’s Resident Services

1. AHC’s Resident Services Building Futures for Children & Families

2. 35 Years of Building Affordable Housing Own and manage 35 properties in Virginia and Maryland providing housing for nearly 9,700 individuals.

3. Why Resident Services?Win-Win for Landlord and Tenant • Educational Gains for Youth Break the Cycle of Poverty • On-site Centers Build Ties Among Neighbors • Ongoing Involvement Connects AHC to Residents • Useful Amenities Lease Apartments • Stable Families Mean Fewer Evictions/Less Turnover/ Stable Neighborhoods • Productively Engaged Youth Mean Less Vandalism

4. A Smart Investment Grows 1993 2011 • 1 center, 2 programs • 1 part-time staff • 1 $20,000 grant and annual budget • 7 centers in Arlington and 3 in Baltimore • 19 full-time and 6 part-time staff • $1 million Arlington annual budget and $350,000 Baltimore annual budget

5. AHC’s Investment • $500,000 in-kind contributions including donation of space, utilities, maintenance and cleaning costs • $330,000 annual contribution • “Forgiveness” of overhead costs • Infrastructure/support—fundraising, public relations, human resources, accounting

6. AHC Residents • More than 60% of the families receive government rent subsidies, qualifying them as very low-income, and the remaining 40% are considered low-income. • All of the families earn 60% or less of Area Median Income. • 41% of the children and youth live in single-parent households. • Another 6% live with foster parents, grandparents or an adult other than a mother or father. • 94% are eligible for free or reduced lunch. • 83% of the children’s parents or guardians never finished college, including many who never finished high school. • Nearly 80% of the families speak a language other than English in their home and 20% of the children were born in another country. • AHC’s residents hail from more than 20 countries and speak 15 languages at home.

7. A Continuum of Care, Ages 0-100 • Early Childhood Programs Partners • Preschools Partners • After-school Programs AHC • Teen Programs AHC • Adults • Parent Programs AHC • Eviction Prevention AHC • ESL/GED classes Partners • Information & Referral Services Partners • Programs for Seniors AHC

8. Why We Focus on Children & Youth • In response to the greatest needs in the communities • To complement the efforts of our community partners • For highest impact

9. Impact of Resident Services • Centers serve 2,500 individuals each year. • Staff work intensely with 160 youth 2 to 5 times each week, year-round. • Last year, 136 of these youth achieved significant academic progress and/or achievement. • 141 the prior year • 100% of our high school seniors, 32, graduated since 2008; 0 dropped out.

10. A Winning FormulaWhy It Works • Stable families living In affordable housing • Services offered where our families live—convenience, trust • Staff able to “bridge” residents to community resources • AHC staff specialize in programs for children, youth and families (teachers, social workers) • Leveraging of our assets including space and access to residents

11. Meeting Residents NeedsLeveraging Our Resources • 30 major community partners • Over 175 community volunteers • Resident volunteers

12. AHC’s Resident Services Building Futures for Children and Families Since 1993 “The community center is so very helpful to us. In my country, tutors cost hundreds of dollars. Here the community center teachers help my children so much and it’s free. I’m very, very happy here.” - Soghira, Gates of Ballston resident “I look forward to the future confidently, largely in part because of my decision to join an after-school program when I was eight years old.” - Henry Morales, Virginia Gardens resident, college freshman