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🌊☀️ Bon Voyage, SOME (So Others Might Eat) seniors! 🌴The TWH team was thrilled to stop by orientation day for our partne...
08/17/2026

🌊☀️ Bon Voyage, SOME (So Others Might Eat) seniors! 🌴

The TWH team was thrilled to stop by orientation day for our partner SOME’s 2026 Senior Trip to Ocean City - and if the energy at orientation was any indication, this is going to be an EPIC adventure! 🎉

Nearly 60 older adults from Vida Senior Centers, as well as residents of SOME’s Karin House (Ward 4) and Kuehner House (Ward 8) are getting ready for three days packed with beach outings, boat rides, art experiences, wellness activities, museum visits, dinners, and even a dance party! 🕺💃

We’re proud to serve as the lead trip sponsor, alongside generous support from AARP and the DC Department of Aging and Community Living (DACL). And a big thank-you to our partners at Goods For Good for providing new summer clothing and travel essentials to help everyone gear up for the journey. 💙

SOME's Wellness Center also took the opportunity to provide attendees blood pressure screenings and will provide appropriate follow-up as needed.

🏖️ Here’s to sunshine, new memories, good friends, and an unforgettable trip! Ocean City, here they come!

📷 L-R: Emily Strange (SOME), Amy Bryant (DACL), Patricia Ndimantang, Shaylynnkinne Ivory (SOME), Crystal Townsend

🧶 Building stronger community connections for older adults can reduce social isolation while connecting them to care ear...
08/15/2026

🧶 Building stronger community connections for older adults can reduce social isolation while connecting them to care earlier – helping identify health concerns sooner and supporting better health outcomes.

The Washington Home is proud to announce its $504,000 investment to launch the Ward 3 BIG WARD – LOCAL SQUARES Collaborative - supporting a new, welcoming neighborhood gathering space for community activities and expanded access to vital care services.

“Social isolation among older adults is a growing challenge with real consequences for health and well-being. By expanding the places and opportunities that nurture meaningful social connection, volunteer engagement, community-based programming, and preventative health screenings, we’re building a stronger network of support that helps older adults stay connected, healthier, and more independent as they age.”
- Crystal Carr Townsend, MPA, CEO, The Washington Home

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Thank you to our amazing partners working every day to support older adults across our community:

Christ House; Cleveland & Woodley Park Village;
Glover Park Village; Iona Senior Services; Northwest Neighbors Village; Palisades Village DC; Story Tapestries; and WildTech

Together, this collaborative will create a stronger network of connection and care, helping older adults in Ward 3 feel supported, access resources sooner, and thrive in their community.

📰 https://www.thewashingtonhome.org/2026/07/23/the-washington-home-invests-504k-to-build-big-ward-local-squares/

DC Department of Aging and Community Living

08/15/2026

Good news! We’ve been recognized on Good Morning Washington for World Cancer Support Month for our work in whole person healing. Watch the feature: https://ow.ly/lHmn50Zz2o3

08/15/2026

Our 2026 Falls Prevention Awareness Week will be held September 21 and 22, 2026. Free screenings, activities, & resources for everyone! Promote opportunities for people of all ages to stay active and independent. All attendees to receive free snacks, and fun give aways. For all the details and to register visit the new dedicated website below: https://sites.google.com/view/dcfpaw2026

📢 JOB ALERT: The Washington Home is seeking a collaborative and highly organized PROGRAM OFFICER to support its grant-m...
08/10/2026

📢 JOB ALERT: The Washington Home is seeking a collaborative and highly organized PROGRAM OFFICER to support its grant-making, community engagement, and program operations. This hybrid position is based in TWH's Friendship Heights/DC office and reports to the chief executive officer.

💻 See the job posting & apply by September 9 >>
https://jobs.philanthropy.com/job/53178/program-officer-/

Crystal Carr Townsend

08/10/2026

Make every resident and guest feel comfortable in your home with these temporary accessibility solutions.

🦋 Great News for Ward 8! The Washington Home is investing $506,000+ to launch the WARD 8 SENIOR WELLNESS HUB - aligning ...
08/04/2026

🦋 Great News for Ward 8! The Washington Home is investing $506,000+ to launch the WARD 8 SENIOR WELLNESS HUB - aligning a network of medical care, social services, and community resources around the needs of older adults. The partnership of 13 organizations makes care services easier to find, easier to access, and more responsive - helping more than 3,709 older adults maintain their health, independence, and connection to community.

"By bringing these organizations together around a shared vision, we’re building a stronger, more equitable care system that helps older adults age in place with support and expanded resources."
- Crystal Townsend, MPA, CEO, The Washington Home

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Thank you to our amazing partners working every day to support older adults across our community:

Bread for the City; East River Family Strengthening Collaborative, Inc. / Bernice Fonteneau Senior Wellness Center (BFSWC); Goods For Good; Holistic Horsemanship Counseling and More ; Iona Senior Services; Plants and Blooms ReImagined; Prevention of Blindness Society of Metropolitan Washington®; Sibley Memorial Hospital, Johns Hopkins Medicine and Sibley Senior Association; SOME (So Others Might Eat); Story Tapestries; Unity Health Care; &
WildTech

Together, this collaborative will create a more connected pathway to older adult care and support across Ward 8.

📰 https://www.thewashingtonhome.org/2026/07/22/the-washington-home-invests-506k-to-launch-ward-8-senior-wellness-hub/

DC Department of Aging and Community Living

08/04/2026

People care. That's what our social worker said after sharing her case notes on Ms. Rose, a new client referred to us by a local bank teller. Ms. Rose (a pseudonym) had returned to the bank multiple times over a week’s time, disoriented and stru

🏘 Villages are grassroots, neighbor-to-neighbor networks that help older adults remain independent, connected, and engag...
07/31/2026

🏘 Villages are grassroots, neighbor-to-neighbor networks that help older adults remain independent, connected, and engaged in the communities they know and love.

The Washington Home is proud to invest $200,000 to support a new DC VILLAGE COUNCIL COLLABORATION, supporting DC's 13 Villages, as well as three new incubator and two new ambassador locations, to strengthen the DC-area's network of resources to help make aging in place possible for even more residents.

"This investment in shared systems, expanded access to services, and a stronger infrastructure that reduces social isolation, will ensure every Village has the tools and partnerships needed to serve residents today and for years to come."
- Crystal Carr Townsend, MPA, CEO, The Washington Home

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Thank you to our amazing partners working every day to support older adults across our community:

DC Villages Collaborative; Capitol Hill Village; Cleveland & Woodley Park Village; Dupont Circle Village; East Rock Creek Village; Foggy Bottom West End Village; Georgetown Village; Glover Park Village; Greater Brookland Intergenerational Village; Kingdom Care Senior Village; Mt. Pleasant Village; Northwest Neighbors Village; Palisades Village DC; DC Waterfront Village | Faith United Church of Christ; The Pennsylvania Avenue Baptist Church (PABC); Mt. Zion Baptist Church; Fairlawn Citizens Association, & Mt. Olive Baptist Church

Together, this collaboration is projected to reach approximately 7,609 older adults and increase resources and service locations across the City.

📰https://www.thewashingtonhome.org/2026/07/15/the-washington-home-invests-200k-to-expand-villages-community/

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