Need:  With just over 104,000 people near or below the poverty level, the District of Columbia has the 3rd highest poverty rate among cities in the nation.  Many low-income people and families in the District live in substandard or dilapidated housing with inadequate heat, cooling and other housing amenities many of us take for granted.  While the need is great, volunteers from within our own parish community are eager and able to offer their time to help the less fortunate.

Mission Statement:  Hands on Housing shares and lives Holy Trinity’s mission of reaching out to those in need through service.  Specifically, Hands on Housing, through its volunteers, provides essential home construction, renovations and repairs to improve the housing of those in need: low-income families, those living in shelters, abused and battered families, the elderly, and the disabled.  Hands on Housing provides an opportunity for Holy Trinity parishioners who feel called to serve in this ministry in the Washington, DC metro area.  History of Hands On Housing at Holy Trinity.

Hands on Housing is currently working a long-term project remodeling living space at a housing facility on 10th Street NW in Washington DC.  Our partner organization is Hope and A Home, a nonprofit that provides transitional housing for low-income Washington DC residents.

To Join Hands On Housing:  check the schedule below to see which team is working on the day you would like to volunteer; then email the team coordinator who will send directions to the jobsite and answer any questions.  Please print, sign and bring the release form to the work site.

General Information:  Contact any of the team leaders listed below for more information.

Team Leaders:

Team A:  Mary Beth Murphy, marybeth.murphy@fcc.gov

Team B:  Kate McGroarty, kathryn@mcgroarty.ca

Team C:  Amy Dorcy, amydorcy@yahoo.com

Team D:  Nick Kahl, nbkahl@gmail.com

Team E:  Hilary Hoffman,  hilaryhoffman1@gmail.com

 Schedule: