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Placement Coordination.
We match qualified renters to landlords' vacant units. Voucher and market-rate, same standard. Funded by landlord placement fees, never tenant fees.
How placement works →
Our Mission
Families stay. Communities hold.
We exist to stabilize families and expand access to safe, high-quality affordable housing for low- and moderate-income residents of Washington, DC.
The Thesis
Why we exist.
DC is losing its family-sized affordable housing. Condos replace rowhouses; two-bedrooms replace four-bedrooms. Extended households, multigenerational caregivers, and large families get priced out of the city they built.
The policy tools — vouchers, TOPA, LIHTC, nonprofit tax exemptions — exist on paper. They fail when no one runs the placements: families can't find a landlord who'll accept their voucher, and landlords can't find a coordinator to run the paperwork.
Birdie's House closes that gap.
01Our work
Three lines of work, one mission.
Placement, voucher coordination, and resident services. We are not a landlord, broker, or property manager.
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Voucher & Paperwork.
Tenant-side DCHA paperwork, HAP packets, and portability for vouchers from outside DC. We close the operator gap that keeps families locked out.
For caseworkers →03
Resident Services.
Coordination doesn't end at move-in. We connect residents to case management partners, portability support, and emergency referrals when crises hit.
Partner with us →02The thesis, distilled
Every family we place is a family DC doesn't lose.
Focus Area
Wards 7 & 8, first.
Our coordination runs deepest in Wards 7 and 8 — most pressured by displacement, most underserved by the existing placement pool.
We expand west as capacity grows, but never leave the families we started with.
03Compliance & transparency
The paperwork, in the open.
Governing documents, compliance statements, and financial records — for lenders, agencies, and partners who need to verify.
Corporate Status
Organizational record.
- Legal nameBirdie's House Community Development
- Trade name (DBA)Birdie's House
- Entity typeNonprofit (non-stock) corporation
- State of formationDistrict of Columbia
- IRS status501(c)(3) application in process
- EINOn request to institutional partners
Contact
For document requests.
- MailingPO Box 73331
Washington, DC 20056 - Phone(202) 656-9668
- Generalinfo@birdieshousecd.org
- Articles of IncorporationOn request
- BylawsOn request
- Conflict of Interest PolicyOn request
Fair Housing Statement.
Birdie's House is an equal opportunity housing provider. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, familial status, disability, age, source of income (including housing choice vouchers), sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, personal appearance, status as a survivor of domestic violence, or any other class protected under federal or District of Columbia law.
Institutional inquiries
Want to talk governance or partnership?
For lenders, agencies, foundations, or prospective partners — reach our Executive Director directly.