Hi all, Korin here from Washington, DC. My husband, Bryant, and I are in a community house that recently had our housemates move out for college. We invite anyone who is interested in living in intentional community and investing some time into our neighborhood to have conversations with us about living here.

I’ll say just a bit now to save you some time, if you’re interested. We live in the Shaw neighborhood that has seen enormous change over the years. In the 60s it was an area vibrant in the African traditions and a leader in art. It was hit hardest by the riots and fires after MLK Jr. was assassinated. Since then, recovery has been incredibly slow. It has been plagued by drugs and violence (mostly gang). The house we live in actually used to be the drug lord’s. We live next door to New Community Church that has been here for 25ish years and has been a great influence of positive change. They have an after school program, Sunday service as well as intra-week groups, a garden which we tend, and is incredibly well-connected to peace/social justice orgs in the area. Living in this house does not require attending that church, but it is expected that some time would be spent giving back to the community in some way. The housing is intended (but not exclusive) for low-income needs.

If you are passionate about learning and action, there are ENDLESS possibilities here in DC. If you would like to further the conversation, please feel free to send me a message and I’ll be getting back to you. Also, it would be helpful if you passed this info on to someone else who might be interested. My email is Lemankk@gmail.com Thanks.

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