HAND is excited to welcome our members and partners back to the Kennedy Center this year for the 33rd Annual HAND Honors – an evening of inspiration, connection and celebration. HAND Honors not only provides the place and space for our members to network and build the relationships that are essential to accomplishing our shared mission of creating a more equitable region, but also serves as our largest annual fundraiser. Through your support of HAND Honors, we are able to continue designing and executing 70 plus annual training and capacity building events, activating our members through important policy initiatives like the Housing Indicator Tool, and convening our members at cultivation events like this one.
The theme of HAND Honors is In This Together. We know that the obstacles our communities face cannot be solved alone, and there is no single solution to the housing affordability crisis. Together, we can build equitable homes that are affordable to our neighbors. Together, we can lead with housing first and collaborate on thoughtful, engaging resident services. Together, we can commit to racial equity and hold one another accountable. Together, we can make sure we have a lasting impact on the communities we serve, creating spaces where residents not only live, but thrive.
During the 33rd Annual HAND Honors, we will come together to recognize the outstanding accomplishments of the Housing Achievement Awardees, and we’ll honor the winners of the GenerationHAND Scholarship and the Children’s Essay Contest – all of which always inspire us to keep doing this work and give us hope for the future. We’re in this together, and we can’t wait to be back together at The Kennedy Center!
6:00PM 6:30-7:00PM 7:00PM-9:00PM |
À LA CARTE ITEMS HONORS PACKAGE – $6,000 ADVOCATE PACKAGE – $3500 PARTNER PACKAGE – $1500 CELEBRATION PACKAGE – $800
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Housing Achievement Award Recipients
Congratulations to our 2024 Housing Achievement Award Slate, highlighting HAND members creating real impact in communities across the Capital Region!
Best Small Affordable Housing Project | Best Large Affordable Housing Project |
Developer
of the Year
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Virginia Peters Nonprofit Friend
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Emerging Leader
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Racial Equity
In Action
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17 Mississippi Apartments Legacy Real Estate Development & The NHP Foundation |
TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
Thank you to our Housing Achievement Award Judges!
Claudia Wilson Randall
Community Development
Network of Maryland |
Michael Schuerer
Retired, Executive Vice President, Cornerstones Housing Corporation
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Nancy Rase
Nancy Rase Consulting
Services, LLC |
GenerationHAND Scholarship
HAND is proud to host the GenerationHAND Scholarship for the second year! The scholarship is awarded to college-bound high school seniors who demonstrate leadership, drive,
and a commitment to using their talents to serve our communities. HAND is able to support these
students through generous contributions from members like YOU! We encourage you to donate
below to lift up our future leaders – every bit helps!
Thank you to our GenerationHAND Scholarship Judges!
William Ferrell
Bank of America |
Bob Margolis
TM Associates
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Quinn Pregliasco-Geisler
The Community Builders
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Amazon Arlington Partnership for Bank of America Boston Financial Bozzuto Capital One Change All Souls Housing Corporation Colvin Institute of Real Estate Development, University of Maryland Community Solutions DC Housing Finance Agency Enterprise Community Parnters Embolden Real Estate Fairfax County DHCD Gilbane Development Company Harkins Builders Housing Alexandria Housing Initiative Partnership Jair Lynch Real Estate Partners JPMorgan Chase & Co Jonathan Rose Companies Joseph Browne Development Associates Klein Hornig LLP Latino Economic Development Center Linder Global Events Maryland DHCD |
Mission First Housing Group Momentus Capital M&T Realty Capital Corporation National Equity Fund Neighborhood Development Company Nixon Peabody Phillips Lytle LLP PNC Bank Preservation of Affordable Housing Prince George’s County DHCD R4 Capital Regions Affordable Housing Reno & Cavanaugh PLLC SC&H Group Skinner Consulting Services LLC Southway Builders, Inc. The NHP Foundation Tiber Hudson United Bank Victory Housing Virginia Housing Volunteers of America Vorys Wells Fargo Wesley Housing |
This event is an external rental presented in coordination with the Kennedy Center Campus Rentals Office and is not produced by the Kennedy Center.