International Women’s Day CEO Spotlight: Alice Carr

The road to CEO is often a long one. What is one of the most important lessons you have learned as you have elevated your career? One: raise your hand. Two: roll up your sleeves. There is no task too small. Its not always the smartest person or most aggressive person in the room that […]

National Read Across America Day—Little Free Library

March 2 is officially National Read Across America Day, a day dedicated to encouraging children to read more books. At our properties across the country, we have a number of reading, tutoring and language programs hosted for residents. At a community in Fort Collins, Colorado, a retired teacher decided to start a Little Free Library […]

The History of Affordable Housing is Black History

Perica Bell, Head of Preservation, April Housing Each February, Black History Month serves as a time to honor the achievements of Black Americans and a reminder that Black history is American history. As we wrap Black History Month, it is important to understand how the history of affordable housing has played an essential role in […]

Showing Appreciation for Our Residents

By Ingrid Kim, Vice President at April Housing On September 27th, we hosted our fifth social impact event at a Seniors property in Woodbridge, VA. Like our previous events, we wanted to show our appreciation to the residents by serving them a delicious meal with lots of fun activities. Something new to me, was the […]

April Housing’s Anne Staudhammer Reflects on Resident-Centric Social Impact Events

Managing Director Anne Staudhammer Reflects on April Housing’s Resident-centric Social Impact Events It’s been a busy, and rewarding, first summer for us here at April Housing as we’ve gotten to spend time with our residents at a number of events organized with support from employee volunteers and partners. I’ve had the privilege of meeting so […]