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Washington Post – Housing expands for low-income seniors in D.C.’s wealthiest area

A 93-unit senior-living facility is the first affordable housing project funded by the city’s Housing Production Trust Fund to open in Ward 3.   https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/11/01/affordable-senior-housing-dc-bowser-louise-lisner/?utm_campaign=wp_post_local&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&carta-url=https%3A%2F%2Fs2.washingtonpost.com%2Fcar-ln-tr%2F45a4b27%2F690898a22694621d537418a2%2F66bcb94b2c85d56a90ae8bd0%2F33%2F82%2F690898a22694621d537418a2

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Remarks from the Lisner-Louise-Dickson-Hurt Home

On October 29, Councilmember Matt Frumin spoke at the ribbon cutting of the Louise on Western, a new wing of the Lisner-Louise-Dickson-Hurt Home, providing affordable quality homes for seniors and older residents.   "I was delighted to attend the ribbon cutting ceremony for The Louise on Western, the newest addition to the Lisner-Louise-Dickson-Hurt campus in Ward 3. This joyful celebration marks the culmination of a collaborative project to create more than 90 new high quality affordable housing units for older District residents with assistance from the Housing Production Trust Fund, the first project in Ward 3 to do so. As the former chair of the board of the Lisner, this was personal for me. Older DC residents need safe communities to age in place, and there are so many folks who worked with us to make this home a model for how we can accomplish that goal. I’m proud to see this project through to completion. My sincere thanks to everyone who worked with us to help us make this vision a reality. As I…

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Ward 3 Resource Guide: District Services & Where to Get Help

Visit https://mattfruminward3.com/resources/ for a compilation of District resources that Ward 3 residents can utilize.

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Resources for Older Residents

According to Office of Planning’s demographic data, more than one in every five Ward 3 residents is over 65 years of age. That equates to more than 16,000 people, making Ward 3 home to the largest population of seniors of any ward in the District of Columbia. Since 2023, the DC Council has annually declared May “Old People Are Cool Month” in DC. Councilmember Frumin was proud to introduce the Ceremonial Resolution again in 2025  to recognize the Old People Are Cool project’s important work to confront ageism and support intergenerational collaboration. Organizations in our community have made Ward 3 a great place to age-in-place, and Councilmember Frumin is grateful for their work empowering older adults and connecting them to critical supportive resources. In recognition of Old People Are Cool Month, this resource is intended to provide residents of Ward 3 with information about existing senior services and neighborhood organizations working directly with older adults, including aging and caregiving resources, as well as programming and activities. This resource includes District government agencies and nonprofit organizations,…

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