The Look of Lincoln Westmoreland is changing! (Part 1)

Lincoln Westmoreland plans for 7th and R.

What others are posting we are not encouraged to post

While tenants are not posting or encouraged to post about living in Lincoln Westmoreland I or II, others are providing negative and positive information. Please review some of the sources;

1. Section 8 Contract Expiring for Lincoln Westmoreland II

2. More Work Required to Reduce Affordable Housing Gun-Fire/Crime

3. May 2011 PSA 305 Notes

4. Truce and Consequences

5. Addressing One Myth About Gentrification in DC (Washington: section 8, 2009)
   
   Read more: http://www.city-data.com/forum/washington-dc/1258525-addressing-one-myth-about-gentrification-dc-3.html#ixzz1OGBGkxS2

More can be searched and posted if tenants agree to continue being active supporting the blog after the DML classes are forced to end on June 16, 2011.

Digital Media Literacy (DML)

Digital Media Literacy is the ability to locate, organize, understand, evaluate, and create information using digital technology.  I have taken Phase one and Phase two of digital media literacy.  I learned quite a lot from these classes.  I thought I knew about computer programs but I found out that I didn't know hardly anything.  I have learned and am very comfortable working on blogs with images, doing research on many websites to find information, and talking on SKYPE.  I also learned how to communicate on different topics and able to voice my opinions. We learned about computer hardware, software and Internet which is needed to connect with the different things and happenings in the world today.  Just about everything is technology so you need to know all you can.  As of June 16, 2011, our Digital Media Literacy sessions will end.  We would like to take the other phases but it is said there is no funding for this program.  My question is how can you find funding for other things but no funding for people that wants and are interested in learning?  Mr Patrick Walker is our instructor and he has done an excellent job with this class.  The classes were so interesting that when it came time for each of our sessions to end we wanted to stay longer.  We will miss our classes and Mr Walker, so if there is any funding anywhere can you give it to Digital Media Literacy and Mr Patrick so we can continue.

IMP[ORTANT INFO

I WOULD LIKE TO SEE WAY MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE NEW BUILDING ASAP

It's to Your benefit - so come to hear more!

Universal Soul circus

A visit to the Universal Soul Circus. It was a wonderful show that last about two hour.

The show was under the big tent There were dancer, Dog, Lions, Elephant etc.

It made me feel like a kid again.

A community trip to Sesame Place

Digital Lifestyle

Who - a A.K.A (people who love flowers)
What – Issue relating to a digital lifestyle situation (the smile of perfume of the flowers)
When – a time when the lifestyle is would matter (it all time of the season)
Where - A place for your digital lifestyle moment(where my heart happy and lonely)
Why – a lifestyle issue occurred in your opinion(from lost of family members)
How – this lifestyle is relates to the topic of your blog(flowers is just like people we all live and die)

Digital Lifestyle

Charley Pride is a Black Country Song Singer.
Born in 1938) is an American country music singer. His smooth baritone voice was featured on thirty-six number-one hits on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. His greatest success came in the early- to mid-1970s, when he became the best-selling performer for RCA Records since Elvis Presley.[1] His chart success and recordings since the late 1980s have been sporadic, but Pride continued touring successfully.
Pride is one of the few Black country musicians to have had considerable success in the largely Caucasian country music industry and the only one to be inducted into the Grand Ole Opera 2010, Pride became a special investor and minority owner of the Texas Rangers baseball club. For more information go to website http://www.charleypride.com/
Share this information with other in Lincoln Westmoreland residents.

Resident Notice March 15, 2011

WASHINGTON DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Washington DC is the Capital of the United States. This is were the head of the United States Government is located It is divided in to four section; Northwest, Northeast, Southeast, Southwest. Which is divided in to many neighborhoods including Georgetown, Capital Hill, Columbia Height, Shaw, U Street, Cleavland Heights, Anacostia, Berry Farms, Petworth, and Seat Pleasant

SYEP 2011 Career Exploration Fair

DC will  be hosting our Career Fair over the course of three days next week (these dates coincide with the DC Public Schools Spring Break and the holiday weekend for many of our college aged youth). Youth will be invited to attend based on their age. Youth ages 14-15 will attend on Wednesday, April 20; youth ages 16-17 will attend on Thursday, April 21; and youth ages 18-21 will attend on Friday, April 22. You should only RSVP to attend the Career Fair on the dates that are appropriate for your organization based on the age of the participants you plan to hire.

The fair will be held at Eastern Senior High School at 1700 East Capitol Street NE on Wednesday and Thursday and will be held at the National Building Museum at 401 F Street NW on Friday.

More information is included below:

EVENT:                 SYEP Career Exploration Fair

DATES:                  Wednesday, April 20, 2011 (for 14-15 year olds)

                                Thursday, April 21, 2011 (for 16-17 year olds)

                                Friday, April 22, 2011 (for 18-21 year olds)

TIME:                    8:30AM – 5:00PM

LOCATIONS:       Eastern Senior High School, 1700 East Capitol Street NE (Wednesday and Thursday)

                                National Building Museum, 401 F Street NW (Friday)

In order to participate, please RSVP by no later than Friday, April 15, 2011 by filling out the short online survey below designated for your sector. We will provide each exhibitor with one (1) 6-foot table, two (2) chairs, and a placard with your agency/organization name. If you would like to request any additional items, please let us know when you RSVP so that we can do our best to accommodate you.

Please RSVP by clicking the appropriate link below:

DC Government:  http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/DL69JLL

Federal Government:  http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/D8N8QHN

Private Employers:  http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/D8GTBP2

Community Based Organizations:  http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/D8SYD5P

Schools:  http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/D8HSSXK

Something to help the youth during prom season.

Fish Fry Friday

Will we see you there?

April Community Room Events

Welcome Tenants,
Please review the image below for a complete list of the events being held in the community room for the month of April. Please leave your suggestions for future events and activities in the comment sections

Another Free Cell Phone options for tenants.(Safelink Wireless)

Everyone seems to be talking about telephone providers providing a service labeled Lifeline -- a public assistance program that ensures telephone service is available and affordable for low-income subscribers. One worth reviewing is SafeLink, because there lifeline support is now available for wireless phones. Traditionally, the Lifeline program was only available as a discount on a consumer’s landline telephone bill. SafeLink Wireless was created by TracFone Wireless, Inc. . SafeLink Wireless applies the Universal Service Fund subsidy to an allotment of free airtime minutes and TracFone provides the wireless handset at the company’s expense. Instead of receiving a subsidized monthly telephone bill for Lifeline service, SafeLink converts the total amount of discounted service into minutes each month for one year. The cell phone offers in-demand features: voicemail, text, three-way calling, call waiting, caller ID and access to 911.

Visit https://www.safelinkwireless.com/ for more details. Share your reviews and comments with other tenants.

Apply For Lifeline Cell Phone Service Now (AssuranceWireless)

How the Lifeline Phone Program Works?

1. 250 FREE Voice Minutes added automatically, you do nothing.
2. Add money if you decide to choose the $5 or $20 offer and to pay for any services not included, like additional minutes, texting or international calls.
3. Buy Virgin Mobile Top-Up cards from thousands of stores across the country. Or use credit, debit or PayPal.

Click here to get the Washington, D.C. application or visit
http://www.assurancewireless.com/Images/PDFFiles/CustomerInfo/DC/English/AW_DC_CERTIFICATION_ENG.pdf

Paul Robeson

Paul Leroy Robeson (April 9, 1898 – January 23, 1976) was an African American concert singer (bass-baritone), recording artist, athlete and actor who became noted for his political radicalism and activism in the civil rights movement. The son of an escaped slave, Robeson was the first major concert star to popularize the performance of Negro spirituals and was the first black actor of the 20th century to portray Shakespeare's Othello alongside an all white cast. (Read more)

2011 Community Emergency Planning Meetings

Notice: Cell Phone Numbers go public later this month

ALL cell phone numbers are being released to telemarketing companies and you will start to receive sales calls.

YOU WILL BE CHARGED FOR THESE CALLS.

To prevent this from happening,
call 888-382-1222 from your cell phone:

It is the National DO NOT CALL telephone number.

Your cell phone number will be added to the list.

It will only take a minute of your time. It blocks your number for five (5) years.

You must call from the cell phone number you want to have blocked. You cannot call from a different phone number.

HELP OTHERS BY PASSING THIS ON.

It takes about 20 seconds.

REMINDER.....

Is there a DC Sanitary Code Checklist?

This is a simple checklist to tell if your apartment is
in decent repair according to District of Columbia law.

Is there a Handbook for Public Housing Grievance Procedures?

Do all tenants of the Lincoln Westmoreland One have a "Handbook for Public Housing Grievance Procedures"? The handbook would outline the state and federal grievance
regulations, and answer questions about how to go through the process.
Please comment if you don't have a copy or you know where others can get a copy.

What is the process for tenants seeking to rent an apartment LW I?

Fill out an application form (for which a fee may be charged). If approved, tenants generally sign a one-year lease, which, upon expiration becomes a month-to-month lease; Tenants must agree to the terms of the lease, provided such terms are reasonable, legal, and not arbitrary. Tenants generally must pay in advance a security deposit (usually one month's rent.)' Security deposits are refundable, with interest, subject to certain conditions, upon vacating the apartment.

Why we formed a tenant association?

Sometimes tenants rights can be enforced through
simple communication with a landlord,
Sometimes individually through social, civil and legal action,
Other times it takes the action of an organized group of
tenants to make their voices heard.

Individually, knowing the law is not always enough to protect the tenant’s rights to decent housing at an affordable price.

Lincoln Westmoreland One tenants organized with each other to use collective political, economic, and social influence to overcome recurring problems.

We organized because we agree that an issue/problem warrant collective actions in order to address and eventually solve that issue or problem.

We basically want to try to work together for a common goal, to make our lives and living situations better.

All humans will agree if there is a problem that a single tenant thinks is serious, others will share that same concern. Some common rental housing issues that warrant working together are:

1. Threat of loss of affordable housing.
2. Shared repairs issues among neighbors.
3. Poor management; bad record-keeping, abusive & retaliatory behavior by management, privacy violations.
4. Emergency repairs: loss of essential services such as running water, hot water, electricity, or sanitary facilities.
5. Loss of heat or inadequate heating.
6. Utility shutoffs due to landlord nonpayment.

Why would you form a tenant association?

March Community Room Events

Welcome Tenants,
Please review the image below for a complete list of the events being held in the community room for the month of March or click here for a PDF version. Please leave your suggestions for future events and activities in the comment sections

Do you miss Edgewood Management?

The former property management company EDGEWOOD MANAGEMENT CORPORATION deserves to know if the tenants miss their service and support. Their website boast of some impressive performance over its many years of existence.

Edgewood Management Corporation recognized as the 9th largest manager of Affordable Housing by the National Affordable Housing Management Association and the 50th largest manager by the National Multi-Housing Council

A key part of the Edgewood Management Corporation’s mission is to manage quality housing in a service-enriched community.

Edgewood Management Corporation provides superior management services for a variety of residential properties and has an exceptional track record to resolve problems and reposition troubled assets in all areas: operations, administrative, financial and physical.

Please share your comments or opinions?

Lets work together!

Tenants unite for your Rights!

Stand for Something or Fall for Anything!!
Lets Unite for our Rights

When is the first 2011 Tenant's Meeting?