Our work
Jaydot works with over 900 DC residents as a Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) and Resident Services provider. We combine the “housing first” model with supportive services to help people thrive in housing.
PSH case management
We provide case management that helps people find and maintain their housing and meet other needs. Through a contract with the DC Department of Human Services (DHS), Jaydot provides case management to over 275 households in permanent supportive housing. With this support, participants experience greater stability and an improved quality of life that allows them to achieve their goals.
We help people:
- Find and move into housing within DC
- Meet basic needs like food, transportation, and medical care
- Build strategies to maintain their housing
- Liaise, coordinate, and mediate with housing providers
- Access other services, including mental health and substance use treatment
Among PSH providers in DC, Jaydot is unique in the scope and depth of our collaboration with developers creating unit-based PSH. We work with developers from project inception through occupancy, making sure we’re fostering the conditions and community in which residents can thrive.
We know that relationships are at the heart of effective work and our standard practices reflect that priority. We gain familiarity and build trust with residents by being physically present and available at our sites. This foundation of familiarity makes us responsive to emerging needs and effective in our on-site case management. We also have deeply invested in relationships with developers, property managers, and DC agencies. These longstanding relationships allow us to efficiently navigate bureaucracies and competing interests. Jaydot helps create a trustworthy network of support and accountability. Our effectiveness is visible in our work record: we work in more unit-based PSH buildings than any other provider.
Jaydot is the unit-based PSH Provider for Aspire Apartments (Ward 8), Barnaby & 7th Apartments (Ward 8), Edgewood Commons 435 (Ward 5), EucKal (Ward 1), Legacy Temple Courts (Ward 6), One Hawaii (Ward 5), Ontario Place (Ward 1), Riggs Crossing Senior Residences (Ward 4), and The Louise on Western (Ward 3).
Resident services
We coordinate and bolster relationships between residents, property managers, social service providers, and local organizations. Whether hosting a cookout, stocking an on-site food pantry, or helping someone apply for benefits, our ethos is to work alongside residents to ensure their housing feels like home.
Our resident services work includes:
- Collaborating with residents to enroll in benefits and other services
- Providing basic needs items, like food, clothing, and toiletries
- Partnering with residents to create social events that match their interests
- Coordinating with on-site management and partners to solve operational issues
- Building local partnerships to support residents’ integration in their neighborhood
Jaydot currently provides resident services to over 700 DC residents at The Bridge (Ward 8), HELP Walter Reed Veteran Apartments (Ward 4), The John and Jill Ker Conway Residence (Ward 6), Legacy at Temple Courts (Ward 6), The Louise on Western (Ward 3), Rise at Temple Courts (Ward 6), and Solstice (Ward 7).
Housing development
Jaydot consults with developers to address the unique needs of residents who have experienced homelessness. We consult on the entire development and tenancy process, from pre-development to lease-up, including navigating DC government procedures. Our work has made over 1,500 affordable housing units available across DC.
Current projects
Lead Project Consultant for multiple developments totaling over 1,000 units with Housing Up, a DC-based nonprofit. Projects include pre-development work on four affordable PSH projects in partnership with for-profit development companies.
Development Consultant for Community for Creative Non-Violence (CCNV), a DC-based nonprofit, on the development of a 24-hour shelter and affordable housing development in downtown DC.
Project Management Consultant for Recovery Cafe DC, a DC-based nonprofit and partner in development of a 42-unit affordable housing project in Ward 8 which will include commercial space for Recovery Cafe programs (opening Fall 2026).
Completed projects
The Louise on Western: 93-unit new construction senior affordable housing project with 19 PSH units in Ward 3. Opened in Aug. 2025. Client was Lisner-Louise-Dickson-Hurt-Home, a DC-based nonprofit.
Diane's House: 42-unit affordable new construction project with 39 PSH units in Ward 5. Opened in Sept. 2020. Client was Flaherty & Collins, an Indiana-based for-profit developer.
HELP Walter Reed Veteran Apartments: 77-unit affordable rehabilitation project with 75 PSH units for veterans in Ward 4. Opened in Dec. 2019. Client was HELP USA, an NYC-based nonprofit.
The John and Jill Ker Conway Residence: 124-unit affordable new construction project with 77 units of PSH—60 of which are for veterans—and 47 units for individuals making 60% or below of the Area Median Income (AMI) in Ward 6. Opened in Dec. 2016. Client was Community Solutions, an NYC-based nonprofit.
Thanks to Robert Benson and Gus Powell for the photos on this page. The people featured are residents Jaydot has worked with at the John and Jill Ker Conway Residence in Washington, DC. In order from top left to bottom, the residents featured are: the late Walter M., John J., Vanessa, B., and Robert C.