News Highlight Washington Area Housing Trust Fund Grants First Loan November 5, 2003 Earlier this fall, the Washington Area Housing Trust Fund approved its first loan. The Island Walk Cooperative, a 102-unit limited equity Section 8 cooperative...
News Release Weinberg Foundation Awards $120,000 to COG September 12, 2003 The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation of Maryland has awarded $120,000 to the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG) to support the Potomac...
News Release Regional Health Officials Release Updated West Nile Virus Response Plan for the National Capital Region September 3, 2003 Health officials in the National Capital Region recently approved a plan for coordinating West Nile virus (WNV) response. The plan is available on the...
News Release Council of Governments Partners with Howard University to Recruit Teachers for Urban School Districts July 1, 2003 The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG) and Howard University’s School of Education will sponsor a federally funded initiative to provide 300...
News Release COG and Freddie Mac to Honor Outstanding Area Foster Parents at May 31 Gala May 29, 2003 Nearly 6,000 children are in foster care on any given day in the metropolitan Washington area. Foster parents are loving people who give their hearts and homes...