Living with nuns: Priced out of D.C., young women found low rent with unlikely roommates
A Catholic-run residence in Washington, D.C., is closing after a decade of providing affordable housing to young women. The house served as a model for intentional community living, highlighting the broader struggle of early-career professionals to find affordable housing in major cities.
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This story illustrates the creative, community-based solutions emerging in response to the urban housing affordability crisis.
Sister Diane Roche sits on the front porch of Anne Montgomery House, smiling as she thinks back to opening the home a decade ago.
The house, located in Northeast Washington, D.C., has given young women an affordable place to live while they studied, completed fellowships or launched careers in one of the nation's most expensive cities.
By nightfall, it will close its doors for the last time.
"I'm 76 years old and running a house like this takes a lot of energy," Roche said. "Something inside me just said this is it."
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