Our Mission: Empowering Communities, Transforming Lives
The House Inc. is dedicated to creating opportunities for youth and communities through education, leadership, and service.
The House Inc. is dedicated to creating opportunities for youth and communities through education, leadership, and service.
The House Inc. was founded in 2005 to empower young leaders with the skills and tools they need to succeed. Through out-of-school initiatives in the Washington, DC region, we foster a community where athletes, artists, and innovators come together to drive change.
The House, Inc.’s mission is to help more young people navigate through complex challenges ultimately enhancing their life outcomes. Key initiatives such as EmpowerMEnt®, The HANGRY Truck, and Out-of-School time programs address the evolving needs and opportunities of modern teens as they converge for the future.
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Helen McCormick is Founder and President of The House, Inc. At a time when teen audiences tend to evolve faster than adults can catch up, its network of initiatives propel Helen's narrative to place power in the hands of students in the Washington, DC region since its founding in 2005. Among chaos, delays, and indecision, she launches social justice movements that are impossible to ignore, to inject humanity into the polarizing debates of our time, and bring her students and society to a much closer understanding of each other. She serves both realism and optimism that captivates ally work to bring choice filled outcomes to pre-teens and teens.
In her role as President, Helen has been the subject in the Washington Times, Washington Post, SUCCESS Magazine and CNN. She is a recipient of the DC Working Women of The Year award, and former President Obama named her The White House Daily Champion of Change.
Todd McCormick is Executive Director of The House, Inc. Todd contends with the future from students’ sharp, unapologetic perspectives. His deep-seated reputation uniquely positions him with government, industry leaders and other funders to address disadvantages and end inequality in the Washington, D.C. region. He holds an Executive Masters in Leadership from Georgetown University McDonough School of Business.
