November

Developments


Dear Friends,


Owning a home is a cornerstone to building wealth in America. Unfortunately, in the District of Columbia nearly 49 percent of White residents own their homes, compared to only 34 percent of Black residents, and the percentage is even lower for Latino residents. Living in a healthy and safe home should not be a privilege in our city, but it is.


Yachad is working to change that.


This year we have increased our work and resources to lower income homeowners in Wards 5,7 and 8 to provide greater home remediation services that both build wealth and improve the health of families. Our partners, Children’s National Hospital, Lydia’s House, W.I.N and The 11th Street Bridge Park are connecting us with families, sometimes, block by block to see that our work can have the greatest impact. Our growing list of philanthropic partners makes it possible for us to afford our wide-ranging and skilled tradespeople.


There is a role for you too. Individual donations continue to be an important stream of revenue to support our work. Your gift of $100, $250, $500 or more will be matched 4:1 by our partner, CAAB, Capital Area Asset Builders.


Over this past year, Yachad’s funds leveraged more than $750,000 of public resources to support housing remediation measures and create new wealth for more than 30 homeowners totaling close to $1 million in services. Together, we can make home ownership a right rather than a privilege.


With great appreciation,

Audrey Lyon

Executive Director

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Thank you to our Major Donors


The Health Equity Fund

The Inclusive Communities Fund/ National Fair Housing Alliance

Lincoln Westmoreland Housing

The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation

The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation

The England Family Foundation

John and Cora Davis Foundation

Jerome and Deena Kaplan Family Foundation

The Share Fund

The Greater Capital Area Association of Realtors

CAAB/ Capital Area Asset Builders

The Weissberg Foundation

The Toretsky Family Foundation

The Grossman Family Foundation

 

Thank you to our Contractors

 

Acker & Sons

Added Dimensions

Ark Services LLC

Hill Brothers Construction

Let Frank Do It

M&M Appliances

Palacios Inc

Restore Corp

Roborant Construction Services

Silco Electric

Wood & Whitacre

Words Do Matter, Especially Words of Appreciation


With permission, we share with you unsolicited words of appreciation from families we have worked with recently.

"Thank you Jennifer and everyone at Yachad! The repairs have been like a weight lifted from my shoulders. I didn’t realize how much it was affecting me until the work was done. Thanks again Yachad does for the community. " - Karen Bernola

"Thank you guys sooo much. Your team did exactly what they said. They were professional and did a wonderful job. I can’t wait until everything is done. I am truly, truly grateful. Please forward this to Audrey because she and you are truly Heaven sent." - Ivy Fauntroy


“I was already thankful for how my day was going, and then to read your message about the work to be done. You don't know how much you've blessed me! I Thank God, through you, for this blessing!” - Deanne Lewis

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