HIRING SUMMER CAMP COUNSELOR
One/Two Week Position
June 28-July 9, 2010
-Must have car and valid license
Job Title and Short Description:Counselor for Yachad’s Ramp it Up! Camp
Yachad’s Ramp it Up! is a week long program where a group of local teenagers build an accessibility ramp under the supervision of a professional carpenter and leadership of a counselor. The students learn carpentry, construction skills, leadership skills and about civil rights and community service through Jewish values and traditions.
Qualifications:Building, construction experience
Volunteerism experience
Experience working with teenagers
Knowledge of Jewish texts
Ability to lead and inspire teenagers
Ability to organize many tasks at once
If interested, contact Kendra Rubinfeld at 202 296-8563, Kendra@yachad-dc.org.
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Yachad reached out to the Latin American Youth Center for this President’s We the People project in an effort to continue our work with not only homeowners but other non-profit organizations and community centers. With the help of nearly 20 Yachad volunteers, we paintied rooms, benches and hallways through out the center’s main building. The LAYC Family of Organizations is a network of youth centers, charter schools, and social enterprises with a shared commitment to helping youth become successful and happy young adults, with the skills they need to succeed educationally, professionally, and personally. The building that was worked on was home to the organization’s offices, a charter school and a community center.
Yachad will be doing even more work with LAYC come May when University of Maryland’s Hillel will be sponsoring and repairing the transitional housing residences LAYC runs in Columbia Heights.
This past weekend the Granader family celebrated their son Josh’s Bar Mitzvah with friends and family. Following the traditional ceremony and reception a few months ago, the family decided to honor their son’s simcha (treasured event) with a mitzvah-a Yachad Mitzvah Party. The family and friends came together at a Northeast home to repair the house alongside the homeowner. They painted and hammered until the work was done. At the end of the day everyone was tired but really felt as though they had made a difference. Check out this short video from the day. If you are interested in hosting your own Mitzvah Party, read more here and contact us.
We could not do it without all of our supporters. Here is a list of our partners in repairing our city in 2009.
Synagogue and Organizational Partners
Adas Israel Congregation
Adat Shalom Congregation
Beth El Congregation of Montgomery County
Nancy Taylor Bubes Mitzvah Party
Georgetown University Hillel
Howard University/ Engineers Without Borders
Kehila Chadasha
Kol Shalom
Mitzvahstock
People’s Congregational United Church of Christ
The Real Estate Affinity Group of Jewish Federation of Greater Washington
Shirat HaNefesh
Temple Micah
Temple Rodef Shalom
Temple Sinai
Tifereth Israel Congregation
Young Area Professional Network Y.A.P.N.
Businesses and Contractors
1659 Antiques
Added Dimensions
Ark Sign Service
Justin Barrows, Carpentry
Chico Contracting
Russell Clark, Carpenter
David Bell Antiques
Davis Construction
Delbe Home Services
Dunkin’ Donuts, Columbia Heights
EEK Architects
Feldwood Home Improvements
Forest City Washington
Furins
Good Wood
HITT Contracting
Michael Holt, Architect
Home Mods
J. Brooks Carpeting
JKJ Electric
Jose Lopez
Junk in the Trunk
Maggio Roofing
Maloof Contracting
Marywood Design and Build
Mr. Bugz
Pete’s A Pizza
Plotnick Design and Construction
Rand Construction
Shapiro and Duncan Plumbing
Tenleytown Trash
Timothy Paul Carpets
Thunderhill Electrical Company
T.W. Perry
Used Card Board Boxes Dot Com
Van Tipton
Wood and Whitacre Roofing
Major Donors and Grantors– 2009
General Fund
Amcha for Tzedakah
Deborah Linn
Sylvia Ritzenberg Charitable Trust
Lawrence Weissberg Foundation 2009 Community Builders Bash
Lois and Richard England
Ellen and Paul Lazar
Melanie and Lawrence Nussdorf
Roxanne Littner and Dr. Roy Rubinfeld
Tina and Albert H.Small, Jr. Give A Share Fund (Home Repair)
National Fair Housing Alliance
Marshall and Harlene Racoosin Philanthropic Fund
Irma and Lester Poretsky
Nancy Taylor Bubes and Alan Bubes All Sukkot in Spring Synagogue and Organizational Partners
Neighborhood Development Initiative (Georgia Avenue Storefront Project)
Emory Beacon of Light
Weissberg Foundation Our City Film Festival
Humanities Council of Greater Washington
Last Name Left Production Ramp It Up!
Jewish Youth Philanthropy Institute
National Capital Affordable Housing Inc.
On Sunday, November 22nd, hundreds of friends of Yachad spilled into American University’s Katzen Center to celebrate the accomplishments of two pillars of the community, Ellen Lazar and Lois England. Cocktails, heavy hors d’oeuvres, a silent auction, a video and an award presentation filled the evening and tens of thousands of dollars were raised for Yachad’s programming. Thank you to all who came. Check out some of the fantastic photos taken of the evening.
We are saddened by the news that our first Yachad Community Builders Bash honoree and long-time supporter, Abe Pollin, passed away today, Tuesday, November 24, 2009. He will be missed by many and we wish to send condolences to his family and friends. He was a true leader and improved the lives of many in our community and beyond. Because of him, Washington, DC is a better place.
Welcome to Yachad’s blog. Here you will find stories and pictures from our programs as they happen. We also would like to use this page as a way for our volunteers and homeowners to post comments about their experiences with Yachad. Enjoy!
