For our We the People Federal Holiday program, we invite individuals to come volunteer for a few hours at a home we are repairing. This past Labor Day about 15 volunteers came together to work on a home in Southeast DC. The home belonged to the Cobb Family of three, mother, step father and teenage daughter. The day was a huge success.
Archive for September, 2009
We the People-Labor Day, September 6, 2009
Thursday, September 24th, 2009Mitzvahstock Sept. 13, 2009
Thursday, September 17th, 2009Mitzvahstock happened on Sunday, September 13th, in honor of President Obama’s United We Serve and in memory of September 11th.
-14 Jewish non-profits organized the event.
-200 young Jewish professionals volunteered
-two community sites were repaired
Yachad and the DCJCC both ran a site. Yachad organized their site at Building Futures in Columbia Heights, a building of approximately 30 units that will be permanent housing for people living with HIV/AIDS.
The volunteers did a fantastic job demolishing the old units and paving the way for the new construction. Thanks to everyone involved. For more pictures and to fill out a survey of the day if you were involved, please click here.