Sukkot in Spring Home Repair
"No one chooses to live in poverty. No one chooses to live in a home with a leaking roof, dripping plumbing or a kitchen where it is impossible to prepare a simple family meal. Yachad volunteers-individually or in a group - help repair houses so that all families can feel warm and safe in their homes."
- Roxanne Littner, President Yachad
Sukkot in Spring Home Repair Program is Yachad's signature program. Since 1992, hundreds of single-family homes have been repaired. Yachad recruits area synagogues and other Jewish groups to tackle serious home repairs for lower-income families in our community, many of whom are elderly or disabled. Yachad provides site selection and site preparation for each project in Washington, DC and works with Rebuilding Together, Inc. for projects located in Montgomery County, Northern Virginia and Howard County. Sukkot in Spring is now the largest home repair program sponsored by the Jewish community in the nation.
The cost of a home repair project is $2,500 if there is only one sponsor. If there is more than one sponsor, the cost is $3,500. The additional cost is due to the need for greater project planning supervision and site preparation. Financial assistance is available for first-time group participants.
Sukkot in Spring 2010 ended with great success! Thanks to all that participated and we hope to see you again next year! If you are interested in joining the long list of groups that participate for 2011, please e-mail us.
2010 Sponsors
Adas Israel Congregation, Washington, DC
Adat Shalom Reconstructionist Synagogue, Bethesda, MD
Bet Aviv, Columbia, MD
Beth Ami, Rockville, MD
Beth El Hebrew Congregation, Bethesda, MD
Beth Shalom Congregation, Potomac, MD
B’nai Israel Congregation, Rockville, MD
Columbia Jewish Congregation, Columbia, MD
Congregation Etz Hayim, Arlington, VA
Congregation Olam Tikvah, Fairfax, VA
Jewish-Islamic Dialogue Society, Washington, DC
Kehila Chadasha, Bethesda, MD
Kol Ami, Arlington, VA
Kol Shalom Congregation, North Bethesda, MD
Shaare Torah, Gaithersburg, MD
Temple Micah, Washington, DC
Temple Rodef Shalom, Falls Church, VA
Temple Sinai, Washington, DC
Tifereth Israel Congregation, Washington, DC
Washington Hebrew Congregation, Washington, DC
University of Maryland-Hillel, College Park, MD
If Sukkot in Spring doesn't work for you, check out our We the People or Mitzvah Party programs.
