Volunteer Opportunities
We the People Day of Service
We the People is a free program, open to individuals, families and groups. Every federal holiday Yachad sponsors the repair of a single family home, community center, or group house in Washington, DC.
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Sukkot in Spring Home Repair
Sukkot in Spring Home Repair 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 greater community, many of whom are elderly or disabled.
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Hard Hats and Helping Hands
Hard Hats and Helping Hands Home Repair Program (5-H) recruits building contractors and trades-people to provide their expertise and services. The goal is to organize a highly skilled volunteer labor force to provide needed repair services to low-income homeowners through out the DC area.
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Ramp it Up!
Ramp it Up! with Yachad is a summer program for high school students who have completed their freshman year. Students spend the week building an accessibility ramp for a lower-income homeowner with disabilities
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The Faith to Faith Community Development Program
The Faith to Faith Community Development Program brings together minority churches and Jewish real estate professionals to work side by side developing plans and restoring properties. Yachad's Faith-to-Faith church partners take the lead in creating affordable housing for families, delivering support services, and developing commercial amenities for neighborhood residents.
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Mitzvah Party
Mitzvah Party is a custom-fit program designed to offer a group of volunteers (friends, student groups, business cohorts) a chance to have a hands-on-experience repairing area houses. The group works with Yachad to create a project that will fit the group's time, expertise and budgets.
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Yachad United
Yachad United is a network of DC's young professionals committed to networking through hands-on community work. The group comes together for repair/rehab projects of homes and community centers throughout DC, followed by bar meet-ups celebrating the project's completion The group also meets for various fundraising events such as heading to a Nationals game, meeting for happy hours, or hosting parlor concerts.
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