March Developments
Yachad Welcomes New Homeowners and HandyMensch in time for Sukkot in Spring Healthy Home Repair Work
This spring, homeowners and HandyMensch are all part of our Healthy Housing work. This month Yachad begins work with homeowners referred to us through our partnership with Breathe Easy Home Asthma Visiting Program and Children's National IMPACT DC clinic. Yachad is also offering a 3-part Healthy Housing training program for our semi-skilled HandyMensch volunteers so that they will be able to undertake more extensive home remediation work related to health concerns.

Read more to see how you can get involved. What are you waiting for?
Bad Housing Makes Kids Sick
Thank you to WUSA 9 News for shining a spotlight on what the medical and housing community already knows: poor housing makes kids sick. This revealing report shows in no uncertain terms that substandard housing conditions in the District of Columbia are making people ill and it's medically costly and it can be fixed.

Watch this interview with a mother whose daughter has chronic asthma due to a mold-infested apartment. The mother sums it up simply, "They deserve to have a healthy home."
Be Part of the Solution: Here's What You Can Do Now

Sukkot in Spring Healthy Home Repair Program is just around the corner. Gather your friends, your community, your congregation, or those you work with and help another family live in a healthy and functional home. Yachad makes it SO easy to be of good use.


Thank you to our growing list of sponsors:

Adas Israel Congregation
Adat Shalom Reconstructionist Congregation
Added Dimensions
Agudas Achim Congregation
Congregation B'nai Tzedek
Congregation Etz Hayim
Goldfarb & Associates
Hill Havurah
JBG SMITH
Ohr Kodesh Congregation
Sixth & I
Temple Micah
The Jewish Studio

Not listed, but interested? Contact us to find out how you can participate.
“Neighbor to Neighbor” Sponsors

Yachad is kicking off our 2020 “Neighbor to Neighbor” Campaign and we’d love to have your business join us. We are recruiting businesses large and small to be partners in our work by sponsoring the health remediation and repair of one of the many homes we are working on this year. We offer a team-building opportunity while doing something worthwhile and of lasting importance in our community. Sponsorship levels start at $2,500 depending on the size of the group.

Contact info@yachad-dc.org for more information

Photo credit: Sue Dorfman/Atavia Photography
Recruiting Volunteers for Spring Training

This month our 3-part Healthy Housing training kicks off. Workshops are designed to prepare HandyMensch volunteers for upcoming home remediation projects and will touch on advanced drywall repair, mold remediation, asbestos identification, and assessment.

Consider joining us. But don't delay, the workshops are filling up fast .

Upcoming Healthy Housing Series:

3/8: Healthy Housing Essentials Workshop
4/5: Advanced Drywall: Patching & Mud Work
4/19: Finish Carpentry & More

Interested in lending a hand? Contact us for details.
Be Merry and Make a Difference

Look for us at the People’s Fair for Social Justice: an evening of Klezmer music, refreshments, and just causes. This post-Carnival, pre-Purim Shpiel event, honoring Esther’s heroism, features community service and social justice agencies seeking volunteers. Stop by our table and say hello.

Sunday, March 8th, 7:00 pm at Temple Emanuel. Tickets and details here.
202-296-8563 | www.yachad-dc.org