A D.C. nonprofit is approaching its aim of offering vacation presents to 81 kids being raised by their grandparents.
The Plaza West condo constructing in Mount Vernon Triangle presents reasonably priced housing to “grand households.” All however three of the flats have a single grandmother elevating a minor little one, in response to the Mount Vernon Triangle Neighborhood Enchancment District.
“We would like the youngsters to know that your group actually cares about you, and we imagine by way of this toy drive that we’ve completed simply that,” Mount Vernon Triangle Neighborhood Enchancment District President and CEO Kenyattah Robinson stated.
He stated his basis is nicely on the best way to serving to the grand households at Plaza West have a cheerful vacation.
“The kids really instructed our workers what presents they wished,” Robinson stated. “So, the presents that you just see on the Amazon want listing are the presents which were picked out by the youngsters.”
Plaza West is exclusive.
“For grandparents who’re elevating their grandchildren as a result of the dad and mom are in any other case not concerned, it’s the primary of its sort in Washington, D.C., and certainly one of solely possibly 10 within the nation,” Robinson stated.
“A few of these grandparents, they’ve a couple of little one that they’re elevating,” he stated. “Numerous these grandparents are over the age of 65. The typical revenue is $23,000 a 12 months.”
The group has actually stepped up, however there’s a public push to get all the pieces on that Amazon want listing for all 81 grandchildren at Plaza West.
That is the fifth 12 months they’ve completed the present giveaway, Robinson stated.
“It’s our aim to broaden this, to boost extra funds sooner or later to help extra deserving kids in not solely our Mount Vernon Triangle group, however the surrounding group in order that extra kids have entry to vacation presents,” he stated.
The kids will get their presents throughout a vacation occasion Thursday night.
Be taught extra concerning the Mount Vernon Triangle Neighborhood Basis right here.
