LIFT

LIFT-DC is proud to welcome Lisa Pollan as its newest Site Coordinator in its Perry School office.  Pollan is a recent graduate of Tufts University, where she majored in Community Health and Spanish.

There is a reason to celebrate, even in challenging times. As we seek to strengthen our impact, we invite you to join us to learn more about our work and celebrate what we have achieved, as well as what is still possible.

When Phyllis Newman walked into LIFT-DC, she had just missed another payment on her mortgage and was dreading the thought of losing her home. With no job and no income, she couldn’t afford to keep her house, but with three grandchildren to support, losing her home was not an option.

When Bishara Addison first read a description of LIFT-DC at a community service fair, she was reminded of a passage from Desmond Tutu from her coursework at George Washington University.  In it, he discussed the concept of Ubuntu, meaning, “My humanity is caught up and inextricably bound in yours.”  She knew that Ubuntu could be found in LIFT’s model of bridging university and urban communities to combat poverty and expand opportunity, and she wanted to be not only a part of it, but a leader in it.