At last night’s Oregon Hill Home Improvement Council (OHHIC) meeting, an OHHIC board member made an anonymous $500 donation to help go for badly needed roof repairs to the Jacob House. While board members often donate to the nonprofits they serve, this one hoped that it would inspire others to consider donating to OHHIC. More money is needed for repairs.

OHHIC is the oldest and perhaps last surviving neighborhood-based community development corporation in Richmond. Like most nonprofits these days, it is struggling to continue its mission. It is currently planning three modular houses for the 600 block of S. Laurel Street.