Our History
Ezekiel recognizes the link between unemployment, homeownership and neighborhood stability and, to that end, is seeking to address these issues using a three-prong approach: 1) training unemployed, underemployed workers in the trades so they can earn family-sustaining wages, while simultaneously training and honing minority contractors’ skills so they can more successfully compete for contractors, while enhancing their on-the-job skills, building their portfolios; 2) eliminating some of the neighborhood blight by renovating boarded up housing to put them back on the market; 3) selling the homes to first-time homeowners at an affordable price, thus helping to stabilize the neighborhood.
Ezekiel has already completed four home renovations—successfully selling six homes at market value—and training some 35 - 40 workers who were previously unemployed, while using 15 minority contractors to complete these renovations.. This approach has proven to be a win-win situation for minority contractors, Black unemployed males, neighborhoods and potential homebuyers.
Ezekiel has already completed four home renovations—successfully selling six homes at market value—and training some 35 - 40 workers who were previously unemployed, while using 15 minority contractors to complete these renovations.. This approach has proven to be a win-win situation for minority contractors, Black unemployed males, neighborhoods and potential homebuyers.
