The Capital Area Asset Builders (CAAB) announced on April 22 that it has received a flexible grant to support the work to advance individual and community wealth building in Montgomery County, Maryland.

The grant, awarded by Sharing Montgomery Fund at the Greater Washington Community Foundation will enable CAAB to advance its mission for the benefit of low-and-moderate-income Black, Latinx, and immigrant individuals and families in the District’s metropolitan area.

“We are honored to receive this grant from the Sharing Montgomery Fund,” said Joseph Leitmann-Santa Cruz, CAAB’s CEO and executive director. “ We are proudly focusing on creating financial stability, economic mobility, and long-term prosperity opportunities for Black, Latinx, and Immigrant community members. This grant from the Sharing Montgomery Fund will assist us to advance this objective.”

James Wright Jr. is the D.C. political reporter for the Washington Informer Newspaper. He has worked for the Washington AFRO-American Newspaper as a reporter, city editor and freelance writer and The Washington…
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