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Foresight Affordable Housing, Inc., in partnership with the Michaels Educational Foundation, has been awarding scholarships to residents of Foresight apartment communities on an annual basis since 2015.  The first scholarships were awarded in memory of Morton Baruch, the first President of Foresight.  In 2020, a second memorial scholarship was created to honor Morton Schomer, longtime Vice President of Foresight.  Foresight awards 3 Baruch and 3 Schomer scholarships each year and, in 2023, awarded one legacy scholarship in honor of Susan Reape, the late wife of our late president, Donald J. Reape.  In 2024, Foresight awarded a single legacy scholarship in memory of Ronnie Schwam, the late wife of charter Trustee, Gerry Schwam. An additional scholarship award was created in memory of Donald J. Reape, who succeeded Morton Baruch as President.  Scholarship recipients are selected each year from a pool of Foresight residents selected to receive a scholarship by the Michaels Educational Foundation.  
 
  MORTON A. BARUCH
(1928 - 2014)
Founding Member

Mr. Baruch specialized in the development, financing, and management of large-scale multifamily communities for over 40 years. He participated as a lead executive in the private and public sectors and co-developed the first self-subsidized apartment development in New York City. While with the department of Housing and Urban Development, he directed the Office of Assisted Housing and became the General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing and the Deputy Federal Housing Commissioner. He was the recipient of the Distinguished Service Award, the department's highest honor. 

In honor of his memory and as a tribute to his many contributions, the Morton Baruch Memorial Scholarship has been established for the benefit of residents who reside at a Foresight property.

2026 RECIPIENTS
ANTWAIN PERKINS
DENISE ALEXIS
MICHAL-MARIE WILSON
City Gardens
Baxter Park
Kamakana
2025 RECIPIENTS
GISELLE NOBLE
DESTINY BAKE
BRYAN AYALA FLORES
Baxter Park
City Gardens
Pinecrest Manor
2024 RECIPIENTS
SOPHIA TREJO
JNIYAH KING
TRANQUIL MOORE
Pinecrest Manor
Villages of West Haven
Baxter Park
2023 RECIPIENTS
ALACIA DUNN
JERMAINE JORDAN, JR.
PAOLA MORBAN
Pinecrest Manor
Westhaven Park
Glenview Townhouses
2022 RECIPIENTS
ISAAC BEATON
MOHAMADOU DIAGNE
CYNTHIA ROBLES
Bethlehem Townhouses
Glennview Townhouses
Lorena Heights
2021 RECIPIENTS
JENNIE BENTON
CHRYSTELE REID
DANIEL BEDOYA
City Gardens
Glennview Townhouses
Pinecrest Manor
2020 RECIPIENTS
NASHALIE AYALA ROMERO
ANDARIOUS PORTER
STEPHANIE TREJO
Atlantic Marina
Plaza at Centennial Hill
Pinecrest Manor
2019 RECIPIENTS
SAMEMA ABDULLAH
SANDYLIZ OLMEDA
GISELLE RIVERA
Morgan Village
Bethlehem Townhouses
Pacific Court
2018 RECIPIENTS
NASHALIE AYALA ROMERO
AMBRIELLE JOHNSON
SILVIA LEPE
Atlantic Marina
City Gardens
Gwendolyn Place
2017 RECIPIENTS
YASIM HASSAN
CAMILLE HAWKINS
DIONTA MASON
Baxter Park
The Plaza at Centennial Hills
Gwendolyn Place
2016 RECIPIENTS
XIOMARA MARTINEZ
NATALIA PACHECO
GEORGIANA WILSON
Atlantic Marina
Pinecrest Manor
Glennview Townhouses
2015 RECIPIENTS
LINDA AWED
JASON DISTANT
DYNISHA KING
Lorena Heights
Pinecrest Manor
Glennview Townhouses
  MORTON W. SCHOMER
(1928 - 2019)
Founding Member

Mr. Schomer had a career spanning more than 20 years as a founding partner of the law firm, Brownstein Zeidman and Schomer. Mr. Schomer later served as counsel to the Washington law firm, Hessel and Aluise, PC, which specializes in affordable housing law. He was appointed by President Johnson to serve at HUD as Assistant Commissioner for Multifamily and Subsidized Housing and led the department during its peak production years. Mr. Schomer was a member of the bar in New York and the District of Columbia. He was also a Life Trustee of the National Housing Conference.

In honor of his memory and as a tribute to his many contributions, the Morton Schomer Memorial Scholarship has been established for the benefit of residents who reside at a Foresight property.

2026 RECIPIENTS
BRYAN AYALA FLORES
JESSICA HENERALAU
TRIQUIL MONROE
Pinecrest Manor
Kamakana
Baxter Park
2025 RECIPIENTS
SABRINA JOSEPH
JANIYA WOODS
MICHAL MARIE WILSON
Glennview II
Gwendolyn Place
Kamakana
2024 RECIPIENTS
BERNADETTE BELL
DESTINY DE LOS SANTOS
ELIJAH ROMAN
Best Villages
Glennview Townhouses
Spring Garden II
2023 RECIPIENTS
ANTWAIN PERKINS
TYSHAUN OLIVER
ALEX AYALA FLORES
City Gardens
Westhaven Park
Pinecrest Manor
2022 RECIPIENTS
YRIS MORBAN
LEVI PHILLIPS
SAUL ZAJKOWSKI-ENNABE
Glennview Townhouses
Westhaven Park
Pinecrest Manor
2021 RECIPIENTS
JESSE QUINTANILLA
VERONICA CARRILLO
EVELYN AGUILAR DUARTE
City Gardens
Lorena Heights
Pinecrest Manor
2020 RECIPIENTS
SARAH GONZALEZ
ALEXANDRA LEPE
LYNNITANNE RILEY
Pinecrest Manor
Gwendolyn Place
City Gardens

 

  DONALD J. REAPE
(1931 - 2024)
Founding Member

Donald J. Reape began his professional career by working for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”) approving Federal Housing Administration (“FHA”) loans. Mr. Reape later established his own successful Real Estate Appraisal firm, Reape, Jeffers, and Associates where he earned the prestigious Member of the Appraisal Institute (“MAI”)designation. Over time, Mr. Reape established another company to broker mortgages known as DJR Associates, LLC which was ultimately responsible for $135 million in development financing. Mr. Reape worked as an independent consultant with banks, municipalities, utilities, and other large corporations. Over his career he lectured on Mortgage Banking in seminars conducted at Villanova University, The University of Pennsylvania, and Yale University. The Donald Reape Memorial Scholarship is in honor of his contributions and nearly three (3) decades of service to Foresight.

2026 RECIPIENTS
ESTHER RAMIREZ-PORTILLO Pinecrest Manor


LEGACY AWARDS

R. Jane Schwam

R. JANE SCHWAM
2024 Legacy Award Winner
GABRIEL DEMBELE - Pinecrest Manor

Susan Stewart Reape

SUSAN STEWART REAPE, R.N. MEMORIAL
2023 Legacy Award Winner
CYNTHIA ROBLES - Lorena Heights

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