SCHFH selected to participate in Habitat for Humanity Repair Corps program, funded by The Home Depot Foundation
Southern Crescent Habitat for Humanity has been selected to participate in Habitat for Humanity International’s Repair Corpsprogram, an initiative funded by The Home Depot Foundation to help repair, renovate or construct the homes of U.S. veterans. Southern Crescent Habitat for Humanity is one of up to 20 Habitat affiliates selected for Habitat’s 2014 Repair Corps program.
“We are excited to participate in Habitat for Humanity’s Repair Corps program, and grateful to The Home Depot Foundation for funding this project,” said Bob Johnson, Development Director of Southern Crescent Habitat for Humanity. “We are honored to work alongside former service men and women, and their families, to provide critical repairs to their homes.”
Habitat’s Repair Corps program is funded by The Home Depot Foundation. With donations of $6.2 million, to date, including $2.7 million in 2014 in cash and in-kind gift cards, The Home Depot Foundation supports Habitat grants for Repair Corps projects ranging from new construction to home repair projects such as roofing and weather stripping to the installation of wheelchair ramps and renovated bathrooms and doorways to accommodate disabled veterans. Repair Corpsgrants will be allocated in amounts up to $15,000 for each project.
“While veteran homelessness has declined in recent years, it is critical that we have support systems in place for veterans covering the whole housing spectrum to ensure that a few years from now, we are not faced with a rising tide of negative statistics again,” said Kelly Caffarelli, president of The Home Depot Foundation. “That is why we support programs like Habitat’s Repair Corps as part of our mission to ensure every veteran has a safe place to call home.”
Funding for Habitat’s Repair Corps is part of a five-year, $80 million investment The Home Depot Foundation is making to multiple organizations to repair and renovate homes and public housing facilities for U.S. veterans.
As is required of new Habitat homeowners, veterans selected to partner with Habitat’s Repair Corps program, will repay zero-interest loans covering a portion of the costs of their repairs. Loan amounts will be determined on a sliding scale based on the veteran’s income to ensure affordability for the veteran.
About Southern Crescent Habitat for Humanity
Southern Crescent Habitat for Humanity helps low income families find opportunity, stability and improve their future. We help build stronger families and neighborhoods through homeowner education, financial literacy, and by partnering with donors and volunteers to construct attractive, affordable homes and repair existing homes for those in need. Since 1986, we have built, renovated and repaired more than 250 homes. For more information, please visit us atwww.schabitat.org.
About Habitat for Humanity International
Habitat for Humanity International’s vision is a world where everyone has a decent place to live. Anchored by the conviction that housing provides a critical foundation for breaking the cycle of poverty, Habitat has helped more than 4 million people construct, rehabilitate or preserve homes since 1976. Habitat also advocates to improve access to decent and affordable shelter and supports a variety of funding models that enable families with limited resources to make needed improvements on their homes as their time and resources allow. As a nonprofit Christian housing organization, Habitat works in more than 70 countries and welcomes people of all races, religions and nationalities to partner in its mission. To learn more, donate or volunteer visit habitat.org.
About The Home Depot Foundation
The Home Depot Foundation is dedicated to improving the homes of U.S. military veterans through financial and volunteer resources to help nonprofit organizations. The Foundation has pledged $80 million to these efforts over five years, and since 2011 has invested more than $63 million to ensure every veteran has a safe place to call home.
Through Team Depot, the company’s associate-led volunteer program, thousands of Home Depot associates volunteer their time and talents to positively transform neighborhoods and perform basic repairs and modifications to homes and facilities serving veterans with critical housing needs.
Since its formation in 2002, The Home Depot Foundation has granted more than $380 million to nonprofit organizations improving homes and lives in local communities. To learn more and see our associates in action, visit www.homedepotfoundation.org.
For more information, contact:
Southern Crescent Habitat for Humanity
Bob Johnson
770-477-2367 ext 12
Bob.johnson@schabitat.org
Habitat for Humanity International
Mollie Evans
(404) 962-3410
mevans@habitat.org
The Home Depot Foundation
Lisa Walsh
(770) 384-4281
lisa_walsh@homedepot.com
