Atlanta Habitat for Humanity Announces $1M Grant from The Home Depot Foundation
Gift will fund 10 new homes in two years
ATLANTA (Jan. 10, 2023) – Atlanta Habitat for Humanity announces that the organization received a $1 million grant from The Home Depot Foundation® to build 10 homes in the next two years. This gift heralds the start of 40th anniversary commemorations for Atlanta Habitat.
The Home Depot was among the first group of corporations to make significant contributions to Atlanta Habitat homeowner education programs and community repair initiatives 20 years ago. This grant is the latest in a series of major gifts from The Home Depot Foundation through the years, making it possible for Atlanta Habitat to continue its mission of transforming generations through home ownership and neighborhood revitalization.
“As Atlanta’s home prices continue to rise, The Home Depot Foundation is committed to ensuring more people have access to stable, affordable housing through our decades of work with Atlanta Habitat,” said Shannon Gerber, executive director of The Home Depot Foundation. “These 10 homes in the innovative Browns Mill Village community will provide opportunities for homeownership to more of our neighbors here in The Home Depot’s hometown. We’re proud to partner with Atlanta Habitat and honored to help kick off its 40th anniversary celebration this year.”
Atlanta Habitat built 28 new homes last year, and the organization plans to continue addressing the affordable housing gap by building a total of 40 homes in 2023 to honor 40 years of service.
THRIVE Challenge: Sponsor a New Home Build
As Atlanta Habitat begins a year of 40th anniversary recognitions, Chief Development Officer Candice Jordan invites corporations to participate in the THRIVE Challenge, a collective effort to positively impact affordable housing in the city of Atlanta.
Corporations are encouraged to sponsor the building of at least one new home, representing an investment of $100,000 (per home). With generous support from numerous companies throughout the year, Atlanta Habitat hopes to meet a goal of adding at least 10 additional home builds.
“We have a rich legacy of empowering generations to build and grow as homeowners – now we are poised to help even more families thrive by increasing the number of homes we build and by amplifying our programming in the communities we serve,” said Jordan.
When companies sponsor new home builds, they help change the lives of hard working families. Home ownership is one important way families create stability and build wealth, factors that can change the trajectory of future generations.
About Atlanta Habitat for Humanity
Atlanta Habitat for Humanity transforms communities through neighborhood revitalization, education, innovative development, and partnerships. As one of Habitat for Humanity International’s largest affiliates, Atlanta Habitat has made an estimated $40 million impact on affordable housing in neighborhoods across Atlanta and South Fulton County over the last five years. Since its launch in 1983, the nonprofit affordable home developer has served over 2,400 families (more than 6,000 individuals) with its first-time home purchase, rehab and critical home repair services and education programs. Visit www.atlantahabitat.org.
About The Home Depot Foundation
The Home Depot Foundation, the nonprofit arm of The Home Depot, works to improve the homes and lives of U.S. veterans, support communities impacted by natural disasters and train skilled tradespeople to fill the labor gap. Since 2011, the Foundation has invested more than $400 million in veteran causes and improved more than 50,000 veteran homes and facilities. The Foundation has pledged to invest half of a billion dollars in veteran causes by 2025 and $50 million in training the next generation of skilled tradespeople through the Path to Pro program.
To learn more about The Home Depot Foundation visit HomeDepotFoundation.org and follow us on Twitter @HomeDepotFound and on Facebook and Instagram @HomeDepotFoundation.
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