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The Citi-Habitat Home Improvement Microsavings Program will assist communities in the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam that are regularly exposed to natural disasters.
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The Citi Foundation is committed to the economic empowerment and financial inclusion of individuals and families in need, so that they can improve their standard of living.
Since 1999, the Citi Foundation has donated more than $34 million to Habitat for Humanity. Citi employees have donated more than 176,000 volunteer hours, helping Habitat build more than 850 homes around the globe and sharing financial expertise through training and educational programs.
In September 2011, the Citi Foundation announced a $1 million commitment to the Citi-Habitat Home Improvement Microsavings Program. This innovative three-year, multi-country microsavings and financial education initiative will target communities of low-income families living in substandard housing in the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam, who are regularly exposed to natural disasters such as flooding and typhoons.
By providing savings products, financial education and construction technical assistance, the program aims to help 3,000 low-income homeowners save a total of US$2 million to strengthen their homes against disasters.
This innovative investment reflects a shift in Citi’s support to Habitat for Humanity to solutions offering scalable savings models for low-income communities that are especially vulnerable to disasters.
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Thrivent Builds volunteers have helped build 1,600 Habitat houses in the United States.
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Thrivent Builds with Habitat for Humanity is a unique partnership between Thrivent Financial for Lutherans and Habitat for Humanity International.
The partnership brings together the financial, volunteer and advocacy resources of Thrivent Financial with the affordable housing construction leadership of Habitat for Humanity and its local affiliates around the world.
During the past seven years, this integrated effort has resulted in the construction of 1,600 homes in the United States. The partnership also engaged approximately 480,000 volunteers who contributed more than 3 million volunteer hours toward fulfilling Habitat’s mission.
Thrivent Builds with Habitat for Humanity is the largest effort in the ongoing relationship between Thrivent Financial and Habitat. The partners have been working side by side with volunteers and homeowners for more than two decades, creating decent, affordable housing with low-income families.
To learn more about this important partnership, please visit www.ThriventBuilds.com.
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The Bucks County Habitat for Humanity ReStore resale outlet (Chalfont, Pennsylvania) sells Craftsman-branded lawn and garden tools manufactured and donated by Ames True Temper.
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Ames True Temper® announced a gift-in-kind donation of lawn and garden tools to Habitat for Humanity in late 2011.
The donation, worth more than $660,000 includes over 25,000 Craftsman-branded lawn and garden tools.
As the manufacturer of the Craftsman non-powered lawn and garden products, Ames True Temper partnered with Sears to coordinate this donation.
The donation is for Habitat for Humanity affiliates and their Habitat ReStore resale outlets in multiple counties and metro areas throughout Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
In addition to ongoing Habitat for Humanity home construction and refurbishment projects, the donation will support post-Hurricane Irene and Susquehanna Valley flood response projects.
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A member of Team Depot volunteers with Cincinnati Habitat for Humanity on Veteran’s Day, Nov. 11, 2011. The Repair Corps project helped to provide a new roof, needed weatherization updates and a new water heater to a Vietnam veteran’s home in College Hill, Ohio.
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The Home Depot Foundation and Habitat expanded their partnership in September 2011 with the launch of a national program, Repair Corps, designed to repair and renovate homes of U.S. veterans. As the underwriter of this Habitat for Humanity program, the foundation donated $800,000 in cash and in-kind gift cards for the pilot running through May 2012.
Repair Corps has been designed to help U.S. veterans thrive by creating healthier, safer home environments through critical repairs and improvements. Affiliates participating in the Repair Corps program will receive up to $10,000 for each home. The program grants will cover the cost of a variety of repairs that could include roofing and weatherization to the installation of wheelchair ramps and renovated bathrooms and doorways to accommodate disabled veterans.
For the pilot program, 36 affiliates throughout the United States will be partnering with U.S. veterans to assist in needed home repairs. The pilot project goal is to complete a minimum of 50 projects before the end of May.
Among the active projects taking place in this program, veterans in Omaha and Cincinnati are receiving roof replacements and repairs, and victims in the tornado stricken southeast area of Birmingham will get help with many repairs including:
- Chimney and exterior wall replacement.
- New exterior siding and paint.
- Drywall replacement.
- Installation of smoke and carbon monoxide detectors.
The Home Depot Foundation joined Habitat for Humanity International as a corporate partner in 2008, pledging $30 million in financial and in-kind support to support the efforts to eliminate poverty housing. In addition to funding the Repair Corps program, the foundation also supports construction of energy-efficient and sustainable homes and communities, provides technical resources, training and encourages Team Depot volunteer engagement on Habitat projects.
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