Grants and awards

Grants and awards

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CURRENT GRANTS
Habitat for Humanity International’s State Farm Youth Financial Education Grant
Five $2,000-grants will be given to affiliates, chapters or Youth United groups. This grant provides resources to help train and empower youth to educate their community about financial issues. Get the Youth Financial Education Grant information and application now. Applications are due January 15, 2010.

PAST AWARDS
2008–2009 award winners recognized at the Global Village & Youth Leadership Conference 2009:

Campus Chapter of the Year Award: University of California-Berkeley
To increase the Habitat for Humanity East Bay’s volunteer capacity, chapter leaders train their members to serve as crew leaders. They have several elected Workday Officers, with one assigned not only to the East Bay affiliate, but to surrounding Habitat affiliates and other affordable housing nonprofit organization in the community. The Workday Officers are successful in promoting opportunities, recruiting volunteers, arranging carpools and fulfilling their commitments to the agencies they serve.
In addition, the University of California-Berkeley campus chapter is being awarded for not only educating campus chapter members, but education students about affordable housing needs worldwide. Each semester, the chapter facilitates an accredited college course called Affordable Housing Issues. The student-led course examines why there is a need for decent and affordable housing and what the public and private sectors are doing to address that need.


Chapter of the year honorable mentions

  • Villanova University
    This past year the Villanova University Campus chapter celebrated its 20th anniversary. To commemorate this event they raised $150,000 in funds, enabling them to sponsor two Habitat for Humanity homes in their community. They have a volunteer base that includes over 1,500 students, and in addition to building with their local affiliate, the chapter participated in 16 Collegiate Challenge trips.
  • University of Wisconsin-Madison
    The University of Wisconsin-Madison chapter is outstanding in many ways, but this year they are especially being honored for their leadership on the work site. The chapter volunteers serve on the work site twice a week throughout the school year. Chapter members serve as work project coordinators who lead other groups during all stages of building. They also host other student groups such as fraternities, sororities, clubs and other school organizations.
  • Blessed Trinity Catholic High School
    Although the Blessed Trinity Catholic High School is still a fairly new chapter compared to most of its competitors, they are being honored for their ambitious advocacy efforts. In the past year, the chapter collected over 500 signatures for their petition to President Obama, asking him to support affordable housing policies.
  • The Park School
  • Park School Campus Chapter is being honored for entering the ninth year of their “10 houses in 10 years” commitment with the Chesapeake Habitat for Humanity affiliate. Over the past nine years they have raised over $800,000 in contributions for the affiliate and have successfully built nine homes.


Clarence Jordan Award: The Park School
Clarence Jordan was a religious leader for Habitat’s founder, Millard Fuller, and the spiritual father of Habitat for Humanity. The Park School was recognized for their work to raise awareness of need and excellence in advocacy.

Youth United Building the Future Award: Habitat for Humanity Cabarrus County Youth United
Youth United groups accomplish the huge task of funding and building a Habitat house. In doing so, they learn about their community, develop leadership skills and are empowered to make real change. This year we recognize one outstanding Youth United group who has truly demonstrated what a dedicated group of youth can achieve.

Build Louder Youth Advocacy Award: Habitat for Humanity Cabarrus County Youth United
This award was established by HFHI’s Government Relations and Advocacy office to recognize the advocacy and policy change contributions of Campus Chapters and Youth United Groups striving to eliminate poverty housing worldwide. The award recipient received up to $885.00 in scholarship funds to attend Habitat on the Hill in Washington, D.C. in February 2010.