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Wesco Partners with Habitat for Humanity to Support Home Preservation in Central Florida

Wesco Partners with Habitat for Humanity to Support Home Preservation in Central Florida
11/20/2024 | Companies
Wesco, a leading Fortune 500 company, has reinforced its commitment to community support by joining forces with Habitat for Humanity Greater Orlando & Osceola County to aid in their Home Preservation Program. This initiative focuses on providing essential education, inspections, and repairs to...
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U.S. Bank Supports Veterans with Vehicle and Housing Donations Through Driven to Serve Program

U.S. Bank Supports Veterans with Vehicle and Housing Donations Through Driven to Serve Program
11/20/2024 | Companies
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sergeant Dominic Fernandez, after multiple combat tours overseas and years of service, was honored alongside his family with a brand-new 2024 Chrysler Pacifica minivan. This marks the 50th vehicle donated through the collaboration between U.S. Bank and Freedom Alliance and...
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KeyBank Invests $400K in LISC Toledo's Core City Program to Boost Affordable Housing

KeyBank Invests $400K in LISC Toledo's Core City Program to Boost Affordable Housing
10/24/2024 | Companies
KeyBank and the KeyBank Foundation have committed $400,000 to the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) Toledo in support of its Core City Program. Over the next four years, these grant funds will help cover development gaps of up to $40,000 per project, facilitating the creation of around...
affordable housing, BIPOC, community development, community investment, Core City Program, Dan Dower, homeownership, housing initiative, housing stability, inclusive communities, KeyBank, KeyBank Foundation, LISC Toledo, neighborhood revitalization, nonprofit partnership, property values, Toledo, Tom Kroma, urban blight, wealth-building

Cleveland Housing Investment Fund Launches with $38M to Boost Affordable Housing

Cleveland Housing Investment Fund Launches with $38M to Boost Affordable Housing
10/09/2024 | Companies
LISC Fund Management, LLC (LFM) and its partners are excited to introduce the Cleveland Housing Investment Fund (CHIF), made possible by an $18 million grant from the City of Cleveland and a planned $20 million investment from KeyBank. The Cleveland City Council approved the legislation enabling...
affordable housing, affordable housing financing, CHIF, City of Cleveland, Cleveland Housing Investment Fund, Cleveland neighborhoods, community development, economic development, housing crisis, housing equity, KeyBank, LISC, mixed-income housing, neighborhood revitalization, public-private partnership, real estate investment

Fifth Third Secures $50M in New Markets Tax Credits for Community Development Initiatives

Fifth Third Secures $50M in New Markets Tax Credits for Community Development Initiatives
09/28/2024 | Companies
Fifth Third New Markets Development Company has secured a $50 million New Markets Tax Credits (NMTC) allocation from the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund. As a subsidiary of the Fifth Third Community Development Company, LLC (CDC), the company is...
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Join the TCS goIT Challenge: Innovate for Thriving, Sustainable Cities

Join the TCS goIT Challenge: Innovate for Thriving, Sustainable Cities
09/17/2024 | Companies
Modern cities grapple with challenges such as congestion, pollution, and limited resources, yet they continue to expand. Addressing these issues is central to the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goal 11, which aims to make urban areas inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable by managing...
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KeyBank Invests $150,000 in Habitat for Humanity's New Homeownership Training Center and Black Homeownership Initiative

KeyBank Invests $150,000 in Habitat for Humanity's New Homeownership Training Center and Black Homeownership Initiative
09/09/2024 | Companies
KeyBank and the KeyBank Foundation have pledged $150,000 to support Habitat for Humanity of St. Joseph County (HFHSJC) in launching its new Homeownership Training Center and office. The newly renovated facility, a former medical building in Mishawaka, will be twice the size of HFHSJC's current...
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KeyBank Invests $150,000 in Habitat for Humanity's New Homeownership Training Center and Black Homeownership Initiative

KeyBank Invests $150,000 in Habitat for Humanity's New Homeownership Training Center and Black Homeownership Initiative
09/09/2024 | Companies
KeyBank and the KeyBank Foundation have pledged $150,000 to support Habitat for Humanity of St. Joseph County (HFHSJC) in launching its new Homeownership Training Center and office. The newly renovated facility, a former medical building in Mishawaka, will be twice the size of HFHSJC's current...
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KeyBank Invests $450K in Pittsburgh's TIP for Masonry Pre-Apprenticeship Program

KeyBank Invests $450K in Pittsburgh's TIP for Masonry Pre-Apprenticeship Program
08/27/2024 | Companies
KeyBank has committed $450,000 to the Trade Institute of Pittsburgh (TIP) to enhance its Advanced Masonry Pre-Apprenticeship Program (AMP). This program aims to help individuals who face employment barriers and marginalized groups secure living-wage jobs or other opportunities that can improve...
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U.S. Bank partners with Urban League toward s affordable housing for the homeless

U.S. Bank partners with Urban League toward s affordable housing for the homeless
08/17/2023 | Companies
A new housing development for low income and disabled people in Portland, Oregon, welcomed more than 24 new residents on a recent wet spring day.   The Hattie Redmond apartments, named after Harriet (Hattie) Redmond, a late 19th century African-American suffragist and civil rights activist...
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KeyBank Foundation Grants $175,000 to MAP for Housing Services

KeyBank Foundation Grants $175,000 to MAP for Housing Services
08/10/2023 | Companies
Michigan Ability Partners (MAP) has received a grant of $175,000 from the KeyBank Foundation. The grant will help MAP provide Permanent Supportive Housing services to the chronically homeless people who have low income and a disability. MAP owns and operates seven properties and is working to...
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Habitat for Humanity’s Cost of Home campaign wins support from Whirlpool Corporation

Habitat for Humanity’s Cost of Home campaign wins support from Whirlpool Corporation
04/29/2023 | Companies
Discover the inspiring story of Mattie, a Habitat for Humanity homeowner in Rochester, New York, who was struggling to make ends meet due to health issues and the impact of COVID-19. Thanks to Habitat’s Cost of Home campaign, Mattie learned about the Homeowner Assistance Fund, which provides...
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Reducing racial wealth gap

Reducing racial wealth gap
04/16/2023 | World
When you think about what a typical banker does, "addressing the racial wealth gap" is probably not the first thing that comes to mind. However, that is at the top of Marcus Brown's job description. “A Federal Reserve study  showed that, on average, Black people have less than 15 percent...
affordable housing, Bancorp Community Development Corp, Banker, Black, communities, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, racial wealth gap, systemic racism, wealth disparity

KeyBank Foundation provides $300,000 grant to Genesis Community Loan Fund towards affordable housing in Maine.

KeyBank Foundation provides $300,000 grant to Genesis Community Loan Fund towards affordable housing in Maine.
04/16/2023 | Companies
The KeyBank Foundation has awarded the Genesis Community Loan Fund a three-year $300,000 grant to help expand resources and remove barriers to creating affordable housing in Maine. Genesis will be able to share expert training and guidance for BIPOC-led organizations and entrepreneurs thanks to...
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Addressing racial wealth gap

Addressing racial wealth gap
04/13/2023 | Citizenship
When you think about what a typical banker does, "addressing the racial wealth gap" is probably not the first thing that comes to mind. However, that is at the top of Marcus Brown's job description. “A Federal Reserve study  showed that, on average, Black people have less than 15...
affordable housing, Bancorp Community Development Corp, Banker, Black, communities, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, racial wealth gap, systemic racism, wealth disparity

A house built on promise, hope and legacy of women: Habitat for Humanity

A house built on promise, hope and legacy of women: Habitat for Humanity
03/27/2023 | Citizenship
Thanks to Central South Carolina Habitat for Humanity, Aflac, and other community organizations, West Columbia, South Carolina will see the first new house built on Monticello Street in nearly 60 years. It's more than a house for Jazenia, the new homeowner. It's a house built on hope, promise, and...
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Whirlpool and Habitat for Humanity helps family find a affordable home

Whirlpool and Habitat for Humanity helps family find a affordable home
01/23/2023 | Companies
“Rent was too high, we needed more room, and we were not sure what to do.” said Choua and her husband, KongPheng's, daughters Yuna and Arinya and son Vegeta faced multiple challenges that brought them to the point of seeking a better future. “We really hoped to have our own home. We live in a...
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Home Depot celebrates 40th Anniversary of Atlanta Habitat for Humanity

Home Depot celebrates 40th Anniversary of Atlanta Habitat for Humanity
01/18/2023 | Companies
Through neighborhood revitalization, education, innovative development, and partnerships, Atlanta Habitat for Humanity transforms communities. Since its inception in 1983, the nonprofit affordable housing developer has assisted over 2,400 families (over 6,000 individuals) with first-time home...
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Fifth Third increases assistance for affordable housing

Fifth Third increases assistance for affordable housing
12/15/2022 | Companies
Affordable housing, or the lack thereof, remains a persistent issue in many communities throughout the Fifth Third footprint. Since its inception in 2016, our Down Payment Assistance program has assisted nearly 5,500 people in achieving the American dream of homeownership. DPA provides up to...
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Fairstead partners with KeyBank, announces high quality, sustainable affordable housing

Fairstead partners with KeyBank, announces high quality, sustainable affordable housing
08/19/2022 | Companies
Fairstead is a purpose-driven vertically integrated real estate developer which specializes in creating sustainable, high-quality housing. Vertically integrated real estate company Fairstead has committed to sustainable development as well as the creation and preservation of high-quality housing....
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