The Home Depot Foundation Backs Rebuilding Together National Conference
Article type: Press Release
Title Sponsorship reaffirms commitment to Preserving Affordable Housing through Rebuilding Together Partnership
Long Beach, CA – December 7, 2007 – Rebuilding Together, the nation’s largest nonprofit organization working to preserve homeownership, today, announced The Home Depot Foundation as the title sponsor for their 19th annual conference taking place in Long Beach, CA. from December 6th to the 8th.
The conference will focus on Preserving Affordable Homeownership and bring together more than 300 affiliate representatives from across the country which will launch with an introductory address by Long Beach Mayor Bob Foster.
“The Home Depot Foundation is proud to be the title sponsor at the 2007 Rebuilding Together National Conference in Long Beach. We believe in creating environments that contribute to the overall healthy well-being of our communities,” stated Sherry Caraway, Regional Communications Manager for The Home Depot Western Division.
“By supporting the mission of nonprofit organizations like Rebuilding Together, we believe that together our partnership will make a significant impact in addressing the vast need of our communities. We commend the great accomplishments of the Rebuilding Together affiliates across the nation.”
The annual event is expecting record attendance as Rebuilding Together celebrates its 20th year and milestone 100,000th home project.
Rebuilding Together has programs throughout the country and works tirelessly to repair and modify the homes of the low-income homeowners including elderly, at-risk families, veterans and survivors in need of disaster relief. For more information about Rebuilding Together log on to www.RebuildingTogether.org or call 800-REHAB-9.
About Rebuilding Together
Rebuilding Together is the nation’s largest nonprofit organization working to preserve homeownership and neighborhoods by providing rehabilitation services free of charge to those in need. Through the support of corporate sponsors, local businesses, and the hands-on work of a quarter-million volunteers, Rebuilding Together rehabs and repairs more than 9,000 homes each year. The market value of this work is in excess of $100 million annually. Rebuilding Together responds to the needs of low-income homeowners including families at risk, the elderly and veterans through four specific practice areas: Safe & Healthy Homes, Disaster Recovery &Reconstruction, Veterans Housing, and National Rebuilding Day to ensure that homeowners live in safe, warm and dry homes. Rebuilding Together celebrated the rehabilitation of its 100,000th home in 2006 and has grown to more than 225 affiliates nationwide since its founding in 1988. For details, see www.rebuildingtogether.org, or call 1-800-REHAB-9.
About The Home Depot Foundation
The Home Depot Foundation is dedicated to building healthy communities by supporting the development of affordable, healthy homes for working families and by planting and preserving trees in parks, in schoolyards and along city streets. Since its formation, The Home Depot Foundation has granted nearly $30 million to non-profit organizations, supported the development of more than 40,000 affordable, healthy homes and planted and preserved more than one million community trees. In 2007, The Home Depot Foundation committed to significantly increase its financial support in these two areas by awarding $100 million in grants over the next 10 years, which will result in the development of 100,000 affordable, healthy homes for working families and the planting and preservation of more than 3 million community trees. For more information, visit www.homedepotfoundation.org.
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Topics: Home Modifications
Initiatives: Disaster Recovery and Reconstruction, Veterans Housing, Heroes at Home, Energy Efficiency, Home Modifications