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APARTMENTS.COM DONATES $5,000 TO MINNEAPOLIS-BASED PEOPLE SERVING PEOPLE, TO HELP COMBAT HOMELESSNESS THROUGH FIRST ANNUAL HELP FOR HOMELESS GRANT PROGRAM
CHICAGO (December 19, 2013) — Apartments.com launched its inaugural Help for Homeless Grant Program by inviting not-for-profit homeless service providers from across the country to apply for grants totaling more than $100,000. Nearly 500 organizations that tirelessly work to combat homelessness applied for grants to support programmatic or operational expenses directly benefitting the homeless population. Today, Apartments.com announces the homeless service organizations that will each receive grants for the important work they do in their local communities.
People Serving People received a $5,000 grant to be used for the emergency shelter they provide to 99 homeless families every night in Hennepin County. Located in downtown Minneapolis, People Serving People’s 10-story building is essentially a hotel whose primary form of hospitality comes in helping families overcome homelessness. Families come to the shelter because of landlord foreclosures, job loss, financial crisis, evictions, overwhelming medical expenses, etc. – and they leave with stronger community connections, dedicated advocates, employment, stable housing and a chance at a better future.
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“Having a place to live is a basic human need, and so closely tied to the core nature of our business. That is why throughout the years we have chosen to support organizations that work to help the homeless,” says Dick Burke, president of Apartments.com. “Apartments.com is thrilled to expand our efforts this year by providing grants to 16 organizations that serve a distinct segment of the homeless population through innovative programming and services in local communities. We were pleased by the tremendous response we received from hundreds of top-notch organizations who applied for funding through our inaugural grant program. It was wonderful to see the depth and breadth of work being done in cities across the country that benefits this vital cause.”
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There is an overwhelming need for the more than 3 million people in the U.S. who experience homelessness each year. While Apartments.com realizes that the contributions made through their Help for Homeless Grant Program will not bring an end to homelessness, it is their hope to help change a few more lives one step at a time. To that end, the 16 charitable organizations that will receive funding from the inaugural Apartments.com Help for Homeless Grant Program include:
People Serving People (Minneapolis, MN) – $5,000 Grant
ALIVE! (Alexandria, VA) – $10,000 Grant
Connections for the Homeless (Evanston, IL) – $10,000 Grant
JOIN (Portland, OR) – $10,000 Grant
Literacy Lab (Washington DC) – $10,000 Grant
Mobile Loaves and Fishes (Austin, TX) – $10,000 Grant
Bethesda Cares (Bethesda, MD) – $5,000 Grant
Chicago Coalition for the Homeless (Chicago, IL) – $5,000 Grant
Homeward Bound (Marin County, CA) – $5,000 Grant
Macomb Emergency Shelter (Roseville, MI) – $5,000 Grant
Massachusetts Housing and Shelter Alliance (Boston, MA) – $5,000 Grant
New Orleans Women's Shelter (New Orleans, LA) – $5,000 Grant
NYC Rescue Mission (New York, NY) – $5,000 Grant
Social Advocates for Youth (Santa Rosa, CA) - $5,000 Grant
Upward Bound House (Santa Monica, CA) – $5,000 Grant
Vogel Alcove (Dallas, TX) – $1,000 Grant
“Apartments.com appreciates and has the utmost respect for the hundreds of organizations that applied for funding through the inaugural Help for Homeless Grant Program,” adds Susan Bryant, vice president of marketing and media sales for Apartments.com. “The need for services and support continues to grow, especially given the current economy, and so we encourage not-for-profit homeless service providers to apply for grants in 2014.”
The second annual Help for Homeless Grant Program will begin accepting applications in summer 2014 at www.apartments.com/grants.
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