LOS ANGELES, Dec. 6, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Southern
California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) helped spruce up a community
center for families living in affordable housing in Rancho Cucamonga, enlisting employee
volunteers and donating $10,000 to
the non-profit organization which runs the facility. Employee
volunteers painted the walls, assembled new furniture for the space
and donated books and games for the children who spend time at the
center. The facility, located in the Sunset Heights Apartment Homes
community, holds after-school programs for at-risk youth of all
ages to foster their well-being and promote self-sufficiency.
It is operated by Hope through Housing Foundation, a
non-profit organization which serves low-income and underserved
families who live in National Community Renaissance (National CORE)
properties. Photos from today's beautification project are
available here.
"SoCalGas is proud to partner with the Hope through Housing
Foundation and National CORE to assist this organization and
beautify a place for children to study and play after school," said
Trisha Muse, community relations
director at SoCalGas. "SoCalGas is committed to supporting the
communities we serve, not only by providing affordable and reliable
energy, but also through our partnerships with organizations who
are working to assist our friends and neighbors in the
community."
"We are grateful for outstanding partners like SoCalGas that
help us to meet our mission of transforming lives and communities,"
said Gregory Bradbard, president of
Hope through Housing. "Today's project and their financial
support will allow us to better prepare youth for a bright
future."
In addition to the beautification project and grant, SoCalGas
has also completed work at the Sunset Heights Apartment Homes
through the gas company's Energy Savings Assistance Program (ESA).
The upgrades completed at the property include installing door
weather-stripping, faucet aerators, low-flow showerheads, and
tuning and cleaning furnaces. These upgrades aim to improve the
comfort of the residents living at Sunset Heights and come at no
cost to the property owner through the ESA program.
In 1998, the Hope through Housing Foundation was established to
empower residents of National Community Renaissance (National
CORE), one of the largest nonprofit affordable housing developers
in the country. Wanting to do more to help the children, families
and seniors who lived in its communities, the Hope through Housing
Foundation was established to deliver a broad range of charitable
and educational programs for children, young adults, low-income and
underprivileged families and the general public.
Today, Hope through Housing is dedicated to elevating the
health, well-being and self-sufficiency of National CORE residents.
With a mission of breaking the generational cycle of poverty, the
organization provides essential tools, guidance, and support to the
low-income children, families and seniors it serves each day.
Last year, SoCalGas donated more than $7
million to non-profits and community organizations. SoCalGas
employees contributed more than $700,000
dollars through payroll deductions and performed thousands
of volunteer hours for various nonprofit groups throughout its
service territory.
SoCalGas continues to be a leader in implementing energy
efficiency and low-income programs that provide assistance to
customers and protect the environment. Between 2014 and 2018,
SoCalGas energy efficiency programs delivered more than 180 million
therms in energy savings, enough natural gas usage for 403,000
households a year, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) by
nearly 955,000 metric tons, the equivalent of removing more than
202,000 cars from the road annually. These advances have also
helped save SoCalGas customers more than $198 million in
utility bill costs. In 2018 alone, SoCalGas' energy efficiency
programs saved customers $57 million and treated close to
100,000 homes.
In addition, SoCalGas remains dedicated to improving our
environment and supporting California's environmental goals. Earlier this
year, SoCalGas committed to replacing 20 percent of its traditional
natural gas supply with renewable natural gas (RNG) by 2030 – as
part of a broad, inclusive and integrated plan to help achieve
California's climate goals while
maintaining affordability, reliability and choice for its
customers.
About SoCalGas
Headquartered in Los Angeles, SoCalGas® is
the largest natural gas distribution utility in the
United States. SoCalGas delivers
affordable, reliable, clean and increasingly renewable natural gas
service to 21.8 million customers across 24,000 square
miles of Central and Southern California, where more than
90 percent of residents use natural gas for heating, hot water,
cooking, drying clothes or other uses. Natural gas delivered
through the company's pipelines also plays a key role in providing
electricity to Californians— about 45 percent of electric
power generated in the state comes from gas-fired power
plants.
SoCalGas' vision is to be the cleanest natural gas utility in
North America, delivering
affordable and increasingly renewable energy to its customers. In
support of that vision, SoCalGas is committed to replacing 20
percent of its traditional natural gas supply with renewable
natural gas (RNG) by 2030. Renewable natural gas is made from
waste created by dairy farms, landfills and wastewater treatment
plants. SoCalGas is also committed to investing in its natural gas
system infrastructure while keeping bills affordable for our
customers. From 2014 through 2018, the company invested
nearly $6.5 billion to upgrade and modernize its natural
gas system to enhance safety and reliability. SoCalGas is a
subsidiary of Sempra Energy (NYSE: SRE), an energy
services holding company based in San Diego. For more
information visit socalgas.com/newsroom or connect with
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