CHERRY HILL, N.J., Nov. 16, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Through its
"Housing for Everyone" grant competition, TD Charitable Foundation,
the charitable giving arm of TD Bank, America's Most Convenient
Bank®, this week awarded 25 organizations throughout TD
Bank's footprint from Maine to
Florida a total of $3.125 million.
The theme of this year's competition is Expansion of Access to
Affordable Housing and the 25 grants of $125,000 each will fund programs from these 25
winning organizations that provide access to safe, clean,
physically accessible affordable housing units for families,
individuals, the elderly, new Americans, Veterans, the disabled,
women and youth. The competition will also look to fund the
development and maintenance of programs that educate and assist
individuals in finding permanent or transitional housing
opportunities that meet their needs.
Earlier this year, TD launched The Ready Commitment, a global,
multi-year program to help individuals and communities
prosper. As part of The Ready Commitment, TD targets CDN
$1 billion (US $775 million) in total by 2030 towards community
giving in four areas critical to building an inclusive tomorrow –
Financial Security, a more Vibrant Planet, Connected Communities
and Better Health. Financial Security initiatives seek to
increase access to the opportunities people need to help improve
their financial wellness, ranging from access to affordable housing
to financial literacy to early learning and income stability.
Grants made through the TD Charitable Foundation's 13th
annual Housing for Everyone program help local non-profits provide
affordable housing to individuals and families, leading to
improvements in their ability to plan for the future and
participate more fully in educational and economic
opportunities.
"The winners of this year's Housing for Everyone competition
embody The Ready Commitment pillar of Financial Security," said
Lisa Gruner, Head of Social Impact
and TD Charitable Foundation. "TD is honored to fund these
organizations' projects which will help to increase financial
wellness to families and individuals across our
footprint."
This year's "Housing for Everyone" grants winners are:
- Avesta Housing Development Corporation (Portland, ME)
- Caritas Communities (Braintree,
MA)
- Champlain Housing Trust (Burlington,
VT)
- Chester County Department of Community Development
(West Chester, PA)
- Community Development Corporation of Long Island (Centrereach, NY)
- Community Loan Fund of New
Jersey (New Brunswick,
NJ)
- Community Preservation and Development Corporation
(Washington, DC)
- Greater Bergen Community Action (Hackensack, NJ)
- Habitat for Humanity of Brevard
County (Palm Bay, FL)
- Habitat for Humanity of Greater
Miami (Miami, FL)
- HELP Development Corp (New York,
NY)
- Homes of Hope (Greenville,
SC)
- Jubilee Housing (Washington,
DC)
- Lawrence Community Works (Lawrence,
MA)
- Mutual Housing Association of Greater
Hartford (Hartford,
CT)
- NeighborWorks Southern New Hampshire (Manchester, NE)
- New York Foundling Hospital (New
York, NY)
- NewCourtland Elder Services (Philadelphia, PA)
- Newvue Communities (Fitchburg,
MA)
- Rural Ulster Preservation Company (Kingston, NY)
- Settlement Housing Fund (New York,
NY)
- SWAP, Inc. (Providence,
RI)
- Volunteers of America Delaware Valley (Camden, NJ)
- Women in Need (New York,
NY)
- Youth and Family Alternatives (New
Port Richey FL)
These 25 organizations are transforming lives by providing
affordable housing in communities served by TD Bank. The projects
funded by the grants focus on the preservation, rehabilitation or
expansion of viable existing affordable housing properties; the
creation of new units of affordable housing; or programs or
services that help individuals access affordable housing.
Since 2006, the TD Charitable Foundation has awarded more than
$25 million in grants through this
competition.
About the TD Charitable Foundation
The TD Charitable
Foundation is the charitable giving arm of TD Bank, America's Most
Convenient Bank®, one of the sixth largest commercial banking
organizations in the United
States. Since its inception in 2002, the Foundation has
distributed more than $200 million
and more than 19,500 grants in charitable donations from
Maine to Florida. The Foundation's mission aligns with
The Ready Commitment, a new multi-year program that TD launched in
March 2018 to help individuals and
communities prosper. As part of The Ready Commitment, TD targets
CDN $1 billion (US $775 million) in total by 2030 towards community
giving in four areas critical to opening doors for an inclusive
tomorrow – Financial Security, a more Vibrant Planet, Connected
Communities and Better Health. Through The Ready Commitment, TD's
aspiration is to link business, products, services, and community
giving to help people feel more confident - not just about their
finances, but about their future and their ability to achieve their
personal goals in a changing world. For further information, visit
TD.com/thereadycommitment. More information on the TD Charitable
Foundation, including the online grant application, is available at
TDBank.com.
About TD Bank, America's Most Convenient
Bank®
TD Bank, America's Most Convenient Bank, is
one of the 10 largest banks in the U.S., providing more than 9
million customers with a full range of retail, small business and
commercial banking products and services at more than 1,200
convenient locations throughout the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Metro
D.C., the Carolinas and Florida.
In addition, TD Bank and its subsidiaries offer customized private
banking and wealth management services through TD
Wealth®, and vehicle financing and dealer commercial
services through TD Auto Finance. TD Bank is headquartered in
Cherry Hill, N.J. To learn more,
visit www.tdbank.com. Find TD Bank on Facebook at
www.facebook.com/TDBank and on Twitter at
www.twitter.com/TDBank_US.
TD Bank, America's Most Convenient Bank, is a member of TD Bank
Group and a subsidiary of The Toronto-Dominion Bank of Toronto, Canada, a top 10 financial services
company in North America. The
Toronto-Dominion Bank trades on the New
York and Toronto stock
exchanges under the ticker symbol "TD". To learn more, visit
www.td.com.
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