Wayfair Partners with Community Solutions, Supports Built for Zero Movement to Help End Homelessness Across North America
June 15 2021 - 7:00AM
Business Wire
Leader in Home to Donate an Initial $1 Million
by End of Year as Part of its Long-Term Partnership
Wayfair Inc. (NYSE:W), one of the world’s largest destinations
for the home, today announced its partnership with Community
Solutions, a leading non-profit organization working to achieve a
lasting end to homelessness. As part of its long-term partnership,
Wayfair will donate an initial $1 million by the end of the year to
support the organization’s Built for Zero movement, which helps
communities leverage data-driven strategies to create systems that
can measurably and equitably end homelessness.
“At Wayfair, we believe that everyone deserves the safety,
security and comfort of having a place to call home, and we are
committed to making that goal a reality in partnership with
Community Solutions,” noted Niraj Shah, CEO, co-founder and
co-chairman, Wayfair. “As a technology company, leveraging data to
solve hard problems is in our DNA, and we are proud to support
Built for Zero communities as they apply data-driven strategies and
innovative solutions to prove that ending homelessness is possible
today and for future generations.”
Partnering with 89 communities in the U.S. to date, the Built
for Zero initiative has helped 14 communities reach functional
zero, a rigorous standard for ending homelessness for a population.
The initiative has also helped 46 communities drive a reduction in
homelessness and helped communities house more than 137,000 people.
With an initial donation of $1 million, Wayfair's support will
contribute to the efforts of 89 communities to reduce homelessness
and help increase the number of communities at functional zero to
20 within a year. Wayfair’s commitment will also contribute to
supporting 39 communities in Built for Zero Canada, an initiative
driven by the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness.
“Communities are proving that homelessness is solvable, and that
corporate partners have a powerful role to play in accelerating the
movement to end homelessness,” said Rosanne Haggerty, President of
Community Solutions. “We are incredibly excited and grateful that
Wayfair is supporting the Built for Zero movement and investing in
an equitable future where homelessness is rare overall and brief
when it occurs.”
Through its long-term partnership, Wayfair will launch a variety
of initiatives spanning cash and in-kind donations, as well as
fundraising and volunteer programs, bringing together its
customers, supplier partners and employees to help create safe
spaces for communities in need across North America. Beginning in
August, Wayfair customers will have the opportunity to make a
direct donation to Community Solutions, which supports the Built
for Zero movement, at Wayfair.com or make a donation at checkout.
Wayfair will also host promotional events to raise critical funds
each year. In collaboration with its supplier partners, Wayfair
will also provide a variety of furnishings and home essentials to
residents in Built for Zero communities.
About Community Solutions
Community Solutions is a nonprofit committed to creating a
lasting end to homelessness that leaves no one behind. It leads
Built for Zero, a movement of more than 80 communities in the
United States working to measurably end homelessness. Using a
data-driven methodology, these communities have changed how local
systems work and the impact they can achieve. To date, 14
communities have reached a milestone known as functional zero, a
milestone for ending homelessness for a population. Learn more at
www.community.solutions or follow us at @CmtySolutions.
About Wayfair
Wayfair is the destination for all things home: helping
everyone, anywhere create their feeling of home. From expert
customer service, to the development of tools that make the
shopping process easier, to carrying one of the widest and deepest
selections of items for every space, style, and budget, Wayfair
gives everyone the power to create spaces that are just right for
them.
The Wayfair family of sites includes:
● Wayfair - Everything home for every
budget.
● Joss & Main - Stylish designs to
discover daily.
● AllModern - The best of modern, priced for
real life.
● Birch Lane - Classic home. Comfortable
cost.
● Perigold - The widest-ever selection of
luxury home furnishings.
Wayfair generated $15.3 billion in net revenue for the twelve
months ended March 31, 2021. Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts
with operations throughout North America and Europe, Wayfair
employs more than 16,200 people.
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Community Solutions Media: Bethany Snyder
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Wayfair Media Relations: Susan Frechette
PR@Wayfair.com
Wayfair Investor Relations: Jane Gelfand
IR@Wayfair.com
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