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TD Charitable Foundation to Award $2.5 Million in Grants to Non-Profits Focusing on Transitional Housing and Homeless Shelter Projects
Jul 2, 2012
Annual “Housing for Everyone” competition now accepting
applications for twenty-five $100,000 affordable housing grants to
organizations from Maine to Florida
CHERRY HILL, NJ and PORTLAND, Maine - July 2, 2012 - The TD Charitable Foundation, funded by TD Bank, America's Most Convenient Bank®, announced it will award $2.5 million in grants in 2012 to support transitional housing and homeless shelter projects and initiatives through its seventh annual “Housing for Everyone” grant competition.
The “Housing for Everyone” grant competition is the TD Charitable
Foundation’s signature program to bolster affordable housing efforts in
communities served by TD Bank. The competition invites local non-profit
organizations from Maine to Florida to submit proposals in which the
organizations outline their plans to address the most acute affordable
housing needs in their communities.
Twenty-five organizations throughout TD Bank’s footprint from Maine to
Florida will be awarded a $100,000 grant for a total grant donation of
$2.5 million.
“Homelessness is a housing crisis that affects millions of people every
day,” said Elizabeth K. Warn, President of the TD Charitable Foundation.
“For the working poor, people with disabilities or addictions, or those
who simply cannot afford a viable place to live, shelters and
transitional housing provide safe harbor and hope for the future. We
look forward to awarding these grants to local non-profit organizations
and seeing the meaningful contributions they make in the communities
where TD Bank customers and employees live and work.”
This year’s “Housing for Everyone” theme is Transitional Housing and
Homeless Shelters, focusing on projects that will expand the
availability of and/or access to transitional housing and/or homeless
shelters.
Applications for funding must focus on:
- Homeless Shelters: which are facilities that provide temporary housing and may provide a variety of other services including but not limited to a soup kitchen, substance abuse counselors, job training, etc.
- Transitional Housing: which is intended to provide the support needed for temporary occupants to move into long-term housing and is usually offered as part of a broader spectrum of services or programs that may provide but is not limited to counseling, job training, childcare, skills training and health care assistance.
Organizations that wish to enter the 2012 “Housing for Everyone” grant
competition must have tax-exempt 501(c)(3) status; must develop or
maintain affordable housing, or provide housing-related programs and
services to low-to-moderate-income individuals or families; and serve
the communities where TD Bank does business. Applicant organizations
must also demonstrate fiscal responsibility and the impact they have
made on affordable housing efforts in their communities.
Proposals will only be accepted online at www.TDBank.com (click on Our
Community) and must be submitted by 4 p.m. on Friday, August 31, 2012.
Winners will be notified in mid- November 2012.
For the past six years, the TD Charitable Foundation has invested nearly
$9.7 million in the “Housing for Everyone” competition to help create
or maintain more than 8,300 affordable housing units.
About the TD Charitable Foundation
The TD Charitable Foundation is funded by TD Bank N.A., which operates
as TD Bank, America’s Most Convenient Bank®, and is one of the 10
largest commercial banking organizations in the United States. The
Foundation's mission is to serve the individuals, families and
businesses in all the communities where TD Bank operates, having made
$88.6 million in charitable donations since its inception in 2002. The
Foundation’s areas of focus are affordable housing, financial literacy
and education, and the environment. More information on the TD
Charitable Foundation, including an online grant application, is
available at www.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 nearly 8 million customers with a full range of
retail, small business and commercial banking products and services at
more than 1,280 convenient locations throughout the Northeast,
Mid-Atlantic, Metro D.C., the Carolinas and Florida. In addition, TD
Bank and its subsidiaries offer customized wealth management services
through TD Wealth, insurance products and services through TD Insurance,
Inc., and vehicle financing and dealer commercial services through TD
Auto Finance. TD Bank is headquartered in Cherry Hill, N.J., and
Portland, Maine. To learn more, find TD Bank on Facebook at www.facebook.com/TDMoneyLoungeUS, on Twitter at www.twitter.com/TDBank_US, or visit www.tdbank.com.
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 and one of the few banks
in the world rated Aaa by Moody's. 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.
