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Nonprofit housing providers can borrow private funds to implement energy efficiency measures only if they can document the savings to be anticipated as a result of the improvements. more A donation of $160 will help an adult pursue a better life through job training and counseling. Our residents receive career counseling, resume assistance, pre-employment training and direct job placement. more Your gift will enable a low-income, elderly resident to have greater control over the energy usage in her apartment, contributing to reduced energy costs for her and freeing up income for other basic needs. more One way to keep kids out of trouble is to encourage learning all day long. With this aim, the National Housing Trust strives to provide quality after school tutoring services at many of its properties. more Your gift will allow us to provide an elderly victim of Hurricane Katrina with at least $10,000 in needed benefits. more Your gift will enable one child to attend Mercy Housing after-school programs, including homework help, tutoring and computer classes, for one month. more The Coalition has provided close to $1.5 million in emergency financial funding to injured war on terror veterans and their families. This financial aid has helped to pay rent, car loans, utility bills and other short-term needs. more Your gift will leverage a $20,000 loan to rehabilitate a home. For example your loan may allow an affordable housing group in Washington, DC to restore a home, so a family has a safe and healthy place to raise their children. more Private underwriting of a small percentage of the cost can flip the financial calculus. Here’s how it works: Your donation pays for one solar cell, which makes up part of an array. more More than 500 people from within the public, private and nonprofit sectors -- working to end homelessness in America -- will be in attendance, and your gift can ensure representation from people who have been homeless themselves. more $200 will provide repairs such as a tin roof to a house for a family of four. more Your gift provides an entire senior community with one month of health and wellness classes, such as tai chi, speech therapy and adjusting-to-hearing-loss classes. more |