FamilyAid Receives $250,000 Housing for Everyone Grant from the TD Charitable Foundation
Support from the TD Charitable Foundation will help FamilyAid expand their services to meet the growing needs of homeless children and parents.
Boston, Massachusetts, March 8, 2022 – FamilyAid, a Boston-based organization serving homeless children and parents, was recently awarded a $250,000 Housing for Everyone grant from the TD Charitable Foundation, the charitable giving arm of TD Bank, America’s Most Convenient Bank®. FamilyAid is the top award-winner in TD Bank’s Southern New England region and one of 33 organizations selected from more than 357 applicants to receive a Housing for Everyone grant, the TD Charitable Foundation’s annual grant program helping to provide affordable housing since 2005.
The grant will expand FamilyAid’s capacity to connect homeless parents to critical job training and continuing education opportunities. The grant also will strengthen the agency’s ability to provide the expert supervision case managers need to deliver positive outcomes for homeless families. With support from TD Charitable Foundation, FamilyAid will continue to provide best-in-class eviction prevention, housing placement, retention, and employment assistance for 3,000 homeless children and parents in Boston and beyond.
The housing affordability crisis has worsened over the past two years, impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, and housing organizations have worked tirelessly to meet the increasing need for assistance from individuals and families. The growing need for assistance has strained affordable housing organizations and made it difficult to continue delivering critical resources and services. Without resident services from affordable housing providers, like eviction assistance and housing search assistance, many individuals and families will struggle to find or risk losing a safe, affordable place to call home.
“The critical funding from TD Charitable Foundation will improve the lives of 3,000 children and parents” said Alicia Ianiere, chief advancement officer at FamilyAid. “As we continue expanding our services, this grant will help us address the complex employment, financial, housing, health, and educational needs of the families we serve. “
“Having a safe, affordable place to call home is critical to making sure that families feel confident about their future. Unfortunately, finding or keeping a safe, affordable living situation has been difficult for too many families across Massachusetts because of the pandemic. I am confident the expansion of the essential wraparound services provided by FamilyAid will help meet the growing needs of homeless children and parents,” said Steve Webb, Regional President of Southern New England at TD Bank.
The TD Charitable Foundation awarded $5.8 million through the 16th annual Housing for Everyone grant competition to a total of 33 organizations across TD Bank’s Maine-to-Florida footprint and Michigan to help support affordable housing organizations provide critical resident services. Since 2005, the TD Charitable Foundation has given more than $42 million dollars to non-profit and charitable organizations through the Housing for Everyone grant competition and helped support over 500 affordable housing projects and initiatives.
The Housing for Everyone grant competition supports TD’s longstanding commitment to community enrichment through TD’s corporate citizenship platform, The Ready Commitment, which actively promotes inclusivity, economic vitality and environmental wellbeing, enabling people of all backgrounds to succeed in a rapidly changing world.
To learn more about Housing for Everyone and for a full list of this year’s grant recipients, please https://www.td.com/us/en/about-us/communities/ready-commitment/funding-opportunities/housing-for-everyone/.
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About FamilyAid
FamilyAid is Greater Boston’s largest organization solely dedicated to homeless families, providing housing assistance, prevention services, emergency shelter, permanent supportive housing, workforce development, and comprehensive case management to 3,000 children and parents.
About Housing for Everyone
Since inception in 2005, the TD Charitable Foundation’s annual Housing for Everyone grant competition has awarded more than $42 million to over 500 affordable housing initiatives. The Housing for Everyone grant competition supports TD’s longstanding commitment to community enrichment through TD’s corporate citizenship platform, The Ready Commitment, which actively promotes inclusivity, economic vitality and environmental wellbeing, enabling people of all backgrounds to succeed in a rapidly changing world. As part of The Ready Commitment, TD targets US $775 million in total contributions toward community giving by 2030 in four critical areas: Financial Security, a more Vibrant Planet, Connected Communities and Better Health.
Through this platform, TD aspires to create a more inclusive tomorrow — helping people of all backgrounds feel more confident, not just about their finances, but about their ability to achieve their goals. Visit: https://www.tdbank.com/corporate-responsibility/the-ready-commitment/
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 10 largest commercial banking organizations in the United States. Since its inception in 2002, the Foundation has distributed over $282 million through donations to local nonprofits from Maine to Florida. More information on the TD Charitable Foundation is available at https://www.tdbank.com/corporate-responsibility/the-ready-commitment/funding-opportunities/.
