The TD Charitable Foundation has launched the 16th annual Housing for Everyone grant competition, pledging $5.8 million to 33 local housing nonprofits to support affordable housing providers deliver critical resident services to individuals and families in need.
To be considered for a grant through the competition, applicants must be affordable housing providers offering needed resident services, such as workforce development; housing navigation and eviction prevention; housing counseling; and financial coaching and education. Special consideration will be given to those organizations clearly outlining a need to increase services to residents as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, and directly benefiting low- to moderate-income individuals and/or families within TD's footprint.
"As people across the nation face increasingly uncertain futures, the support housing organizations provide is more critical than ever," said Paige Carlson-Heim, director of the TD Charitable Foundation, the charitable giving arm of TD Bank. "Affordable housing providers have worked tirelessly during the pandemic to support individuals and families, but the long hours and stretched roles have pushed their staff to the brink. Support from the TD Charitable Foundation's Housing for Everyone grant competition will help to ensure that affordable housing organizations can continue to provide the resources and assistance individuals and families need to keep or find a safe, affordable place to call home."
Additional details and the grant application are available on the 2021 Housing for Everyone grant website.
Applications will be open until 4 p.m. Eastern on Oct. 28. Winners will be announced in March 2022.
Since 2005, the TD Charitable Foundation, which uses donations to help sustain the well-being of the communities TD serves, has awarded more than $36 million through the Housing for Everyone competition to nearly 500 projects that have increased access to affordable, stable housing situations for vulnerable populations.
