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Home Depot has a long history of giving back to the communities in which it operates. This year, Home Depot is giving back to the South Florida community by partnering with Habitat for Humanity of Greater Miami. Starting this past February, The Home Depot Foundation has generously contributed more than $75,000: $50,000 to sponsor the Martinez-Merlo family home and $25,000 for sustainable landscaping at ten Habitat homes in the Shrader’s Haven development.
The company also contributed manpower (and womanpower!) in the form of 25 volunteers at this past spring’s Blitz Build. By being an enthusiastic and committed sponsor, Home Depot is helping Miami Habitat fulfill its core mission of providing home ownership opportunities to low income families in Miami Dade County. |
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| In 2008, Habitat for Humanity International joined with The Home Depot Foundation to launch a national green building initiative which is still in place today. The initiative, Partners in Sustainability Building (PSB), provides funding and resources to make Habitat-built homes more energy efficient. All of the houses in the Shrader’s Haven community- including the Martinez-Merlo home built with the help of Home Depot volunteers- incorporate the ‘green’ features outlined by the PSB, including water conserving fixtures, a tight building envelope, heat-reflecting roofing and efficient water heating systems. The partnership between Home Depot and Miami Habitat is a natural one: a community-minded building and home improvement retailer meets an organization that builds homes in order to improve communities. Because of this special relationship, and because of the commitment made by Home Depot this year, the company has become one of Miami Habitat’s most important allies in the effort to provide affordable, decent housing to the less fortunate in Miami Dade County. |
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