KCHBA’s Foundation Supports Six Non-Profits This Spring

In 2002, the Home Builders Charitable Foundation was formed as the charitable arm of the Home Builders Association of Greater Kansas City (KCHBA). The fund is dedicated to supporting the Kansas City community in three main areas:

• Increasing career opportunities in the skilled trades by supporting educational programs and job training resources related to the construction industry

• Support the revitalization of Kansas City area communities

• Charitable causes, such as human services like transitional and supportive services and housing

In 2021, the Home Builders Charitable Foundation contributed more than $60,000 to various community partners in the Kansas City area to support education, housing redevelopment and other much-needed services. This spring, the Foundation has chosen to donate $2,500 to each of the following organizations:

Community Housing of Wyandotte County: CHWC builds and rehabs high-quality homes, creates alternative paths to homeownership for low- and moderate-income families, and provides home repair and improvement services to meet the need for high-quality housing and promote neighborhood revitalization. In 2022, CHWC plans to begin construction on 24 new homes, rehabilitate three existing homes, and repair seven homes.

Determination Inc.: 16 formerly incarcerated entrepreneurs are currently participating in its year-long Rise Up, Get Started Matching Grant program. They receive biweekly educational workshops, coaching and mentoring, a community of peer support, help writing a business plan and budget, connections with resources & customers, and a $750 grant (on top of $300 they save). In this year’s program they are specifically focused on entrepreneurs with service-based businesses. This year’s cohort includes general contractors, an electrician, handymen and construction cleaners.

Friends of Johnson County Development

Services: Individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities continue to struggle to find affordable and accessible housing in Johnson County, Kan. This grant will assist with renovating a home in Gardner, Kan., for four gentlemen who are currently living in a house that is not accessible enough to meet their needs.

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Hope House: Following a Housing First model, Hope House prioritizes a domestic violence survivor’s immediate need for safe and secure housing to create long-lasting sustainable change. The primary goal of the Housing First model is ending a person’s homelessness and serving as the basis from which they can pursue personal goals and improve their quality of life. This approach is guided by evidence that survivors need basic necessities like food and a place to live before attending to other needs, such as getting a job.

Rebuilding Together Kansas City: RTKC is working to address the growing number of homeowners living in poverty and struggling with inflation. This grant will go directly to eliminate substandard living conditions of their clients who are struggling with poverty-level income.

reStart: Poverty levels in Jackson County, Mo. and Wyandotte County, Kan. – the two counties that comprise much of the target service area – are higher than their respective state averages and many residents struggle to afford housing because of high rental rates. Violent crime, suicide and teen birth rates are all higher than state average and substance use is on the rise. All these factors contribute to youth homelessness. This grant will help runaway and homeless youth ages 16 to under 22 by providing services that help them successfully transition into self-sufficient adulthood.

This spring, the Foundation also provided funds for scholarships to students interested in careers in residential construction at Pittsburgh State University and Johnson County Community College.

In his thank you letter to the Home Builders Charitable Foundation, JCCC student and scholarship recipient Grant Kimerer wrote, “This scholarship will help me focus more on my school, ease up my schedule so that I’m fully immersed in my classes, construction organizations and my leadership role in my school’s Construction Program.” For more information about the Home Builders Charitable Foundation and to make a donation, visit kchba.org

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