KeyBank Foundation Continues Support of HomeOwnership Center!
BUFFALO – HomeFront, Inc., a community development corporation headquartered in the City of Buffalo, announced today that it has received $1,500 from the KeyBank Foundation in support of the HomeOwnership Center – Western New York’s central resource for homeownership education, counseling, and financial assistance programming.
The KeyBank Foundation continues to be one of the HomeOwnership Center’s integral lending partners, with this year’s grant bringing their total support of HomeFront, Inc.’s programs and services to over $30,000. In past years, HomeFront, Inc. has utilized grant funding made available by the KeyBank Foundation to deliver homeownership education and counseling services to nearly 6,000 residents throughout Western New York.
“We are pleased to provide charitable support to organizations such as HomeFront, Inc. that serve the public interest and address critical needs within the community,” says Margot James Copeland, Chair of the KeyBank Foundation. “Key has a giving focus of economic self-sufficiency, rooted in the belief that economically self-sufficient individuals are empowered to face the challenges they encounter as they aspire to achieve their dreams.”
“Homeownership has and continues to be one of the greatest mechanisms by which households, particularly low- and moderate-income households, expand their economic opportunities and increase economic self-sufficiency says Bryan Cacciotti, HomeFront, Inc.’s Executive Director. “We are delighted to know that the KeyBank Foundation, a foundation funded by KeyCorp, recognizes and supports our mission.”
HomeFront, Inc. has worked towards developing and implementing equitable, sustainable, and efficient strategies for community development and revitalization in the Greater Buffalo Community through both independent and collaborative efforts since 1975.