Canopy Housing Foundation makes grants for housing, education
The Canopy Housing Foundation continued its longstanding commitment to the communities it serves by giving away more than $25,000 in grants and scholarships to local nonprofits and students at an event in Waynesville on July 23.
The Foundation is the charitable arm of the Canopy Realtor Association, which serves nearly all of Western North Carolina’s counties. Since the introduction of Canopy into Western North Carolina’s real estate marketplace in 2020, the Foundation has donated just over $97,000.
This year, grants went to:
Haywood Habitat for Humanity, $3,000: The grant will partially fund cabinets and countertops for a Habitat home on Sylvan Street in Waynesville. The $3,000 brings the total amount granted to Haywood Habitat to $15,500.
Haywood Community College Foundation, $3,000: Supporting Haywood Community College’s Food Pantry/Clyde’s Cupboard, the grant will help provide students in need with food and personal hygiene products, freeing them up to spend their own money on housing and tuition. The HCC Foundation was nominated by realtor Amy Boyd Sugg with RE/MAX Executive.
Haywood Pathways Center, $4,000: The grant will provide rental assistance for four to five families at an average cost of $1,000 per family. Pathways was nominated by Pamela Williams, Allen Tate/Beverly-Hanks Realtors.
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Mountain Projects, $5,000: The grant will assist 10-18 low-income clients with utility bills or rental assistance to avoid cut-offs and evictions. Mountain Projects was nominated by Bryan Nolan, Allen Tate/Beverly-Hanks Realtors.
Pigeon Community Multicultural Development Center, $4,500: The grant will assist with costs for nine students to participate in the Summer Enrichment Program at a projected cost of $650 each, helping to support families who are often not able to provide for their children’s essential needs during the summer months when schools are not in session. The Pigeon Center was nominated by Jan Hall, ERA Sunburst Realty.
REACH of Haywood County, $3,500: The grant will be used for emergency housing at motels for victims and survivors of domestic violence. This funding will provide almost 40 nights of lodging at approximately $100 per night, when other options are exhausted. REACH was nominated by Tavia Thomas, RE/MAX Executive.
Canopy also provides scholarships in conjunction with the Haywood County Schools Foundation. This year, Avery Arrington and Lilian Faulkner of Tuscola High School, along with Kai Maggard of Haywood Early College each received $1,000. This year’s scholarships bring the total amount of Canopy scholarships awarded since 2020 to $12,000.
To learn more about the Canopy Housing Foundation, visit canopyhousingfoundation.org.
