HomeFront Day 2017

HomeFront Launches Campaign to Revitalize 60 Homes for Low-Income Families on Sat., May 6th

April 31 — 1,800 local residents kick off this year’s campaign to revitalize 60 homes for low-income CT families, beginning with the 30th annual HomeFront Day on Sat., May 6th. This year’s annual tradition unites volunteers from faith communities, civic groups and corporations across 22 cities. Local older adults living on fixed incomes, single-parent households, disabled homeowners and low-income families eagerly await relief from the deterioration of their homes — all delivered at no cost to them. The “Graying of America” confronts states like CT with growing numbers of older adults whose incomes are stretched beyond the reach of major repairs to their homes. By the year 2035, one-in-three households will be headed by someone over the age of 65. A slowly recovering economy forces residents of every age to make difficult decisions over which basics to forego. The deferred maintenance stemming from this finds many CT homes in severe disrepair. Many of this year’s beneficiaries are families who have spent much of their lives making their world a better place, especially 10 homes belonging to veterans who have bravely served our nation. [Photo, B-roll and interview opportunities are available with beneficiaries and volunteer leaders at locations listed below.]

For a second year, HomeFront is proud to join The Home Depot Foundation (THDF) in giving back to veterans. The Home Depot has committed to invest $250 million by 2020 to improve the homes and lives of U.S. military veterans and their families. As Veteran Housing Grant Manager of The Home Depot Foundation, Erica Headlee describes, “Too many of our veterans and their families face major housing challenges, aggravated by issues like unemployment, age and service-related disabilities.”

HomeFront is a community-based program dedicated to providing quality of life improvements to families with financial hardships. Since 1988, HomeFront volunteers have repaired 3,000 homes, injecting nearly $50 million of assistance where it is needed most. More information on HomeFront can be found online at: www.homefrontprogram.org.

Media Contact
Sean O’Brien, HomeFront
O: (203) 658-9664 C: (203) 803-9772
sobrien@homefrontprogram.org

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Local Participating Volunteer Groups

Corporate

  • Community Builder Level

    • Charter-Spectrum Communications, Stamford

  • Hometown Hero Level

    • Deloitte, Stamford
    • FactSet Research Systems, Norwalk
    • HOLOGIC, Inc., Danbury

    • Barnraiser Level

    • AIFS, Stamford
    • Entrepreneur Organization, New Haven
    • Gartner Group, Stamford
    • Henkel, Rocky Hill
    • Irving Levin Associates, Norwalk
    • Medtronic, North Haven

Civic

  • AmeriCares, Stamford
  • Bethel Cares
  • Bridgeport Neighborhood Trust
  • Kiwanis Club of Wilton
  • New Canaan Exchange Club
  • Newtown Lions

Faith-based

  • Cathedral of St. Joseph, Hartford
  • Church of Saint Dunstan, Glastonbury
  • Church of the Good Shepherd, Seymour
  • Compassion Response Team, Milford
  • Congregational Church of New Canaan
  • Corpus Christi Church Teams I, II & III, Wethersfield
  • Incarnation Teams I, II & III, Wethersfield
  • Our Lady of Fatima, Wilton
  • Our Lady Star of the Sea, Stamford
  • Sacred Heart Team, Wethersfield
  • Southbury Faith in Action (SOFIA)
  • St. Ann Parish, Milford
  • St. Anthony of Padua, Litchfield
  • St. Barnabas Episcopal Church, Old Greenwich
  • St. Brigid Parish, West Hartford
  • St. Christopher Church, East Hartford
  • St. Edward the Confessor Church, New Fairfield
  • St. Elizabeth Seton, Rocky Hill
  • St. Francis of Assisi, Weston
  • St. Gabriel Church of Milford
  • St. George of Guilford
  • St. Luke’s Parish, Darien
  • St. Mary Church, Branford
  • St. Mary Magdalen Church, Oakville
  • St. Matthews Episcopal, Wilton
  • St. Maurice Church, Stamford
  • St. Patrick Church, Farmington
  • St. Patrick's Church Teams I, II, III, IV & V, Enfield
  • St. Paul Parish, Kensington
  • St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Fairfield
  • St. Stephen’s Church, Ridgefield
  • St. Thomas the Apostle, Oxford
  • Synapse Group, Inc., Stamford
  • Talmadge Hill Community Church, Darien
  • Thomaston Covenant Church
  • Trinity Episcopal Church, Southport
  • United Methodist Church of Bethel
  • United Methodist Church of Clinton
  • Wilton Presbyterian Church
  • Wolcott Congregational Church

Major Sponsors

Program Benefactor Level

  • The Home Depot Foundation, Atlanta, GA

Community Leader Level

  • Mithun Family Foundation, Minneapolis, MN

Housing Partner Level

  • The Bulkley Family Foundation, Dallas, TX
  • The Norbert H. Hardner Foundation, Amherst, NH
  • The John H. & Ethel G. Noble Charitable Trust, New York, NY

Good Neighbor Level

  • City of Norwalk — Redevelopment Office
  • The Katharine T. Matthies Foundation, Hartford
  • PeoplesUnited Community Foundation, Bridgeport
  • The Fred & Joan Weisman Fund, Stamford
  • Twenty Seven Foundation, Glastonbury

Project Builder Level

  • GE Commercial Aviation Services, Norwalk
  • The James T. Lee Foundation, New York, NY
  • Westport Young Woman's League

Other Major Sponsors

  • BIC Corporation, Shelton
  • Downey Family Foundation, Westport
  • First County Bank Foundation, Stamford
  • The Goodnow Fund, Darien
  • Savings Bank of Danbury
  • The Sidney Stern Memorial Trust, Pacific Palisades, CA
  • St. John’s Community Foundation, Stamford
  • TZP Cares Foundation, New York, NY
  • Webster Bank, Waterbury

2017 Product & Service Contributors

  • A.W. Hastings & Co., Enfield — windows
  • Behr Paint, Santa Anna, CA — paint
  • Copes Rubbish Removal, Watertown — dumpsters
  • Extra Space Storage, Stamford — building supply storage
  • GAF, Wayne, NJ — roofing shingles
  • GE, East Cleveland, OH — light bulbs
  • Heritage Systems, Inc., Waterbury — new roof
  • H.J. Hoffman & Co., Norwalk — screenprinting
  • The Home Depot, Danbury — building materials
  • Kirkpatrick Construction, LLC., Old Greenwich — construction services
  • Marypat Design, Westport — graphic design
  • Nelson Roofing & Siding, Bethel — donated roofing replacement
  • Planet Self Storage, Newington – building supply storage
  • Pro Bono Partnership, NY & Fairfield County — non-profit legal assistance
  • Public Storage, West Haven — building supply storage
  • R.E. Davis Builders, Stamford — construction services
  • Wooster Brush Co, Wooster, OH — paint sundries