Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott donated $436 million to Habitat for Humanity on Tuesday—the largest publicly disclosed donation the ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has made since she pledged to give away the majority of her wealth in 2019.
Habitat for Humanity Philadelphia received $5 million in a gift from MacKenzie Scott, American author, philanthropist, and ex-wife of Amazon’s Jeff Bezos on March 11th.
The “transformational” grant is the largest one-time gift Habitat for Humanity Philadelphia has ever received.
Habitat for Humanity Philadelphia will use gift to address affordable housing shortage in the city.
In the Philly area, those making $100,000 or more can afford to buy at least 60% of houses. Only 20% of Black and Hispanic households earn that much.
The NBC10 Investigators revealed failures in Philadelphia’s affordable housing programs. But Habitat for Humanity is showing how to effectively get low-income people into good homes.
NBC10’s Lucy Bustamante speaks to Habitat for Humanity Philadelphia CEO Corinne O’Connell about how the “We Build Together” campaign is helping get more families into homes.
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The affordability crisis hits renters harder than owners. Philadelphia Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) estimates the city needs about 70,000 affordable rental units to meet demand.
Generocity columnist, Akeem Dixon talks with Habitat for Humanity Philadelphia’s Kathryn Fernandez about holiday giving and housing in the nation’s poorest big city.