PRESS RELEASES/RECENT NEWS COVERAGE
Media coverage helps to raise the profile of community housing needs and opportunities for additional support!
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Press Releases
Realtors® Care Day brings out Realtor Volunteers®, Making Critical Home Repairs and Undertaking Community Projects in Iredell County
Realtors® Care Day brings out Realtor Volunteers®, Making Critical Home Repairs and Undertaking Community Projects in Mecklenburg County
Canopy Housing Foundation secures $7,500 grant to revitalize Sorrells Street Park as part of Realtors® Care Day
Media invited April 19 to learn more about the project
$80,000 in community grants awarded to Charlotte-area nonprofits
Canopy Housing Foundation awards $80,000 in community grants to Charlotte-area nonprofits and youth engaged in service
$24,500 in community grants awarded to Haywood County nonprofits
Canopy Housing Foundation distributes $24,500 in grants and scholarships at annual Community Grants Celebration to Haywood County-area nonprofits
Local Realtor® dances to keep homelessness issue center stage
Edwards has been chosen to participate in a ‘Dancing with the Stars’ challenge. All proceeds raised will be split 50/50 between Charlotte Ballet and Canopy Housing Foundation.
Realtors® present industry awards, donate toys and funding to Charlotte Rescue Mission
As the year in real estate winds down, over 350 Realtors® gathered for the Canopy Realtor®Association 2022 Holiday Awards Luncheon and Annual Meeting.
Canopy Housing Foundation awards $86,500 in community grants to area nonprofits and youth engaged in service
Charlotte-area Realtors® continue in their mission, by awarding more than $86,500 in grants to support area nonprofit organizations across the Charlotte region.
Canopy Housing Foundation awards $15,000 at annual Community Grants
Rising cost of living, inflationary pressures and an economy on the brink of recession continue to effect North Carolinians. Realtors® continue outreach and service to the communities where they live, work and play.
Foundation Adopts Stream in Pearl Street Park
When an opportunity to volunteer through Charlotte-Mecklenburg’s Adopt-A-Stream program came along, Canopy Housing Foundation stepped up right away.
Gary and Patti West Honored as 2021 Humanitarians of the Year
Gary and Patti West received a commemorative crystal award and Fifth Street Ministries received a $5,000 donation from Canopy Housing Foundation in their honor.
Recent News Coverage
Realtor® president passionate about affordable housing, racial equity
Canopy President David Kennedy discusses the goals for his 2021 presidency, including having Realtors® and builders do their part to increase the affordable supply of homes.
Teen making difference to increase graduation rates in Hispanic community
WBTV interviews 2020 Canopy Housing Foundation YES Award recipient Alexa Nicole Suarez on her work with the HILL Project and how the YES Award has helped her continue tutoring students during COVID.
Foundation awards $18,700 to area nonprofits
On Sept. 8, the CHF held its inaugural Community Awards Celebration; seven area non-profit organizations received a total of $18,700 in grants.
New players join affordable housing fight
The affordable housing crisis in Western North Carolina isn’t anything new, but it is entering a dangerous new phase due to ever-increasing home values, limited supply and a red-hot real estate market that has refused to use the Coronavirus Pandemic as an excuse to cool down.
Grant Funds Available to Help Create Affordable Housing
Canopy Housing Foundation has launched its Community Grants Program in Haywood County.
Two scholarships awarded to 2020 Haywood County High School graduates
Walker Beasley, a graduate of Pisgah High School, and Joseph Smart, a graduate of Tuscola High School, have each been awarded a $750 scholarship from Canopy Housing Foundation.
