Honeywell Hometown Solutions, the company’s corporate citizenship initiative, in partnership with the nonprofit organization Rebuilding Together®, broke a Honeywell record by rehabilitating 30 homes and nonprofit facilities across 14 states this spring. Employee involvement was also at an all-time high with more than 1,200 Honeywell volunteers participating this season.
Designed to help revitalize low-income neighborhoods, the Rebuilding Together program operates on two fronts. It provides housing relief to struggling homeowners who have a hard time making ends meet and must often choose between putting food on their table, paying for vital medication, and fixing a leaky roof. It also helps to renovate public facilities such as schools, hospitals, daycare centers, and other establishments of vital importance to communities.
“Promoting safe and secure housing is an issue of critical importance for Honeywell and our Rebuilding Together partnership is the centerpiece of this initiative,” said Tom Buckmaster, president, Honeywell Hometown Solutions. “It really allows us to connect with our local communities in a meaningful way and makes a positive and lasting impact on the lives of people close to us.”
Over the past two months, volunteers have completed projects in major U.S. cities including Seattle, Washington; Baltimore, Maryland; and Houston, Texas. Employees have also helped the program expand beyond U.S. borders. A group of employees in Mexicali, Mexico, recently completed the largest project in Honeywell’s history with more than 200 volunteers from three different businesses working to revitalize an elementary school attended by 2,000 students.
Since the program’s inception in 2003, more than 5,000 Honeywell employees have completed more than 180 rehabilitation projects in the U.S. and Mexico.
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