Rebuilding Together Broward County Receives Salah Foundation Match Grant

Oakland Park, FL, July 23, 2015 (Newswire.com) - ​​​Fort Lauderdale-based non-profit organization, Rebuilding Together Broward County Inc. (Rebuilding Together Broward) announced that it has been selected to receive a $50,000 challenge grant from the Salah Foundation for its signature Safe and Healthy Homes program. With this exciting opportunity, Rebuilding Together Broward will be able to better serve the Broward County community to improve the homes and lives of low income homeowners.

“I am thrilled that the prestigious Salah Foundation has chosen to support our work” said Sandra Veszi Einhorn, Executive Director of Rebuilding Together Broward. “The Salah Foundation is well known for their transformative grant opportunities and I look forward to leveraging the funding to engage new donors and community partners.  Our Safe and Healthy Homes program is a unique approach to improving health outcomes for some of the most vulnerable populations in Broward.”

"The Salah Foundation is well known for their transformative grant opportunities and I look forward to leveraging the funding to engage new donors and community partners."

Sandra Veszi Einhorn, Executive Director

From July 1 through December 1, 2015, the Salah Foundation will make a 1:1 match for all qualified funds received by Rebuilding Together Broward for its Safe and Healthy Homes program. The program improves the mental, physical and emotional health of low income homeowners through housing activities such as home repair, safety improvements, energy retrofits and community revitalization. Over the next three years, the program will target its efforts in the Sistrunk residential corridor as part of a collaboration concept known as Communities of Promise.

The Salah Foundation is proud to support the work that Rebuilding Together Broward does” George J. Taylor, a board member of the Salah Foundation. “We value their unique perspective in identifying that housing has a major impact on health outcomes, and we seek to partner with organizations like this one that look for innovative ways to address community challenges. Sandra and her team have shown that they are able affect change through a combination of direct service to homeowners and working in collaborations with others. We are grateful for the work they do.”

Rebuilding Together Broward is launching a new individual giving initiative to support the Salah Foundation challenge grant. To find out how you can double your financial impact and promote your business as a strong community partner please contact Tammera Atkins, Director of Operations at 954-772-9945 or [email protected] ​

About Rebuilding Together Broward

Since 2003, Rebuilding Together Broward has rehabilitated more than 400 homes and community centers, investing more than $4,000,000 into the community. The non-profit organization brings volunteers and communities together to improve the homes and lives of low income homeowners. Targeting low income elderly and disabled homeowners, as well as veterans, Rebuilding Together Broward seeks to improve health outcomes through housing activities such as home repairs, safety modifications and energy retrofits at no cost to the homeowners.  While Rebuilding Together Broward assists needy homeowners year-round, they also organize their signature event, "National Rebuilding Day" held on the last Saturday in April. Volunteers, sponsors, private sector, municipal agencies, civic organizations and many others get together to refurbish homes and non-profit facilities in the community. For more information, please call Rebuilding Together Broward at (954) 772-9945 or visit www.rebuildingtogetherbroward.org.

About the Salah Foundation

The Salah Foundation is a private foundation that supports non-profit organizations in the United States that strengthen families and communities and advances individuals to become productive and responsible citizens. There is a special interest in education, medical research, community development and self-sufficiency programs aimed at the economically disadvantaged, the young, the elderly and the disabled. The Salah Foundation runs a targeted grant process and select organizations will be invited to apply.

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MEDIA CONTACT:

REBUILDING TOGETHER BROWARD COUNTY, INC.

Sandra Veszi Einhorn

954-678-5710

[email protected]