Publix Super Markets Charities Donates $100K To Habitat For Humanity Of Tuscaloosa

TUSCALOOSA, AL — Habitat for Humanity of Tuscaloosa this week announced it has received a $100,000 donation from Publix Super Markets Charities.

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The local chapter of the nationwide nonprofit said the donation marks a "significant milestone" in its long-standing partnership with the grocery retailer’s charitable arm.

The large gift comes after Publix Super Markets Charities announced in December it would donate $15 million to more than 300 nonprofit organizations throughout the Southeast that focus on housing and shelter services, including Habitat for Humanity affiliates.

Habitat for Humanity of Tuscaloosa says Publix Super Markets Charities has supported it since 2014 and has increased its annual contributions over the years to expand access to affordable housing in the community.

Through the Habitat program, selected homeowners partner with the nonprofit by contributing sweat equity hours and completing financial education courses before purchasing their homes with an affordable mortgage.

The nonprofit's current plans include the construction of two new neighborhoods, giving 65 families the opportunity to become homeowners.

Habitat is also working on a new program called Operation Transformation, which aims to utilize these construction sites to train students of the construction trades from the Tuscaloosa Career and Technology Academy (TCTA) and to teach construction skills to young non-violent offenders returning to society from incarceration through a partnership with the Dannon Project.

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