Dedham Savings Community Foundation Supports Homes For Our Troops
Chris Mitchell | Homes for Our Troops
Marcella Musto | Dedham Savings
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The Dedham Savings Community Foundation recently made a grant to Homes for Our Troops. Funds will be used to support the organization’s Home Build Project, which includes the construction of a unique, specially adapted, custom home designed to accommodate the needs of an injured Veteran. Each custom-built home is equipped with over 40 special modifications, like open floor plans with wide halls and doorways, as well as 360º exterior walkways encircling the house, all designed to make the house and yard fully accessible by wheelchair. Other adaptations include: a whole-home generator; roll-in showers; pull-down shelving in closets and cupboards; and roll-under counters, cooktops, and sinks.
ABOUT HOMES FOR OUR TROOPS
Homes For Our Troops (HFOT) is a publicly funded 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization that builds and donates specially adapted custom homes nationwide for severely injured post-9/11 Veterans, to enable them to rebuild their lives. Many of the Veterans have sustained injuries including multiple limb amputations, partial or full paralysis, blindness, severe burns, and/or severe traumatic brain injury. Living in homes with accommodations for their injuries restores some of the freedom and independence Veterans sacrificed while defending our country, and enables them to focus on their family, recovery, and rebuilding their lives.
ABOUT DEDHAM SAVINGS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
The Dedham Savings Community Foundation is a privately funded foundation created by Dedham Savings to provide financial support to charitable organizations that serve disadvantaged populations within the Bank’s community reinvestment area. These communities include Dedham, Needham, Norwood, Sharon, South Boston, Walpole, Westwood, and contiguous areas.
Typical requests are received from schools, libraries, family service organizations and non-profit organizations. The Trustees of the Foundation accept grant requests from community organizations and make awards twice per year. Organizations wishing to request funding from the Foundation may apply online at www.dedhamsavings.com/community.
ABOUT DEDHAM SAVINGS
Incorporated in 1831, Dedham Savings is one of the oldest banks in Massachusetts still doing business under its original charter. The Bank delivers technology-driven solutions in a client-centric way to promote the financial success of the individuals, families, businesses, and non-profit organizations in the communities it serves. Dedham Savings manages $2.4 billion in assets through full-service locations and loan offices in Dedham, Needham, Norwood, Sharon, South Boston, Walpole, and Westwood, Massachusetts. Dedham Savings is Member FDIC, Member DIF, and an Equal Housing Lender.