LOU-HOME, Inc. Receives Grant from the Weyerhaeuser Giving Fund
Funding to support home improvement for low- and moderate-income families
LOU-HOME, Inc. has received a $3,500 grant from the Weyerhaeuser Giving Fund to support its first-time home buyer toolkits program.
Michael Billingsley, executive director of LOU-HOME, Inc., said the funds would be used to create 20 first-time home buyer toolkits for low- and moderate-income families in the Lafayette, Oxford and University community. Kits include a set of basic tools, a drill set, a reference book on “do-it-yourself” home improvement and information on LOU-HOME and community resources.
“We are deeply appreciative of the funding we received,” said Billingsley. “It means so much that the Weyerhaeuser Giving Fund believes in our mission, and we hope our initiative will make the families we serve in the Oxford community proud.”
In both rural and urban settings, the Weyerhaeuser Giving Fund supports hundreds of important organizations and programs in the communities where they operate with funding, time, expertise and resources. Weyerhaeuser made its first charitable donation in 1903 and has provided more than $243 million in grants through its formal giving program, which was established in 1948.
More information on the Weyerhaeuser grant application process is available online at www.WY.com
About LOU-HOME, Inc.
The Lafayette, Oxford and University Home Ownership Management Enterprise (LOU-HOME, Inc.) is a non-profit, non-partisan organization whose goal is to advance affordable housing opportunities within our local community. Founded in 2006 with the initial goal of bringing county, city and University leadership together to save and refurbish on-campus faculty housing, LOU-HOME has since dedicated itself to advocating for any effort that will help provide homes for the many people in our community who struggle with housing insecurity. LOU-HOME also serves as a community resource for residents, city and county officials, developers, businesses, and non-profits, providing resources and research related to affordable housing and housing and rental rights, providing housing and credit counseling, and facilitating discussion about this important issue that affects us all.
About Weyerhaeuser
Weyerhaeuser Company, one of the world's largest private owners of timberlands, began operations in 1900. We own or control approximately 11 million acres of timberlands in the U.S. and manage additional timberlands under long-term licenses in Canada. We manage these timberlands on a sustainable basis in compliance with internationally recognized forestry standards. We are also one of the largest manufacturers of wood products in America. Our company is a real estate investment trust. In 2020, we generated $7.5 billion in net sales and employed approximately 9,400 people who serve customers worldwide. We are listed on the Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index. Our common stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol WY. Learn more at www.weyerhaeuser.com.
