Habitat For Humanity Celebrates $1M Grant From KCCF
February 24, 2025 at 3:58 p.m.
Habitat for Humanity of Kosciusko County is celebrating its largest grant award in the organization’s 34-year history.
The grant was awarded by the Kosciusko County Community Foundation and made possible by a grant the Community Foundation received from Lilly Endowment Inc. in its recent Community Leadership Implementation Grants component of the eighth phase of its Giving Indiana Funds for Tomorrow (GIFT VIII) initiative.
Habitat will receive nearly $1 million to bolster its operational capacity, grow its ReStore, open a new Home Repair Program in 2026 and help facilitate the creation of a local coalition of stakeholders to address housing needs in Kosciusko County, according to a news release from Habitat for Humanity of Kosciusko County. This funding does not cover direct construction costs of Habitat homes but is expected to help Habitat grow its production of new, affordable homes.
“This grant is an amazing opportunity to accelerate the growth and impact of our work,” said Habitat Executive Director Ben Logan. “All builders, including Habitat, are facing major obstacles when it comes to bringing more affordable housing units here to Kosciusko County, and this grant equips us with the staff, tools and technology to help bring about creative, local solutions. We certainly have a lot of work to do, but this grant is a game-changer for us.”
This grant award comes off the heels of a countywide affordable housing study commissioned by the Kosciusko County Community Foundation. The full study can be found on Habitat’s website at www.kosciuskohabitat.org/study.
“We have a vision for a much larger, much more impactful Habitat for Humanity of Kosciusko County,” said Habitat Board President Roberto Perez-de-Frias. “We are grateful for the support of the Community Foundation and Lilly Endowment, but also for all the individuals, businesses and churches that make each and every home possible. We need the community’s support now more than ever as we grow our production, services and impact.”
For questions concerning this grant and how the funds are to be used, contact the Habitat office at [email protected] or 574-269-4104.
For more information about Habitat for Humanity of Kosciusko County, visit kosciuskohabitat.org or follow them on Facebook (@kosciuskohabitat).
Habitat for Humanity of Kosciusko County is celebrating its largest grant award in the organization’s 34-year history.
The grant was awarded by the Kosciusko County Community Foundation and made possible by a grant the Community Foundation received from Lilly Endowment Inc. in its recent Community Leadership Implementation Grants component of the eighth phase of its Giving Indiana Funds for Tomorrow (GIFT VIII) initiative.
Habitat will receive nearly $1 million to bolster its operational capacity, grow its ReStore, open a new Home Repair Program in 2026 and help facilitate the creation of a local coalition of stakeholders to address housing needs in Kosciusko County, according to a news release from Habitat for Humanity of Kosciusko County. This funding does not cover direct construction costs of Habitat homes but is expected to help Habitat grow its production of new, affordable homes.
“This grant is an amazing opportunity to accelerate the growth and impact of our work,” said Habitat Executive Director Ben Logan. “All builders, including Habitat, are facing major obstacles when it comes to bringing more affordable housing units here to Kosciusko County, and this grant equips us with the staff, tools and technology to help bring about creative, local solutions. We certainly have a lot of work to do, but this grant is a game-changer for us.”
This grant award comes off the heels of a countywide affordable housing study commissioned by the Kosciusko County Community Foundation. The full study can be found on Habitat’s website at www.kosciuskohabitat.org/study.
“We have a vision for a much larger, much more impactful Habitat for Humanity of Kosciusko County,” said Habitat Board President Roberto Perez-de-Frias. “We are grateful for the support of the Community Foundation and Lilly Endowment, but also for all the individuals, businesses and churches that make each and every home possible. We need the community’s support now more than ever as we grow our production, services and impact.”
For questions concerning this grant and how the funds are to be used, contact the Habitat office at [email protected] or 574-269-4104.
For more information about Habitat for Humanity of Kosciusko County, visit kosciuskohabitat.org or follow them on Facebook (@kosciuskohabitat).