The Coalition to Make Homes Possible aims to help close the Black homeownership gap in Southern Nevada by empowering families with resources such as down payment assistance, financial coaching, credit repair, housing counseling, and real estate services, to achieve homeownership over the next ten years.
Throughout the 2021-2022 season, Homie sponsored "Saves for Charity" and contributed $5 for every save made by the team during a Vegas Golden Knights game, totaling $11,070. The VGK Foundation generously donated an additional $10,000.
"We are proud of our partnership with the great people at Homie," said Keith Baulsir, VGK Senior Vice President of Partnerships. "The Vegas Golden Knights are honored to be a part of this 'Saves for Charity' initiative to help local underserved families get on a path to homeownership."
"We are thankful to Homie's ongoing commitment to bridging the Black homeownership gap in Southern Nevada," said Nia Girma, the Affordable Housing Advocate of Nevada Housing Division. "With this new contribution to the Las Vegas Coalition to Make Homes Possible, we are one step closer to reaching this goal."
"This funding will greatly help our efforts to assist families looking to achieve homeownership," stated Shanta Patton, National Director of the National Association of Real Estate Brokers. "We estimate that with this donation, we can provide more than 130 families with counseling and education so they are better prepared and informed on the homebuying process."
"Homie's mission is to bring equity and change to real estate, for good," said Mike Peregrina, Co-founder and President of Homie. "We greatly appreciate our partnership with the Vegas Golden Knights Foundation that allows us to work towards this mission and help our undeserved and disadvantaged communities."
Last season, "Saves for Charity" raised more than $22,000 for the Las Vegas Coalition to Make Homes Possible to support local housing counseling services.
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