Fifteen community organizations awarded
$3 million to positively impact 2
million people and promote sustainable neighborhoods
PHOENIX, March 20,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Republic Services, Inc.
(NYSE: RSG) and the Republic Services Charitable Foundation
today announced the 15 organizations receiving 2024 National
Neighborhood Promise® grants. The Foundation's
National Neighborhood Promise® program aims to promote
sustainable communities and the quality of life of residents
through volunteer projects, monetary donations and in-kind
services. This year, a total of $3
million is being awarded to 15 nonprofit organizations
making a lasting difference in their local communities.
"Our commitment to being a good neighbor is reinforced through
our charitable giving initiatives," said Elena Goodhall, director of charitable giving
for Republic Services. "Engaging with and investing in the
communities where we live and work is how we help foster
sustainable neighborhoods. Our local teams look forward to working
closely with the grant recipients to help bring these projects to
life."
Each 2024 National Neighborhood Promise grant is tailored to
meet a specific community need, from much-needed facility repairs
and improvements, including the construction of playgrounds,
computer labs and learning centers, to equipment purchases and
neighborhood cleanup programs. It is estimated that 2 million
people will benefit from these initiatives.
"The National Neighborhood Promise funding from Republic
Services for our new Mobile Market will make it possible for us to
directly reach food-insecure communities big and small across our
region," said Ryan Scott, chief
development officer of Food Lifeline in Seattle. "It is a transformational gift that
will help all of our neighbors access nutritious food and live
healthy, happy lives."
The 2024 National Neighborhood Promise grant recipients are receiving contributions between
$100,000 and $250,000. The 15 recipients are:
- Arizona: St.
Vincent de Paul, Phoenix; completing kitchen renovations
with the purchase of commercial double ovens and a forklift to
continue providing meals to those in need for the next 20
years.
- Arizona: UMOM New Day
Centers, Inc., Phoenix;
constructing three computer labs at the Family Emergency Shelter,
the Halle Women's Center and the UMOM Boys & Girls Clubs to
provide residents access to educational and job application
resources.
- California: Rebuilding
Together Sacramento; supporting renovations at the Orangevale-Fair
Oaks Food Bank and Farm, including construction of a farm stand for
food distribution, educational area for children's programs and a
permanent shade structure for volunteers.
- Georgia: Barrow County
Community Foundation, Winder; transforming a community space
into a 7.5-acre ADA-compliant park with walking paths and open
green space.
- Illinois: Rebuilding
Together Metro Chicago; improving the Habilitative Services, Inc.
headquarters through additional office space, a community room,
training and work areas for adults with developmental disabilities,
and a transitional housing shelter.
- Indiana: Goodwill
Foundation of Central & Southern
Indiana, Indianapolis; finishing construction of a
playground for Young Learners Child Care, which provides free,
on-site childcare to parents enrolled at The Excel Center,
Goodwill's tuition-free high school for adults.
- Louisiana: Rebuilding
Together New Orleans; improving the New Orleans Women and
Children's Shelter through the women-led and women-focused "She
Builds" program, including converting a portion of the parking lot
into a playground and a storage building into meeting space.
- Maryland: A
Wider Circle, Silver Spring; significantly increasing
the facility's capacity to accept furniture donations from local
businesses and redistribute to community members in need.
- Michigan: Midnight Golf
Program, Detroit; creating
the Republic Services Collaboration Lab, which will serve as an
area for youth development, including programming on conflict
resolution, social-emotional learning, career development and life
skills.
- Nevada: Junior
Achievement of Southern Nevada,
Las Vegas; creating the
Republic Services storefront in the Junior Achievement Finance
Park. The Finance Park is a simulation learning facility where
students assume income scenarios and visit businesses to learn
about personal financial decision-making, model careers and learn
life skills.
- North Carolina:
Rebuilding Together of Greater
Charlotte, Concord;
supporting renovations to the Clearwater Arts Center, including
additional garden seating, installation of a stage for concerts and
events, creation of a large mural, planting trees and shrubs, and
covered seating at high-traffic bus stops.
- Texas: Dallas Area
Habitat for Humanity; supporting city park restoration projects,
five critical home repairs and Heritage Build Days where volunteers
construct walls for future homes and playhouses.
- Texas: Houston Habitat
for Humanity; completing a central greenspace and a fitness trail
with exercise stations for Robins Landing, a master-planned
community developed by Houston Habitat for Humanity.
- Virginia: Capital
Trees, Richmond;
transforming 1.88 underused acres at Hotchkiss Field Community
Center into an inviting urban landscape. This renovation will
include walking and roller-skating trails, seating areas, shade
trees, a pollinator garden, and native shrubs and perennials.
- Washington: Food
Lifeline, Seattle;
supporting implementation of the Mobile Market Program, which will
distribute food to community members who can't travel to the Food
Bank, through the purchase of a food distribution vehicle.
About the Republic Services Charitable Foundation:
The Republic Services Charitable Foundation helps strengthen the
communities where Republic Services customers and employees live
and work through volunteerism, monetary donations and in-kind
services. Through its National Neighborhood Promise®
Program, the Foundation supports nonprofit organizations, programs
and projects that help promote sustainable neighborhoods. The
Foundation helps support Republic Services' 2030 Sustainability
Goal to positively impact 45 million people.
RepublicServices.com/giving.
About Republic Services
Republic Services, Inc. is a leader in the environmental services
industry. Through its subsidiaries, the Company provides customers
with the most complete set of products and services, including
recycling, solid waste, special waste, hazardous waste and field
services. Republic's industry-leading commitments to advance
circularity and support decarbonization are helping deliver on its
vision to partner with customers to create a more sustainable
world. For more information, please visit RepublicServices.com.
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