Timothy Block, Program Manager

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The Funders Network for Smart Growth Livable
CommunitiesGreen Building MeetingMay 28 -29,
2008 Troy, Michigan

• Timothy Block, Program Manager
• The Home Depot Foundation

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OUR MISSION

• To improve the health of communities by
  supporting the development of affordable housing
  for working families and by planting and
  preserving trees in parks, in schoolyards and
  along city streets

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OUR MESSAGE

• The Foundation defines an affordable home as one
  that people of limited means can afford to own,
  operate and maintain over the long-term.
• By incorporating responsible design, each home
  uses durable and quality materials, is more
  energy and water efficient, has good indoor air
  quality, and is overall a safe and healthy space
  to live.

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OUR MESSAGE

• Homes can be
• affordable
• healthier
• efficient

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SOUTHFACE ENERGY INSTITUTE
responsible solutions for environmental living

• Education and Research
• Policy
• Green Building Services-commercial-residential
  -communities
• GreenprintsMarch 13-15, 2008

The first EarthCraft House
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SOUTHFACE ENERGY INSTITUTE
Atlanta Habitat For Humanity Conditioned
Crawlspace Installation
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NATIONAL PARTNER INVESTMENTS

• Earth Pledge National Green Roofs Pilot
• Enterprise Community Partners Green
  Communities Initiative
• Global Green USA Green Cities Initiative
• Housing Assistance Council Rural Green Fund
• Local Initiatives Support Corporation
  Sustainable Communities Strategy
• NeighborWorks America Training Institute
  Green Fund
• Tellus Institute Case Studies on Greening
  Affordable Housing
• USGBC LEED for Homes Certification Program

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NEW PARTNERSHIPS
Partners in Sustainable Building Program A joint
effort of The Home Depot Foundation and Habitat
for Humanity International
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OUR PROOF

• Awards of Excellence in Affordable Housing
• Built Responsibly

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OUR MESSAGE

• There is a connection between quality affordable
  housing, adequate green spaces and trees and the
  overall health and success of our communities.

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OUR IMPACT IN 2007

• The Home Depot The Home Depot Foundation made
  grants to more than 1,350 nonprofit
  organizations, totaling almost 50 million
• Supported development of more than 12,323 new
  homes

• Supported planting and preservation of more than
  310,000 community trees
• Donated more than 530,000 hours of volunteer
  service

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OUR PLEDGE
10 Years 400 million 200,000 homes built
responsibly 4,000,000 trees for healthy
communities
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2008
OUR MISSION

• The Home Depot Foundation is dedicated to
  building affordable homes for working families
  that are healthy to live in and affordable to own.