Through Verizon’s Community Disaster Resilience initiative, Habitat for Humanity Central Arizona recently received a$ 250, 000 grant for disaster resilience.
Extreme temperatures, an expanded drought, and extreme heat waves are some of Central Arizona’s most pressing climate-related issues. Phoenix experienced a record-breaking 31 consecutive days of temperatures above or above 110°F last summer, seriously putting families in danger, particularly those with seniors, children, and those on fixed incomes. The need for climate resilience in our neighborhoods just gets worse as utility costs rise and the housing infrastructure gets older.
29 local families in need have been given critical repairs by Habitat for Humanity Central Arizona thanks to the generosity of the Verizon grant, including installing and upgrading climate-resilient HVAC systems, fixing roofs, increasing insulation, and switching to drought-tolerant landscaping. These improvements help reduce water and energy consumption while keeping families secure, great, and healthy in Arizona’s hottest months.
” Our region already experiences some of the harshest climate conditions in the country, and each year the risk grows,” according to Todd Rogers, president and CEO of Habitat for Humanity Central Arizona. ” Thanks to Verizon’s partnership, we’ve been able to deliver practical, life-changing repairs and upgrades that make homes safer and communities more resilient for the future,” said the partnership.
Verizon is empowering communities to act more confidently in their own disaster recovery efforts through its Community Disaster Resilience initiative. Working with trusted partners, the program provides useful resources like planning workshops and hands-on resilience training to aid communities in staying resilient and surviving stronger.
This funding is a result of a Verizon donation totaling more than$ 3 million that helps Habitat for Humanity carry out local disaster resilience projects. Verizon will support programs that are rolling up in 15 American cities this year.
