Foundation receives award from HUD
The Dayton Foundation announced that it is a recipient of the 2024 Secretary’s Award for Public-Philanthropic Partnerships, a national award issued annually by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Council on Foundations.
The award, now in its 12th year, honors grant makers and public-sector collaborators who together create innovative, placed-based initiatives that have led to measurable benefits in housing and community development.
The Dayton Foundation was recognized for The Pathways to Homeownership Program, which was established to address the 2019 Memorial Day tornadoes’ impact on affordable housing in Dayton. The Foundation worked alongside 30 other public and private partnerships, including the Long-Term Recovery Group, the City of Dayton, County Corp, Miami Valley Regional Planning Commission, Montgomery County and the Montgomery County Land Bank, to establish this program that not only creates new, affordable owner-occupied housing, but also invests in and stabilize underserved, disaster-impacted neighborhoods. To date, more than 19 storm-resistant, energy-efficient homes have been completed.
Other recipients of this year’s award include the John T. Gorman Foundation, Lincoln Community Foundation, Rochester Area Community Foundation, Seattle Foundation and Yampa Valley Community Foundation. The awards were presented on July 11 in Washington, D.C., by HUD Acting Secretary Adrianne Todman and the Council on Foundation’s President and CEO Kathleen Enright.