M&T Bank Provides $30,000 Grant to Boost ‘A Tiny Home for Good’
M&T Bank leaders visited A Tiny Home for Good to present a $30,000 grant to support the organization’s work to combat housing insecurity. Pictured from left are Steve Gorczynski, M&T Bank Regional President for Central New York; Katie Weaver, Director of Development for A Tiny Home for Good; Beverly Fair-Brooks, M&T Bank CRA Officer; Brad Dossinger, M&T Bank Director of Community Reinvestment; Alissa Viti, M&T Charitable Foundation Regional Program Officer; and Andrew Lunetta, Founder and Executive Director of A Tiny Home for Good. Leaders from M&T Bank recently visited A Tiny Home for Good to present the $30,000 grant to the organization, which builds and renovates homes for individuals and families who have faced homelessness. Committed to helping their tenants succeed, A Tiny Home for Good also provides and coordinates support services to encourage long-term, safe housing. M&T Bank awarded the grant through its 30 & 30 Giving Initiative, celebrating the 30th anniversary of the M&T Charitable Foundation.This initiative provided $30,000 grants to 30 organizations to support their efforts to build and develop affordable housing and to fight homelessness in underserved, low- to moderate-income communities nationwide. Founded in 1993, the M&T Charitable Foundation has given more than $534 million to thousands of nonprofit organizations throughout its 30-year history. Last year alone, M&T Bank awarded over $1.04 million to more than 110 local nonprofits in the Central New York region. Over the last decade, M&T’s charitable impact in Central New York has climbed above $10.4 million. A Tiny Home for Good’s Permanent Supportive Housing Program serves individuals and families experiencing homelessness in Syracuse. A Tiny Home for Good maintains ownership of its properties allowing for its units to be maintained as permanently affordable rentals by a responsive landlord. Tenants receive personalized support for the duration of their time in A Tiny Home for Good’s housing, and there is no limit on length of stay. M&T Bank’s $30,000 grant provides for unrestricted funds, empowering the organization to allocate resources where they are needed most and address evolving community needs. To see all the grant recipients that received funding through M&T Bank’s 30 & 30 initiative, visit this link.
