Long Island nonprofit awarded $175K TD housing grant

The Economic Opportunity Council of Suffolk has been awarded a $175,000 grant from the TD Charitable Foundation.

The Patchogue-based nonprofit is one of 37 nonprofit organizations located throughout TD Bank’s footprint to receive part of $7 million given annually through its Housing for Everyone grant program.

The program’s grants, ranging from$150,000to$250,000, support independent living for marginalized community members, especially those who experience homelessness and face conditions that make it difficult to maintain a stable home without additional help, according to a statement from the foundation.

The grant recipients represent organizations focused on housing solutions, including rapid re-housing, such as short-term rental assistance; permanent supportive housing, a combination of leasing and/or rental assistance and/or support services; or transitional housing, such as temporary accommodations that lead to stable, independent living situations .

"These organizations are making it their primary mission to help relieve some of the most vulnerable members of our communitythose who are unsheltered or experiencing homelessness due to higher eviction rates as pandemic-era programs have ended or financial insecurity grows through inflation or other factors," Paige Carlson-Heim, director of the TD Charitable Foundation, said in the statement. "Housing for Everyone grant recipients are working closely with TD to improve access by creating innovative solutions that are helping to create a more sustainable and inclusive future for everyone. It is a privilege to support our 2024 Housing for Everyone grant recipients and to continue to be a part of this imperative work."

Since 2005, the Housing for Everyone grant program has awarded more than$49 millionto support more than 550 affordable housing initiatives in the communities TD serves, according to the statement.

The nonprofit Economic Opportunity Council of Suffolkis Suffolk County's designated community action agency, recipient of the federal Community Service Block Grant, which supports activities designed to assist low-income families and individuals receiving assistance under the Social Security Act. Its mission is to “promote a goal of self-sufficiency by broadening the minds of children, revitalizing communities, and assisting families and children in need through the provision of services and to coordinate available federal, state, local and private resources,” according to its website.

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