BOISE, Idaho – 爱达荷州住房和金融协会 and the 首页 合作伙伴 基金会 are pleased to announce that a total of $724,305 was raised for 45 Idaho nonprofits in its seventh annual Avenues for Hope Housing Challenge that ended December 31, 2017. The annual event enables businesses and individuals to support nonprofits that provide housing and critical services for the homeless across the state.

The campaign received 3,023 donations this year, for a total of $460,364, plus $263,941 in grant prizes and matching funds were awarded that are supported by 30 generous sponsors. The campaign continues to grow every year, with a 35% increase in the number of donations from the community and a 57% increase in total funds raised this year over 2016.

“The 2017 response has been overwhelming and we thank all the generous donors for their gifts, which will help many of the state’s homeless during this winter season,” said Gerald M. Hunter, president of Idaho Housing and Finance Association. “We were encouraged to see so many Idahoans come together during this holiday season to help make a difference for those who are homeless. It’s been an exciting campaign, the results of which will have a long-lasting impact on our community.”

Nearly $2.2 million has been raised in the last seven years, since Avenues for Hope was introduced in 2011. While the 2017 campaign has concluded, donations may still be made to participating nonprofits on their organization websites or to the homepartnershipfoundation.org.

The Home Partnership Foundation, the 501(c)(3) nonprofit foundation of Idaho Housing and Finance Association, organizes the Avenues for Hope Housing Challenge every year to enhance funding for housing nonprofits throughout the state. Nonprofits, businesses, and individuals interested in participating in next year’s campaign should contact Deanna Ward, director of development of Home Partnership Foundation, at 208.331.4756 for more information.

接下来的表格详细列出了参与今年活动的每个非营利组织筹集的总金额，包括个人捐款、活动奖金和配套资金。

Campaign Details:
December 12 at 8 a.m. through 12 midnight on December 21, 2017
接受捐赠： http://www.avenuesforhope.org
宣传视频： https://youtu.be/bnR8GSP_aD4
Social media hashtag: #AvenuesforHope
Results announced: Early January 2018

关于“希望之路”住房挑战赛
The Avenues for Hope Housing Challenge is designed to rally support for participating nonprofits that manage the day-to-day work of serving more than 4,000 homeless Idahoans. 2017 is the seventh year for Avenues for Hope, which has awarded more than $2.2 million to nonprofits statewide since it began in 2011.

此次活动由爱达荷州住房和金融协会及其旗下基金会——家园伙伴关系基金会 (Home Partnership Foundation) 发起，旨在帮助长期和暂时无家可归的人士，包括家庭暴力受害者、退伍军人、残疾人、弱势青年、老年人和爱达荷州低收入居民。捐款将用于支持爱达荷州的紧急避难所、无家可归预防服务和经济适用房项目。

Avenues for Hope sponsors include Academy Mortgage, Bank of Commerce, Bank of Idaho, Banner Bank, Barclays, Boise Housing Corporation, Citizens Community Bank, Eide Bailly, Evergreen Home Loans, Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation, Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines, First Interstate BancSystem Foundation, George K. Baum & Company, Guild Mortgage Company, The Hawkins Family Foundation, Idaho Housing and Finance Association, Idaho Independent Bank, Idaho Power Company, KeyBank, Mountain West Bank, New Beginnings Housing, Northwest Integrity Housing, P1FCU, Skinner Fawcett LLP, Stifel, The Pacific Companies, Thomas Development Co., TitleOne Corp., Wells Fargo, and Westcor Land Title Insurance Co.

关于家庭合作基金会
住房合作基金会是爱达荷州住房和金融协会 12 年前创建的独立 501(c)(3) 组织，其使命是通过稳定、安全和负担得起的住房帮助人们为他们的生活打下坚实的基础。

该基金会通过鼓励免税慈善捐赠来支持无家可归者和弱势群体的庇护所和庇护服务，帮助避免驱逐行动以稳定家庭并防止无家可归，鼓励资产建设和教育以实现经济独立，建立股权分享基金以使劳动力住房成为可能，并促进税收优惠的土地捐赠用于经济适用房，从而加强爱达荷州各地的社区。

网站： www.homepartnershipfoundation.org
Facebook： www.facebook.com/HomePartnershipFoundation
叽叽喳喳： https://twitter.com/avenuesforhope

关于爱达荷州住房和金融协会
爱达荷州住房和金融协会 (IHFA) 是一家金融服务和住房商业组织。IHFA 的使命是通过扩大住房机会、建立自给自足能力和促进经济发展来改善生活，增强爱达荷州社区的凝聚力。网址： www.idahohousing.com