AT&T Digital Life Continues Efforts To Help Revitalize Communities And Build Homes With Habitat For Humanity
DALLAS, May 28, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- AT&T1 Digital Life ®, a home security and automation service, and Habitat for Humanity are continuing their collaboration to rebuild and revitalize communities around the U.S. This effort will kick off in Los Angeles on Thursday, May 28, with local AT&T employee volunteers helping build a Habitat home in partnership with a low-income family. AT&T Digital Life is planning to support local builds in five cities across the country including: Los Angeles, Dallas, Atlanta, Miami and Newark. These builds will take place throughout the month of June as AT&T Digital Life continues to give back and support local communities.
Digital Life, which offers home security and automation services to customers, continues efforts with Habitat for Humanity to help bring people together to build homes, communities and hope. To amplify these efforts, AT&T will donate $150,000 to support Habitat for Humanity's mission.
"I'm proud to be a part of this team. With more than 100 AT&T employees volunteering to participate in these builds around the country, there is no question that we believe in this mission," said Kevin Petersen, senior vice president of AT&T Digital Life. "Digital Life knows home means a great deal to so many in our local communities. Home is where the heart is, and Digital Life is excited to support building and securing these communities."
"Habitat for Humanity is so grateful to AT&T for supporting our affordable housing work for a second year of partnership," said Colleen Finn Ridenhour, deputy director of Corporate, Foundation & Institutional Relations at Habitat for Humanity International. "The combination of corporate donations and employee volunteerism reinforces Digital Life's commitment to community service and enhancing their local communities and we are honored the company developed an opportunity for customers to impact Habitat's affordable housing work as well."
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About Habitat for Humanity International
Habitat for Humanity International's vision is a world where everyone has a decent place to live. Anchored by the conviction that housing provides a critical foundation for breaking the cycle of poverty, Habitat has helped more than 4 million people construct, rehabilitate or preserve homes since 1976. Habitat also advocates to improve access to decent and affordable shelter and supports a variety of funding models that enable families with limited resources to make needed improvements on their homes as their time and resources allow. As a nonprofit Christian housing organization, Habitat works in more than 70 countries and welcomes people of all races, religions and nationalities to partner in its mission. To learn more, donate or volunteer visit habitat.org.
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