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Senior Citizens President Patti Lyons, and United Way of the Coastal Empire President/CEO Deb Thompson, along with fellow United Way leadership executives, will announce a partnership to assist low-income, senior Savannah homeowners undertake minor home maintenance repairs. Senior Citizens Inc. will identify participants, and the United Way will seek volunteers to make repairs.
The City's Housing & Neighborhood Services Department and the non-profit Community Housing Services Agency, Inc. will assist both organizations with the implementation of this initiative. As part of the partnership, Senior Citizens Inc. will donate $1,500, and United Way will donate $1,000, into the Savannah Affordable Housing Fund (SAHF). None of the investments made into the SAHF are used for administrative costs. A motion to formally accept this donation appears in the resolution section of the agenda.
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