Palouse Habitat for Humanity receives $25,000 grant

MOSCOW — The Palouse Habitat for Humanity was awarded a $25,000 Community Possible grant from the U.S. Bank Foundation.

The grant will go towards supporting Habitat’s work building affordable homes around the Palouse region.

Funds provide operation support going into 2025, while the nonprofit finishes the Jones family home in Palouse, the Austin family in Moscow and starts the 2025 home in Pullman.

“In Latah and Whitman Counties, the median income earner can no longer afford the median home price,” Executive Director of Palouse HFH Jennifer Wallace said, noting more and more people are spending over a third of their income on housing.

The Community Possible Grant focuses on workforce education and economic prosperity (WORK), neighborhood stability and revitalization (HOME) and artistic and cultural enrichment (PLAY).

The awards are based on demonstrated outcome and impact, service to low-income individuals, the financial health of the organization and other factors.

“The case for (a) stable, healthy home environment is clear. Children and families are in a better position to thrive and succeed in a home that is safe and permanent,” states the U.S. Bank Foundation’s website. “The U.S. Bank Foundation’s giving supports efforts that connect and moderate individuals and families with sustainable housing opportunities.”

Applications for the 2025 Habitat home being built in Pullman will be made available online on Jan. 6, 2025, at https://palousehabitat.org/apply.