A Program of the National Association of Home Builders and the National Football League Players Association
Touchdown for Homes is a nationwide charitable outreach program of NAHB and the National Football League Players Association (NFLPA) that brings together local home builders’ associations and former NFL players to strengthen communities by building or renovating homes for veterans and families in need.
The program was inspired by the Dallas former NFL players' chapter, who with the help of local home builders have built a home a year for a disadvantaged family since 2000 through their Holiday House program.
Mission:
To strengthen communities across America by working to provide comfortable and suitable housing opportunities for individuals and families in need through cooperative programs of NFLPA and NAHB-affiliated local groups.
"The D.C. Former Players' Chapter members are overwhelmed with excitement to have had the opportunity to work on this project. This venture proves beyond a reasonable doubt that when committed groups like those involved in this effort come together, the result will be a positive difference in the lives of people in our community."
Calvin Snowden, 2012 President of the Washington, D.C. NFL Former Players' Chapter
NAHB, the NFLPA and local former players' chapters and home builders' associations in communities around the country are working together on a variety of charitable projects. Learn about the projects that have already been completed, as well as a list of communities where future projects are currently being organized:
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Chicago
Volunteers from the Chicago former NFL players' chapter, the HBA of Greater Chicago, the Northern Illinois HBA and HomeAid Chicago came together on Aug. 25, 2011, to perform renovation work at AMIKids Infinity, a nonprofit, community-based organization whose mission is to redirect the lives of at-risk youth and help them become productive citizens.
In August, 2012, members of the Home Builders Association of Greater Chicago and the Chicago NFLPA Former Players Chapter handed over the keys to a brand-new, 1,900 sq. foot, mortgage-free home to an Army veteran severely burned in a roadside bomb attack in Afghanistan and his family. The LIFEhouse™ is in the Newport Cove community near Antioch, Ill., and features universal design principles to accomodate the special needs of a wounded veteran.
The home was made possible through the generosity of home builder New American Homes, Operation Finally Home and other supplier companies to the home building industry.
Members of the Atlanta former NFL players' chapter, the Greater Atlanta HBA and HomeAid Atlanta teamed up for a HomeAid Care Day in November, 2011, to repair and rejuvenate a home for Decatur Cooperative Ministry’s Family House transitional program, which helps homeless Decatur and DeKalb families get back on their feet and rebuild their lives.
The Atlanta group's second project, in November 2012, involved completing extensive repairs and lawn work for Gilgal, Inc., a nonprofit organization that provides housing and program services for homeless women with drug and/or alcohol addictions.
More than a dozen local companies donated materials and supplies.
A three-bedroom, two-bath home was built in just three days for a South Dallas resident in November, 2011, by members of the Dallas NFLPA Former Players Chapter, the HBA of Greater Dallas, the Housing/Community Services Department of the City of Dallas, the People Helping People program, skilled tradesmen and volunteers.
In March 2012, former NFL player chapter leaders attending the NFLPA Former Players Convention in Marco Island, Fla., spent an afternoon working side-by-side with students enrolled in the Lely High School Construction Academy and members of the Collier Building Industry Association building sheds for Habitat homes.
In August 2012, members of the Builder's Association of Metropolitan Pittsburgh, friends, volunteers and other organizations including members of the Pittsburgh Former NFL Players chapter welcomed home the family of retired Marine Staff Sergeant Joshua Caskey to their newly renovated home in Cranberry Township, Pa., after a four-day home improvement “blitz.”
More than 140 BAMP member companies were involved in donating products or services.
Read more about the project, watch a video and see clips from television news coverage on the BAMP website.
On Feb. 1, 2013, members of the HBA of Louisiana, the HBA of Greater New Orleans and the New Orleans former NFL players' chapter held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to unveil three homes built as part of a major community redevelopment project in the Lower 9th Ward. These three homes were constructed in just 51 days in order to be completed in time for the 2013 Super Bowl that was played in New Orleans on Feb. 3. Future plans for the development include more homes, retail space, an early childhood center a health center, and more.
These projects couldn't happen without the generosity and support of local home builders' associations, NAHB members, former NFL players and home building industry suppliers.
National sponsors include Lowe's and DuPont, and local projects are supported by dozens of local businesses.
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