Help Communities Recover From Natural Disasters This Year
Established in 2005 following Hurricane Katrina, the Home Building Industry Disaster Relief Fund is dedicated to helping communities recover and rebuild after natural disasters. The fund has supported recovery efforts across the country, including damage from wildfires, flooding and hurricanes.
NAHB launched a campaign to match donations to the HBIDRF dollar for dollar up to $500,000 total through March 1, 2025, but there’s still time to donate this calendar year to double your impact — and maximize your tax benefits.
Your donation can support meaningful projects that showcase the great work of local home builders and HBA staff. Here are just a few examples:
- The HBA in Grand County Colorado worked with a local foundation to help victims of the “East Troublesome Fire” — a devastating wildfire. Families and individuals received funds to cover a portion of the material costs necessary to rebuild their homes. Grant recipients were families who lived and worked in the community but were underinsured and needed the extra support.
- The HBA in Orland Park, Ill., secured grants to support a multiyear effort for builders to volunteer their time and expertise to rebuild homes for low-income families displaced by hurricanes, floods and tornados. The funds paid for materials used to rebuild homes in Louisiana, Mississippi and West Virginia for disaster victims that would otherwise not have had a home to return to.
- New York builders were at the forefront of rebuilding after Hurricane Sandy. With support from the disaster relief fund, they rebuilt a home for a family on Staten Island who risked being homeless if they could not fix their home that had been severely damaged by the hurricane. "I opened the door, looked at everything, and started to cry. Everything we had was thrown in the air," the home owner told SILive.com.
Learn more about how the Home Building Industry Disaster Relief Fund has supported local communities, and how you can donate to help make a difference, at nahb.org/give.
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