be homeful for the holidays

Thank you to all who contributed to the 9th annual be homeful for the holidays campaign to prevent family homelessness in CT!

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The deadline to submit applications was April 9, 2025.

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"To be good neighbors to our members, our communities and the world. REALTORS® Care."

During the March 2024 CT REALTORS Board of Directors meeting, the Foundation held its 7th annual Shelter Drive. Directors very generously donated a variety of wish list items for both the Beth-El Center in Milford and Open Doors in Norwalk along with $600 in monetary donations that was split between the two shelters. Thank you, CTR Directors!

Our 9th annual “be homeful for the holidays” campaign (December 2024) was another success, raising $48,754 in emergency funding to keep children and their families in their homes and from having to enter the shelter system. Thanks to our partners at the CT Coalition to End Homelessness - without them, we would not have the opportunity to prevent so many children/families from experiencing homelessness. Our thanks also to the members, local Boards and MLSs and real estate firms across the state who make up our group of very generous supporters. With the help of our friends at Daley Moving & Storage, we also distributed 1,900 Paddington bears, Paddington chime balls and backpacks to 27 shelters/homeless organizations across the state thanks to the Foundation's sponsorship. Until next year – thank you, all!!!

The 9th Annual Dog Days of Summer campaign was another success! Thanks to our generous donors, we collected much-needed supplies and $3,900 ($1,950 each) for two local rescues (PawSafe and The Little Guild) working to make sure even our furry friends have a place to call home…THANK YOU!

A big "thank you" to all who donated to the Foundation via the Travelers Championship Birdies for Charity program! Through all of your generous donations, we were able to raise nearly $7,000 which includes just over $900 from the 15% matching donation feature of the program. All donations will go directly to the Raymond F. Gates, Jr. Memorial Scholarship fund to award in scholarships next year.

The CT REALTORS® Hometown Heroes grant program provides immediate mortgage, rent, property tax or other housing-related expense relief to those who exemplify extraordinary service to the communities where we live and work. The latest Hometown Heroes grant was presented to the Cornerstone Foundation in memory of their past Deputy Director. Read the press release.