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Helping Hands Come to Long Beach Family Home

A Long Beach family's home is getting critical repairs thanks to a partnership between General Motors Foundation and Habitat for Humanity.

A Long Beach family is getting critical repairs to their 33rd Street home thanks to a partnership between General Motors Foundation and Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles.

Officials said the project is one of 12 made possible across the U.S. this year by a $1 million grant from the GM Foundation to Habitat for Humanity International.

“We are committed to helping families and strengthening communities across the U.S. through our work with Habitat for Humanity International,” said GM Foundation President Vivian Pickard through a written news release. “Our team GM Cares employee volunteers are passionate about giving back and find the hands-on work of home repair and neighborhood revitalization extremely rewarding.”

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A team of 20 GM volunteers from the Thousand Oaks regional sales office and parts distribution center painted, landscaped and completed interior finishing work.

“We are grateful to the GM Foundation for the support it gives to affordable housing and we are thrilled to have the teamGM Cares volunteers partner with us in North Long Beach,” said Erin Rank, president and CEO, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles. “Our Home Repair Program helps hardworking, low-income homeowners alleviate health and safety issues at home by providing much needed repairs and improvements. Thanks to the support of organizations and volunteers, we’re changing lives and communities.”

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To date, similar projects in partnership with local Habitat for Humanity affiliates have taken place in New Orleans, Lansing, Chicago, Arlington, Atlanta, Nashville, Detroit, Denver, and Austin.

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