“One of Meritage’s core values is ‘Start with Heart.’ We recognize our commitment extends beyond delivering quality, affordable homes, to building stronger communities in our markets,” said
Meritage’s 2023 philanthropic efforts include:
- Addressing Food Insecurity
- Contributed over
$175,000 to No Child Hungry. Additionally, employees in every market contributed over 1,100 cumulative hours to pack nearly 240,000 meal kits—some of which were delivered toMaui after the devastating fire inAugust 2023 .
- Contributed over
- Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Initiatives
- Committed nearly
$450,000 in total to support ongoing DE&I career and educational efforts. - Funded more than 60 scholarships at Historically Black Colleges & Universities and Hispanic Servicing Institutions, including North Carolina A&T,
Arizona State University ,University of Central Florida ,Prairie View University , and Texas A&M. - Donated
$120,000 to support theNational Association of Women in Construction and theSociety of Women Engineers . - Extended its partnership with Building Talent Foundation (BTF) for the fourth year and contributed
$160,000 to further BTF’s commitment to advancing the education, training and career progression of young, underrepresented professionals in the homebuilding industry.
- Committed nearly
- Tree Planting Programs
- Donated
$300,000 for a third year in a row to theArbor Day Foundation to support sustainable forestry efforts. The Company hosted 16 events across cities nationwide to plant trees and enhance the urban tree canopy.
- Donated
- Assisting Military Families
- Celebrated ten years of partnership with Operation Homefront’s
Permanent Home for Veterans program. In 2023, the Company built a new mortgage-free, energy-efficient home inSouth Florida that will be presented to a military family during a key ceremony inJanuary 2024 , marking the 18th donated home.
- Celebrated ten years of partnership with Operation Homefront’s
- Supporting Affordable Housing
- Provided over
$70,000 to theArizona Housing Fund from Meritage’sPhoenix andTucson divisions combined with contributions from its homebuyers to provide permanent, affordable housing for Arizonans experiencing homelessness.
- Provided over
For more information on Meritage Cares, please visit: www.meritagehomes.com/meritagecares.
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