Fannie Mae Foundation and PELTH Honor Winners of Seventeenth Maxwell Awards of Excellence
Date Published: January 25, 2008
Fourteen nonprofits honored for their excellence in the creation and management of supportive housing for homeless individuals and families.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Fannie Mae Foundation, in collaboration with the Partnership to End Long Term Homelessness, today announced the Seventeenth Maxwell Awards of Excellence winners.
Four organizations received the Maxwell Award of Excellence, along with a $75,000 grant from the Fannie Mae Foundation to continue work in the field of supportive housing for homeless individuals and families. The remaining ten organizations received honorable mentions and were each awarded a $10,000 grant.
“The Fannie Mae Foundation commends each of this year's Maxwell Awards of Excellence winners for their outstanding efforts to prevent and end homelessness. These organizations are true leaders and we are pleased to honor them,” said Peter Beard, executive director of the Fannie Mae Foundation.
“These organizations have greatly improved the lives of homeless individuals and families through their ability to provide appropriate supportive services and permanent housing for their tenants. They are wonderful examples of organizations committed to ending homelessness in their communities,” said Bob Hohler, executive director of the Melville Charitable Trust and executive committee chairman of the Partnership to End Long Term Homelessness.
Winners were selected by an independent advisory committee for having produced the best examples of supportive housing in four categories: Housing for Homeless Veterans; Housing for Chronically Homeless Individuals; Housing for Homeless Youth; and Housing for Homeless Families.
The following organizations have been selected as winners and received $75,000 (click on links below or at left to learn more about each of this year's winners):
Housing for Homeless Veterans
Housing for Chronically Homeless Individuals
Housing for Homeless Youth
Housing for Homeless Families
The following organizations were chosen as runners up and received $10,000:
In the Homeless Veterans category:
In the Chronically Homeless Individuals category:
In the Homeless Families category:
In the Homeless Youth category:
About the Maxwell Awards
Created in 1988, the Fannie Mae Foundation’s Maxwell Awards program seeks to encourage and recognize the outstanding work of nonprofit organizations that develop and maintain affordable housing in urban, metropolitan, and rural communities across the country. The awards are named in honor of David O. Maxwell, who retired in 1991 after 10 years of service as chairman and chief executive officer of Fannie Mae and chairman of the board for the Fannie Mae Foundation.
About the Fannie Mae Foundation
The Fannie Mae Foundation creates affordable homeownership and housing opportunities through innovative partnerships and initiatives that build healthy, vibrant communities across the United States.
About the Partnership to End Long Term Homelessness
The Partnership to End Long Term Homelessness was created to galvanize the philanthropic leadership and dollars needed to end long-term homelessness in America. Serving as an open knowledge network for funders, the Partnership shares strategic thinking, wide-ranging experience, and expertise to prevent and address long-term homelessness.
