Supporting our A Place to Call Home capital campaign is a great way to get involved in responding to the need for affordable housing. To learn more, click here.
Volunteer
MennoHomes has a number of ways for volunteers to be involved. Our board, committees, and special events rely on the wide variety of skills and expertise that volunteers provide to support the creation of new affordable housing in Waterloo Region. To explore how your gifts and abilities may be used to strengthen and grow the work of MennoHomes, contact Dan Driedger, Executive Director at (226) 476-2535, or email him at ddriedger@mennohomes.com
Donations
MennoHomes welcomes donations to support the creation of new affordable housing in Waterloo Region. All donations will be directed towards our current capital projects unless others designated. (Our ongoing administrative expenses are covered by contributions from existing rental units.)
We also welcome gifts of land or buildings suitable for new housing projects. Property offered at reduced rates, and loans of money at no-interest or low-interest rates are other ways to financially support the work of MennoHomes.
Donations may also be in the form of regular monthly gifts either by electronic transfer or your credit card. Including MennoHomes as a beneficiary when you update your Will is also an important way of supporting the ongoing work of MennoHomes.
To explore these options further please contact MennoHomes at (226) 476-2535 or email Dan Driedger at ddriedger@mennohomes.com
E-Transfer
MennoHomes accepts donations by e-transfer. Please send your donation to donations@mennohomes.com and be sure to include a contact phone number in your message.
Special Needs Fund
MennoHomes maintains a Special Needs Fund to assist tenants with financial emergencies or ongoing financial pressures which make it difficult for them to pay their rent on an occasional or ongoing basis. The purpose of the Special Needs Fund is to help keep families in housing operated by MennoHomes. Threats to safe and secure housing may arise unexpectedly due to decline or loss of income, or household emergencies. Use of the fund is managed by a board-approved committee that oversees small grants, and more typically zero-interest loans, paid back by tenants over an agreed-to period of time. Financial gifts designated “Special Needs Fund” allow MennoHomes to respond to these needs in a generous and compassionate manner.
Membership
MennoHomes has a committed membership of people in our community who are passionate about affordable housing. As a member of MennoHomes, you will receive timely and direct communication from us related to events, meetings, and housing updates. Members also have voting privileges at our annual meeting. If you are interested in becoming a member of MennoHomes, please complete and return the Membership Request Form.