Pittsfield, Mass. – The Legacy Banks Foundation has provided a $5,000 grant to Construct, Inc. to support Project Home, a program that provides financial assistance, case management, life skills lessons, and adult educational activities to stabilize homeless or at risk households into permanent housing.

The project also supports homeless prevention, which provides assistance and grants to those in need. According to Richard Sullivan, president of The Legacy Banks Foundation, Construct offers a series of services that are becoming more important during these challenging economic times. “We applaud Construct, Inc. and their program Project Home for addressing the critical issue of homelessness in our community,” he commented.

Established in 1990 as a comprehensive transitional housing service program, Project Home currently has three shelters, which provide free housing to singles or families for up to one year. Staff is available 24 hours a day at the shelters to assist residents with finding jobs, apartments, and address any legal, health, or other issues that may have contributed to their housing crisis.

Executive Director Cara Davis expressed her appreciation to Legacy for their support saying, “We are ever grateful that Legacy Banks is so invested in our community, and in particular during this economic downturn to those who are underemployed or unemployed and at risk of losing their housing. This contribution strengthens our program and allows us to reach out and help the many households who have, for the first time and only recently, fallen into crisis with their housing and have not known where to turn.”

The Legacy Banks Foundation continues the philanthropic tradition of Legacy Banks and its associates who have generously contributed their time, talent and treasure for the betterment of the communities in which they have worked and lived for well over a century. The Foundation focuses its support in six major areas - affordable housing, economic development, education, health and human services, civic and community, and arts & culture.