Weyerhaeuser Company Foundation Announces Grants to Puget Sound Area Programs

10.02.2011  |  Business Wire

The Weyerhaeuser Company Foundation today announced $100,000 in grants
to four Puget Sound area programs providing affordable housing and
shelter to families in King and Pierce counties.

Those receiving awards included:

• Habitat for Humanity of East King County - $30,000to
  support Phase I of the new La Fortuna development in Renton that
  provides urban living with an economical use of space, and will
  provide permanent home ownership for 11 families.
  
• WS Housing Finance Commission - $25,000to support the
  House Key Plus Down Payment Assistance program to help working
  families unable to save the entire down payment on their first home.
  
• Building Changes - $20,000 to support the Washington Families
  FundPierce County Employment Navigator Model. The program
  helps connect homeless families with employment services to prevent
  repeat episodes of homelessness.
  
• CH Development Association - $25,000 to support a resident
  services coordinator to work with Central Seattle residents who are
  struggling and at risk of homelessness but don't qualify for
  traditional case management. The program helps these households remain
  in secure housing and keep residents self-sufficient and stable.
  

The grants are in response to a Request for Proposal seeking
applications from programs aimed at providing affordable housing for
working families; enabling homeless families to achieve permanent,
stable housing; or effectively keeping families in their homes and
prevent them from becoming homeless.

'The Foundation recognizes there are several paths that address the
issue of housing stability and homelessness,? said Karen Veitenhans,
Foundation vice president. 'These grants will provide home construction
and ownership for multiple families, down payment assistance for first
time homebuyers, and fund unique supportive housing efforts that will
keep families in their homes and prevent repeat homelessness.?

The Foundation also announced an additional $250,000 in grants to
support longstanding partnerships with United Way in King and Pierce
County, and ArtsFund.

All grants were from the Foundation′s 2010 budget.

ABOUT WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY FOUNDATION

The mission of the Weyerhaeuser Company Foundation, established in 1948,
is to nourish the quality of life in Weyerhaeuser′s communities, and
foster understanding that sustainable forests meet important human
needs.  For more than 60 years, the Foundation has directed nearly $210
million to the communities where Weyerhaeuser employees work, live and
play. To learn more about the Weyerhaeuser Company Foundation, visit http://www.weyerhaeuser.com/Foundation.

ABOUT WEYERHAEUSER

Weyerhaeuser Company, one of the world′s largest forest products
companies, began operations in 1900. We grow and harvest trees, build
homes and make a range of forest products essential to everyday lives.
We manage 22 million acres of timberland worldwide on a sustainable
basis in compliance with internationally recognized forestry standards.
At the end of 2010, we employed approximately 14,000 employees in 10
countries. We have customers worldwide and generated $6.6 billion in
sales in 2010. Our stock trades on the New York Stock exchange under the
symbol WY. Additional information about us is available at http://www.weyerhaeuser.com.