KCHBA Donates Over $100,000 Locally in 2020

KANSAS CITY, MO — Through fundraising and donations, the Home Builders Association of Greater Kansas City (KCHBA) is pleased to announce that its Home Builders Foundation has been able to contribute $101,576.35 in 2020 to various community partners in the Kansas City area to support educational opportunities related to the housing industry, housing redevelopment and other much-needed services.

“The Home Builders Association has supported Kansas City communities for more than 80 years, and at a time when people’s homes have never been more important, our Foundation stepped up to support local organizations who are also providing safe, comfortable homes for everyone,” said Will Ruder, KCHBA executive vice president.

To raise funds, KCHBA hosted the Parade of Playhouses in July, the Artisan Home Tour in August as well as a Top Golf tournament in November 2019. Organizations that received funds this year include:

• Community Housing of Wyandotte County
• Friends of Johnson County Developmental Support
• Habitat for Humanity Kansas City
• Rebuilding Together Kansas City
• Veterans Community Project
• JDRF Kansas & Missouri Chapter, formerly known as the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
• Make-A-Wish Missouri & Kansas

“HBA's generous gift went to support our new home construction program, and was a lifesaver this year with the exploding cost of lumber in the third quarter,” said Brennan Crawford, executive director of Community Housing of Wyandotte County. “Despite rising lumber prices and the pandemic, CHWC built and sold 16 brand new homes to hardworking families in KCK's urban core. This is the most homes CHWC has EVER built, and we are on track to beat that number in 2021. We couldn't do what we do without the generous support of organizations like the HBA.”

In addition, the KCHBA’s Foundation provided scholarships and grants to students interested in the construction field at Johnson County Community College and at Pittsburgh State University.

About the Home Builders Association

The Home Builders Association of Greater Kansas City (HBA) is the voice of the housing industry and the source for housing information. Comprising approximately 500 member companies, the HBA represents an industry that contributes more than $1.5 billion to the Kansas City economy and supports more than 20,000 jobs in the Greater Kansas City metropolitan area. Each year the HBA proudly presents outstanding, year-round opportunities to experience the home building and home improvement industries, including the Greater Kansas City Home Show, the Spring Parade of Homes and the Fall Parade of Homes. Visit www.kchba.org for more information.