2010 marks the 15th round of the MetLife Foundation Awards for Excellence in Affordable Housing, managed by Enterprise Community Partners, Inc. The awards program focuses on best practices in providing affordable housing for seniors, with a special focus on green, service enriched senior housing. Join us to meet this year’s four winning organizations, hear about their developments and learn about some of the challenges and secrets to success for developing high-quality, innovative and environmentally smart affordable housing for seniors.
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Delve into the details of the past winners and take away suggestions and ideas for your own work.
In partnership with the MetLife Foundation, Enterprise offers the MetLife Foundation Awards for Excellence in Affordable Housing. The awards program recognizes 501(c)(3) community-based, regional and national nonprofits and Tribes or Tribally Designated Housing Entities that show exemplary leadership, innovation, effectiveness, and quality operations and services delivery in affordable senior housing.
Awards are presented this year in a single category: affordable, green, service-enriched senior housing. The prize money may be used to cover any needs of the winning organizations. Winners receive:
- A grant of $50,000; four equal place winners will be chosen.
- Recognition at American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging’s annual conference this fall and a commemorative plaque
- A profile of your project in the Enterprise Resource Database™ and on Enterprise’s website
- Invitation to present your project via a national web-based seminar
- A press release announcing your accomplishment
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Showcase models of excellence in the design, services delivery, operations and property management of affordable, green senior housing
- Increase understanding of how to achieve success in providing innovative and high-quality independent living for seniors
- Provide an unrestricted financial award for agencies that exhibit excellence in green and service-enriched senior housing
- Disseminate models of exemplary green, senior independent living
Established in 1996 by MetLife, MetLife Foundation supports health, education, civic and cultural programs throughout the United States. An emphasis of the Foundation’s current giving is promoting development and quality management of affordable housing, including housing with supportive social services.
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