MIAMI, FL – Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011 – As part of BB&T Bank’s third annual Lighthouse Project, bank employees are volunteering during the month of June at Community Partnership for Homeless’ Chapman Center, 550 North Miami Ave., Miami, FL 33136.
Volunteers will paint dormitories, replace lockers and bed linens, and help anywhere else as needed for an in-kind value of $10,000. BB&T Bank will send out more than 100 employees during the month of June until the work at the Chapman Center is done.
“One of my favorite parts of our annual Lighthouse Project is that it exposes our employees to fantastic organizations that help make our communities better places to live, work, and grow,” said Rob Bowlby, BB&T Bank’s city executive for Miami-Dade County, Fla. “Our team chose CPH because our work there will immediately and directly benefit the people in our community who need it the most. I suspect that many of our employees will continue to support CPH long after the Lighthouse Project is completed.”
BB&T employees have donated nearly 100,000 hours to help improve the lives of more than 3 million people in 25 states through the Lighthouse Project. Employees overwhelmingly voted to bring back the initiative this year. For more information about the Lighthouse Project, go to www.bbt.com/bbt/lighthouseproject.
Community Partnership for Homeless is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) corporation based in Miami-Dade County, Florida. Since 1995, Community Partnership for Homeless has been assisting homeless men, women and children in transitioning off the streets of Miami-Dade County and on their way to attaining greater stability and self-sufficiency in their lives. As the private sector partner of the Miami-Dade County Homeless Trust, we have continually been recognized as a national model for our comprehensive approach to helping the homeless. Our program’s main catalyst for success is the Homeless Assistance Centers that operate as one-stop temporary care entry points that provide not just food and shelter, but comprehensive case management, health care, daycare, job training and other assistance from a variety of social service agencies all under one roof. For more information, visit www.cphi.org.
BB&T Corporation (NYSE: BBT) is one of the largest financial services holding companies in the U.S. with approximately $157.1 billion in assets and market capitalization of $18.3 billion, as of Dec. 31, 2010. Based in Winston-Salem, N.C., the company operates approximately 1,800 financial centers in 12 states and Washington, D.C., and offers a full range of consumer and commercial banking, securities brokerage, asset management, mortgage and insurance products and services. A Fortune 500 company, BB&T is consistently recognized for outstanding client satisfaction by J.D. Power and Associates, the U.S. Small Business Administration, Greenwich Associates and others. More information about BB&T and its full line of products and services is available at www.BBT.com.
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As the private sector partner of the Miami-Dade County Homeless Trust, Chapman Partnership is another step in the continuum of care. Any person or family who is homeless, about to be homeless, or assisting someone facing homelessness, and requiring emergency assistance must first contact the Homeless Helpline administered by the Miami-Dade County Homeless Trust. Homeless Helpline Toll Free Number: 1-877-994-HELP (4357).
