Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity receives $9 million gift from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott

The $9 million donation will go toward buying and developing land in areas where the nonprofit group builds properties, such as Joppa and West Dallas. New areas may also be scouted by the organization over several years. The nonprofit group also hopes to invest in financial-literacy programs for its clients, according to a news release.

In addition to the Dallas Habitat, Habitat for Humanity International and 83 U.S. Habitat affiliate organizations received a total of $436 million from Scott. “Habitat works to break down barriers and bring people together — to tear down obstacles and build a world where everyone, no matter who we are or where we come from, has a decent place to live,” Habitat for Humanity International CEO Jonathan Reckford said in a written statement. “This incredible gift helps make that work possible.”Families are eligible to buy a home once they have completed the organization’s 300-hour financial-education course and become “mortgage-ready.

Dallas Habitat has 13 homes under construction and three that will start this weekend. Eleven more homes will begin construction in April and May.. Nataly is the lead writer on Curious Texas and a breaking news reporter. She is a D-FW native with a B.A. in emerging media and communication from the University of Texas at Dallas and an M.S. in journalism from the University of Southern California.

Meanwhile, her ex Jeff Bezos is buying Maui for his girlfriend.

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