Awardees include 10 nonprofits in Arizona, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Ohio, North Carolina, and South Carolina

STRONGSVILLE, Ohio, Oct. 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — The Union Home Mortgage Foundation, the charitable arm of Union Home Mortgage whose mission is to equip families with the tools and resources needed to achieve economic self-sufficiency, has announced its grant recipients for the third quarter of 2025. The UHM Foundation awarded grants to 10 nonprofits from across the country, totaling $57,500. 

In this round of funding, the Foundation provided support to organizations within its operational footprint that are making a tangible impact in their communities through the advancement of financial literacy and housing access.

“Union Home Mortgage is excited to support the critical work of these ten very deserving organizations,” said Bill Cosgrove, CEO of Union Home Mortgage and Board Chairman of the Union Home Foundation. “Over the last two years we’ve grown the Foundation’s footprint across the country, and we’re so grateful to see that impact translated into our communities.”

“We’re overjoyed to renew our commitment to all of our third quarter nonprofits this year,” said Ashley Ali, Director of Corporate Communications. “Some of these organizations we have supported for one year and some we have supported for several years, but the through-line is that they all embody our mission to create economic self-sufficiency for as many families as possible.”

Since its inception in 2015, the Foundation has distributed more than $2 million in financial support to nonprofits in over 23 states. For more information on the Union Home Mortgage Foundation, visit https://www.uhm.com/foundation/.

The 2025 third quarter grant recipients are:

Phoenix, Arizona

Homeless Youth Connection: $7,500 in support of the Host Family Program and the Hatcher Transitional Living Program. The Host Family program is a low-cost community-engagement strategy that connects homeless youth with caring adults from faith-based communities, service organizations, school parent organizations, and nurturing individuals. The host family provides youths with shelter, food, transportation, and emotional support, while the organization delivers case management, counseling assessments, and other services. The Hatcher Transitional Living Program (HTLP) provides homeless youth 18 to 21 with safe and stable shelter and supportive services to help them successfully transition into self-sufficient and sustainable living by learning the skills needed to maintain economic independence and well-being. The HTLP offers up to 20 beds in a dormitory-style living arrangement. There are 10 rooms, each with two beds and a shared bathroom. The property features a shared kitchen and community area, and laundry facilities. This site is directly supervised by trained and qualified staff on a full-time basis and offers a rich array of programming and life skill development opportunities.

Louisville, Kentucky

USA Cares Inc.: $2,500 toward the Military Assistance Response Program. Through this program, USA Cares provides emergency financial assistance to veterans, service members, and their families. They cover costs and bills that are essential to clients’ well-being like mortgage, rent, utilities, etc. Because timing is crucial, rather than distributing funds directly to clients, case managers distribute funds to mortgage lenders, utility companies, and other vendors on their clients’ behalf. All clients are required to complete a budget and a Financial Education and Empowerment Course which introduces financial planning concepts and educates clients on their basic rights as service members. Clients are never required to pay back funds.

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Life of a Single Mom: $10,000 in support of Single Mom University (SMU), which is an online, life skills education portal, equipped with 175 courses in 3 core areas – Parenting, Finances, and Health & Wellness. The platform is self-paced and available 24/7, designed with the busy single mother in mind. This $10,000 contribution will provide 50 single mothers with access to the online education platform for up to one year, as well as access to local support groups.

Grand Rapids, Michigan

Home Repair Services of Kent County Inc.: $5,000 toward the Housing Counseling & Education program. This program relieves financial stress by offering financial counseling and education resources to community residents. HRS offers foreclosure prevention counseling, reverse mortgage counseling, Money Matters workshops, and their Financial Capabilities Certificate Series. Group financial education offerings include free, voluntary workshops on topics from budgeting and credit to buying a home. The Financial Capabilities certificate series is offered to participants of various path-to-homeownership programs. These workshops are taught by HRS staff, community partners, and industry experts.

Berea, Ohio

OhioGuidestone: $5,000 to support the Berea Children’s Home. OhioGuidestone’s Residential Treatment Program is a specialized residential program that provides trauma-informed care to children and adolescents with complex trauma, mental health needs, academic struggles, and severe emotional and behavioral concerns, which prevent them from living safely at home. Their residential programming is individually focused and clinically grounded and offers structured, therapeutic, and educational services, as well as clinical interventions to give residents the tools for an independent future. While individuals prepare for reunification with their family, or a more permanent family-based setting, they are provided with the opportunity to gain control over behaviors that have had a negative impact on their relationships and develop more effective ways of coping and problem-solving in a safe and supportive environment. This funding will be allocated toward making necessary repairs to their cottages, which will increase their capacity for this program.

Cleveland, Ohio

The City Mission: $5,000 toward the New Horizons Transitional Housing program. Through the New Horizons Program, The City Mission equips single mothers with the necessary skills to secure and maintain employment, pursue vocational opportunities, develop healthy financial practices, and obtain and care for their own homes, helping to break the cycle of generational poverty. The on-site Transitional Housing program will provide single mothers with 18-24 months of additional time and support required to attain improvements in their overall finances, earning potential, and children’s well-being before seeking stable housing. The goal for women in the Transitional Housing program is to become eligible for homeownership by securing an affordable mortgage through community partners.

Empowering and Strengthening Ohio’s People (ESOP): $7,500 toward expanding homeownership and affordable housing opportunities. As a HUD-approved housing agency, ESOP’s programs help residents find home stability and future prosperity. Programs include homebuyer and post-purchase education, educational workshops related to housing and financial literacy, aging in place initiatives, financial counseling, benefits enrollment, access to wraparound services, and digital literacy programming. Because income, transportation and physical mobility are real challenges for clients, ESOP’s service model is a “one-stop-shop” for financial education, counseling, and resources that help people reduce debt, decrease monthly expenses, improve credit scores, develop good savings habits, retain and maintain their homes, and/or transition to different housing so they can achieve and sustain financial wellness and housing stability.

Garfield Heights, Ohio

Boys Hope Girls Hope: $10,000 toward financial literacy education from middle school through career launch. This programming ensures that the young people BHGH serves have the financial literacy skills they need to make well-informed responsible financial decisions both as youth and young adults, and throughout their lives. This includes programming for students 6-11th grade outside of school time, as well as monthly 1:1 meetings for 12th grade students as they prepare for life after graduation. This also includes workshops and coaching dedicated to financial fluency in areas like housing, car loans, school loans, and more.

Asheville, North Carolina

Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Western North Carolina (OnTrack): $2,500 toward Financial Capabilities Counseling & Education programming. OnTrack helps WNC residents build skills to increase income stability, achieve money goals, and attain financial resilience through inclusive short- and long-term counseling and education. Their Financial Capabilities Counseling & Education programming addresses financial challenges to its community members, including the lost jobs, decreased income, increased expenses, and housing precarity in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. Clients develop long-term financial capabilities by learning and practicing money management skills with guidance from counselors and educators. Their expert counselors and educators work with clients to develop sustainable budgets that equip participants with a plan to address fixed, variable, and periodic expenses; increase access to savings accounts and encourage the prioritization of saving for emergencies; demystify credit; and reduce credit card debt.

Greenville, South Carolina

CommunityWorks: $2,500 in support of affordable housing and homeownership in South Carolina. CommunityWorks (CW) strives to help low-income communities build wealth through strategies focusing on affordable housing and homeownership. They provide financing for affordable housing developments, increasing the much-needed stock of affordable housing in South Carolina. CW supports developments that are safe and high-quality, with many of the same amenities as market-rate housing, while also serving households at or below 80% of the Area Median Income (AMI). Additionally, they help families build wealth and equity by providing down payment and closing costs assistance to support their first home purchase. They partner with several municipalities and healthcare systems to provide this assistance to employees and residents, helping households overcome the financial barriers to homeownership.

About the Union Home Foundation
The Union Home Foundation was established in 2015 as the charitable arm of independent mortgage banking company Union Home Mortgage Corp (UHM). The Foundation’s mission is to equip individuals and families with the tools and resources to achieve economic self-sufficiency, specifically through financial literacy and housing. The Foundation has awarded over $2 million since its inception toward these programs to help guide families on a pathway towards responsible homeownership. Union Home Mortgage Corp. is a high-growth, full-service retail, wholesale, and consumer direct lender with over 150 branches across the U.S. To learn more about Union Home Mortgage and its efforts in the community, please visit https://www.uhm.com/foundation/.

SOURCE Union Home Mortgage