Clayton Donates $250K to Next Step Network
May 23, 20172 min read
Housing leader continues support for mission-driven nonprofit to promote affordable homeownership
LOUISVILLE, Ky., May 23, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Yesterday, Next Step Network and Clayton – a Berkshire Hathaway company and one of the leading builders of manufactured, modular and site built homes in the U.S. – announced that Clayton has donated $250,000 to provide critical mission support for Next Step Network.
"Clayton has been a loyal supporter of Next Step's mission since the beginning," said Stacey Epperson, president and CEO of Next Step. "By working collaboratively with our nonprofit members across the country, Clayton home centers and manufacturing facilities have helped expand affordable homeownership opportunities for families through the building of new, energy-efficient manufactured and modular homes."
In order to support nonprofit housing work in communities across the country, $50,000 of Clayton Homes' donation will be directly allocated by Next Step to their member organizations in the form of small grant funds, meant to provide additional resources to help them deliver Next Step's Manufactured Housing Done Right® model.
As a nonprofit housing intermediary, Next Step brings together mission-driven housing organizations and industry leaders in factory-built housing to promote the use of manufactured and modular homes as an affordable housing solution. The fellowship with Next Step and Clayton spans more than a decade.
About Next Step Network®
Next Step Network mobilizes a national network of nonprofits to provide affordable housing tailored to the needs of communities that they serve. Their system – Manufactured Housing Done Right® – connects responsible financing, comprehensive homebuyer education and delivery of high-quality, ENERGY STAR® certified manufactured homes at scale, creating a model that brings more value to the customer. Learn more at www.nextstepus.org.