Clayton® Donates New Home to Family Promise to Launch a New Local Program for Texas Families Recovering from Homelessness
December 21, 20212 min read
Family Promise of Grayson will use the new Clayton Built® home to start a transitional housing program aimed at helping countless families for decades
SHERMAN, TX – December 21, 2021 — Clayton, a leader in off-site built housing, is donating a new Clayton Built® home to Family Promise®, a national nonprofit aimed at preventing family homelessness. The donation, part of a larger partnership between Clayton and Family Promise, A Future Begins at Home, will be used by Family Promise of Grayson County to help area families facing homelessness.
The new home will be used as transitional housing, which is a temporary accommodation aimed at bridging the gap from homelessness to permanent housing by offering structure, case management, and in some cases, education and training. With this home, Family Promise of Grayson County will launch its transitional housing program. Since they began serving guests in May 2018, Family Promise of Grayson County has served 71 families facing or experiencing homelessness, including 168 children, and this home will increase that impact.
“No child deserves to be homeless, and it is part of our mission to empower Grayson County families to end child homelessness.” said Leigh Walker, Family Promise of Grayson County Executive Director. “This home donation from Clayton allows us to help even more families and children each year to ensure they have a place to call home while they look for permanent housing.”
The three-bedroom, two-bathroom home has several features that come in every Clayton Built® house, such as an ecobee smart thermostat®, SmartComfort® by Carrier furnace, Duracraft® cabinets and more. It is also equipped with Clayton’s
About Clayton
Founded in 1956, Clayton is a leading single-family, values-driven home builder committed to opening doors to a better life through homeownership. The company’s portfolio includes a comprehensive range of site-built, modern manufactured, Tiny, CrossMod® and modular housing. In 2025, Clayton built more than 59,000 homes nationwide. Clayton remains committed to delivering attainable, sustainably-built housing with a lower cost of homeownership and creating world-class experience for customers and team members. For more information, visit claytonhomes.com.
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