Cornerstone Housing Partners receives $250,000 Housing for Everyone Grant
from the TD Charitable Foundation
Grant funding will support resident stability and reduce evictions
Rutland, VT, April 21, 2026 – Cornerstone Housing Partners, was recently awarded a $250,000 Housing for Everyone grant from the TD Charitable Foundation, the giving arm of TD Bank U.S. Cornerstone Housing Partners is one of 40 nonprofit organizations across TD’s footprint to receive funding through the 20th annual Housing for Everyone grant program, which supports solutions that foster early intervention, advance housing stability and decisively address housing challenges for renters in low- to moderate-income communities.
Housing instability remains a critical issue for individuals and families nationwide, driven by rising living costs, financial hardship, and challenges navigating housing systems. In recognition of the program’s 20th anniversary and its longstanding commitment to housing affordability, the TD Charitable Foundation awarded $10 million in total grants in 2026, its largest Housing for Everyone investment to date, to support organizations focused on preventing eviction and promoting long-term housing stability.
This year’s Housing for Everyone grantees were selected for their proactive approaches to eviction prevention and housing stabilization, which help individuals and families remain housed, reduce financial stress, and strengthen communities.
Through this grant, Cornerstone Housing Partners will expand their already successful Resident Services Program originally created with support from Rutland Regional Medical Center’s Bowse Health Trust. The program takes a proactive approach to reducing evictions and ensuring long-term housing stability, offering free comprehensive service navigation, helping households connect to public benefits, behavioral and health support, financial assistance resources, and other community services that address root causes of instability. The program also offers HUD Certified Rental Counseling with free budget support, rental counseling, and financial literacy education to prevent arrears and strengthen long-term stability.
Through this multi-layered, proactive model—mediation, counseling, service navigation, and early engagement—the initiative fills critical service gaps, prevents avoidable evictions, and supports stable housing. This programming is available to Cornerstone’s residents in both Rutland and Bennington County.
“Cornerstone Housing Partners is honored to be chosen as a recipient of this TD Housing For Everyone grant. Resident Services programs are one of the most effective tools in eviction prevention.” said Mary Cohen, CEO of Cornerstone Housing Partners. “By connecting people to resources, stabilizing households before crises escalate, and addressing the root causes of housing insecurity, they turn at-risk tenancies into long-term homes.”
“Many renters today are facing compounding challenges, from sudden income loss to difficulty navigating lease terms that can quickly put their housing at risk,” said Paige Carlson-Heim, Head of Social Impact at TD and Director of TD Charitable Foundation. “That’s why supporting the eviction prevention and early intervention work of organizations like Cornerstone Housing Partners, is so critical. I’m encouraged by how the Housing for Everyone grant will help Cornerstone provide the timely support renters need to remain stably housed and rooted in their communities.”
As it celebrates 20 years of collaboration with frontline nonprofits in housing affordability, the TD Charitable Foundation’s Housing for Everyone grant program highlights TD’s enduring dedication to building stronger communities through stable, affordable housing. Since its inception in 2005, the program has invested over $73 million, supporting more than 675 affordable housing projects from Maine to Florida. Discover more about the Housing for Everyone grant program here.
About Cornerstone Housing Partners
Cornerstone Housing Partners is a 501c non-profit housing developer and provider. Cornerstone provides safe, efficient and stable housing by transforming buildings and land into quality affordable homes. Cornerstone also offers support and programs to potential and current homeowners. Cornerstone empowers individuals and communities through education, technical assistance and financial services, fostering self-reliance and communal well-being.
About the TD Charitable Foundation
The TD Charitable Foundation is the giving arm of TD Bank U.S. TD Bank US Holding Company and its subsidiaries, including TD Bank, N.A., are collectively known as TD Bank U.S. As the U.S. banking business of The Toronto-Dominion Bank (TSX and NYSE: TD), a leading North American financial services firm, TD Bank U.S. serves more than 10 million clients and has a network of approximately 1,050 locations throughout the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Carolinas and Florida. We support our clients and communities with a full range of retail, small business, commercial banking products and services, and more. Since its inception in 2002, the Foundation has distributed over $386 million through donations to local nonprofits from Maine to Florida. More information on the TD Charitable Foundation is available here.
The 2026 Housing for Everyone grant recipients, located across TD’s Maine to Florida footprint, are:
- Connecticut – Grants totaling $500,000
- Central Connecticut Coast YMCA (Greater Bridgeport Planning Region) – $250,000
- Hands on Hartford, Inc. (Capital Planning Region) – $250,000
- Delaware – Grant totaling $250,000
- Community Legal Aid Society, Inc. (New Castle County) – $250,000
- Florida – Grants totaling $1,750,000
- Ability Housing, Inc. (Duval County) – $250,000
- Bay Area Legal Services, Inc. (Hillsborough County) – $250,000
- Catholic Charities Diocese of Venice, Inc. (Lee County) – $250,000
- Florida Legal Services, Inc. (Orange County) – $250,000
- Foundation for Orange County Public Schools, Inc. (Orange County) – $250,000
- Hispanic Unity of Florida, Inc. (Broward County) – $250,000
- The Sharing Center (Seminole County) – $250,000
- Maine – Grants totaling $500,000
- Penquis C.A.P., Inc. (Penobscot County) – $250,000
- Tedford Housing (Cumberland County) – $250,000
- Maryland – Grant totaling $250,000
- Montgomery Housing Partnership, Inc. (D.C.) – $250,000
- Massachusetts – Grants totaling $750,000
- Caritas Communities, Inc. (Suffolk County) – $250,000
- FamilyAid Boston, Inc. (Suffolk County) – $250,000
- Open Sky Community Services, Inc. (Worcester County) – $250,000
- New Hampshire – Grant totaling $250,000
- Waypoint (Hillsborough County) – $250,000
- New Jersey – Grants totaling $1,500,000
- Bright Harbor Healthcare (Ocean County) – $250,000
- Greater Bergen Community Action, Inc. (Bergen County) – $250,000
- Hispanic Family Centre of Southern New Jersey, Inc. (Camden County) – $250,000
- New Jersey Citizen Action Education Fund, Inc. (Essex County) – $250,000
- United Community Corporation (Essex County) – $250,000
- York Street Project (Hudson County) – $250,000
- New York – Grants totaling $1,500,000
- Brooklyn Legal Services Corporation A (Kings County) – $250,000
- Catholic Charities Community Services, Archdiocese of New York (Bronx County) – $250,000
- RUPCO, Inc. (Ulster County) – $250,000
- Services for Underserved, Inc. (New York County) – $250,000
- Sunset Park Health Council dba Family Health Centers at NYU Langone (New York County) – $250,000
- WellLife Network Inc. (Queens County) – $250,000
- North Carolina – Grants totaling $500,000
- Charlotte Family Housing (Mecklenburg County) – $250,000
- Pisgah Legal Services (Buncombe County) – $250,000
- Pennsylvania – Grants totaling $1,000,000
- Nueva Esperanza, Inc. (Philadelphia County) – $250,000
- Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corporation (Philadelphia County) – $250,000
- SeniorLaw Center (Philadelphia County) – $250,000
- The Foundation for Delaware County (Delaware County) – $250,000
- Rhode Island – Grant totaling $250,000
- Foster Forward (Providence County) – $250,000
- South Carolina – Grant totaling $250,000
- Mental Illness Recovery Center, Inc. (Richland County) – $250,000
- Vermont – Grant totaling $250,000
- Cornerstone Housing Partners (Rutland County) – $250,000
- Virginia – Grant totaling $250,000
- Good Shepherd Housing and Family Services, Inc. (Fairfax County) – $250,000
- Washington, D.C. – Grant totaling $250,000
- Legal Counsel for the Elderly – $250,000
