{"id":19224,"date":"2014-09-16T00:48:34","date_gmt":"2014-09-16T00:48:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/162.217.168.59\/?p=19224"},"modified":"2023-03-22T13:56:14","modified_gmt":"2023-03-22T17:56:14","slug":"habitat-for-humanity-canada-and-sfi-official-partners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forests.org\/fr\/habitat-for-humanity-canada-and-sfi-official-partners\/","title":{"rendered":"Habitat for Humanity Canada and SFI Official Partners for Sustainable Housing, Communities and Families"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"SFIMontreal, Quebec<\/strong> \u2014 The Sustainable Forestry Initiative\u00ae Inc. (SFI) and Habitat for Humanity Canada are going from being like\u2010minded allies to official partners with the signing of a memorandum of mutual support at the SFI Annual conference in Montreal.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are excited to have SFI\u2019s formal commitment to help Habitat for Humanity. SFI and its network of grassroots implementation committees work at the intersection of healthy forests, sustainable communities and the responsible purchasing of forest products,\u201d said Mark Rodgers, the Chief Operating Officer of Habitat for Humanity Canada. \u201cSigning today\u2019s agreement will take things to the next level. It sends a strong signal to our mutual network of supporters that we want to deepen and strengthen this important relationship.\u201d<\/p>\n

To date, SFI sponsorship and SFI Program Participant volunteers have helped build homes in Halifax, Moncton, Montreal, Ottawa, Alderville, Oakville, Thunder Bay and Winnipeg. The mission of Habitat for Humanity is to provide affordable homeownership to low-\u00ad\u2010income, working families across Canada. These efforts have included countless volunteer hours and certified building materials such as panel products, lumber and engineered wood products. Some projects have even tracked the wood used to build Habitat homes back to the forest where the wood was grown. This helps homeowners understand the link between their new home and sustainable forest management.<\/p>\n

\u201cHabitat for Humanity and SFI have worked together for years to help put homeownership within reach of Canadian families. Today\u2019s agreement will enhance these efforts in tangible ways, particularly through the introduction of our new Wood 4 Good program,\u201d said Kathy Abusow, President and CEO of SFI Inc.<\/p>\n

The Wood 4 Good program has four pillars to provide mutual support for SFI and Habitat for Humanity objectives. The program will:<\/p>\n