Cigna Group Foundation Awards $3.45 Million: 23 Nonprofits to Help More Than 4,700 Veterans Secure Housing
BLOOMFIELD, Connecticut — The Cigna Group Foundation announced on November 10 that it will award $3.45 million in grants to 23 nonprofit organizations in 10 states, helping more than 4,700 veterans and their families access stable housing and community-based support. The grantees work in Arizona, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Missouri, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Texas.
The grants mark the third year of the Foundation's $9 million commitment to improve veteran mental health through housing stability and wraparound services. The Foundation said its 2025 grantees served 8,025 veterans, while more than 200 employees of The Cigna Group contributed over 1,000 volunteer hours supporting those organizations.
This year's funding will support nearly 50 new home builds, repairs or modifications, as well as rental, mortgage and utility assistance, housing placement, benefits navigation, mental health services, employment support and other wraparound services.
"Stable housing gives veterans a stronger foundation to focus on their health, their families and their futures," said Sara Quist, president of The Cigna Group Foundation. "By supporting these trusted community-based organizations, we are proud to help more veterans gain a safe place to live, along with services and support that can strengthen their well-being for the long term."
Recipients include Nation's Finest and U.S.VETS – Phoenix in Arizona, the Gary Sinise Foundation in Georgia, Veterans Community Project in Missouri, Habitat for Humanity Philadelphia in Pennsylvania and Foundation Communities in Texas. Homes For Our Troops and Operation Finally Home run projects across Florida, New Jersey, Georgia and Texas.
The Foundation noted that the Gary Sinise Foundation's R.I.S.E. program provides specially adapted, mortgage-free homes to severely wounded veterans, including Leslie Smith, who now lives independently through the program. The Cigna Group Foundation is the philanthropic arm of The Cigna Group (NYSE: CI).
Source: The Cigna Group Foundation
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Photo: 图：志愿者在一处 Habitat for Humanity 住房修缮现场施工（资料图）。美国海军 Robert Brazzell 摄，公共领域，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: Volunteers work at a Habitat for Humanity home renovation site (file photo). Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Robert Brazzell, U.S. Navy, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
