CENTURY 21 Affiliated remains active in Madison and the surrounding communities by generously supporting local charities. We are proud to have close relations with Easter Seals of Wisconsin, Orphan Helpers, and the First Harvest Food Bank.
Agents and staff in each one of our offices are also encouraged to participate in charities in their own local community to help stay connected and to give back to the people that have helped to make CENTURY 21 Affiliated what it is today.
Easter Seals of Wisconsin
The entire Century 21 System has been affiliated with the National Easter Seals Society since 1979 and has raised more than $68 million for the non-profit organization. In 2005 CENTURY 21 Affiliated raised over $43,000 to benefit Easter Seals of Wisconsin; the company has raised over $37,000 to date in 2006. The motivation of Century 21 Sales Associates and Staff has allowed them to raise over $120,000 for Easter Seals of Wisconsin in the past three years alone.
Easter Seals Wisconsin is a non-profit organization offering a variety of unique and essential services to children and adults with disabilities across the state. Each year over 14,000 people in Wisconsin receive services in the area of: respite care, vocational services, camping and recreation, support services, and education programs for the public. Services range from providing assessments and assistive technology for farmers with disabilities which allow them to continue to farm, to respite and recreational programs for individuals with physical and cognitive disabilities.
“Our relationship with Easter Seals enables our Sales Associates and employees not only to give something back to our community, but to help raise awareness of this worthwhile and reputable foundation,” ~ Bill Kessler, Broker/Owner, CENTURY 21 Affiliated
Orphan Helpers
Orphan Helpers is dedicated to serving and ministering to the spiritual, educational, emotional and physical needs of orphaned, abandoned and incarcerated children. They assist in orphanages and detention centers internationally. The focus is on children that have been left behind by every element of society including their families, adoption agencies and other orphanages.
Orphan Helpers works to provide teachers and programs for orphanages and centers. Their current work is focused on Central America. They build and depend on strong relationships with individuals, churches, governments and organizations, like CENTURY 21 Affiliated, in their efforts to help these children realize the purpose and plan that God has for their lives.
This charitable organization is near and dear to the hearts of many throughtout CENTURY 21 Affiliated.
American Red Cross
Every year CENTURY 21 Affiliated organizes a day long blood drive at it's corporate office in Madison. Real Estate Agents, staff and the public are all encouraged to take part and give blood to help make a difference in someone's life.
The Red Cross is committed to saving lives and easing suffering. This diverse organization serves humanity and helps you by providing relief to victims of disaster, both locally and globally. The Red Cross is responsible for half of the nation's blood supply and blood products.
The Red Cross gives health and safety training to the public and provides emergency social services to U.S. military members and their families. In the wake of an earthquake, tornado, flood, fire, hurricane or other disaster, it provides relief services to communities across the country. The Red Cross is America's most trusted charity, and it needs the support of compassionate Americans to succeed.
Habitat for Humanity
Habitat for Humanity International is a nonprofit, nondenominational Christian housing ministry. Habitat welcomes all people— regardless of race, religion, ethnicity or any other difference—to build simple, decent, affordable houses with those who lack adequate shelter.
Since its founding in 1976, Habitat for Humanity has built more than 200,000 houses, providing shelter for more than 1 million people, in nearly 100 countries around the world. A new Habitat house is completed somewhere in the world every 24 minutes.
Focusing the world on secure tenure, poverty housing
As part of our mission to make housing a matter of conscience and action, Habitat for Humanity will raise its voice to support World Habitat Day on Monday, October 6, 2008.
This year, Habitat for Humanity is demonstrating support of World Habitat Day by shining the spotlight on the lack of secure tenure for the world’s poor.
World Habitat Day, an annual event created by the United Nations, falls on the first Monday in October and unites people of goodwill and organizations around the cause of housing to remind the world of its collective responsibility for the future of the human habitat.
For the more than 1.6 billion people suffering from some sort of shelter deprivation in the world, that future is bleak. Without access to adequate shelter, clean water or sanitation, upwards of 10 million people die each year from preventable diseases. Many of them are infants. In some parts of the world, entire families face forced eviction from property or land they own.
Urbanization continues at a rapid rate, with half of humanity now living in towns and cities. Today, one-third of the current urban population—a staggering 1 billion people—live in slums. By 2030, estimates are that two-thirds of the world’s population will be urban dwellers, exponentially increasing the number of people living in slums if action is not taken to provide decent and affordable housing.
Breaking the cycle of poverty
Secure tenure signifies that an individual has protection against eviction from housing or property they rightfully own or rent. Right now, families in many parts of the world are being forced from their homes as a result of harassment, corruption, excessive bureaucracy and discrimination against women and minorities.
Once secure tenure is established, it can break the cycle of poverty by spurring economic development, offering long-term stability for families and reducing conflicts within communities.
Please join Habitat for Humanity in support of World Habitat Day 2008, as we raise our voices and take a stand in support of those facing wrongful eviction in our communities, in our countries and in our world.
For information on how you can help, e-mail worldhabitatday@habitat.org.
Chileda
The Chileda program, based on a developmental approach to the treatment of children with developmental disabilities, is focused on each person's individual needs.
Chileda is more than a school and treatment center. They have adopted a leadership role in the care of children and young adults with developmental disabilites. They are committed to providing each child with the compassionate, effective and individual care he or she needs to become a productive citizen of our community.
Second Harvest Food Bank
Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin, a private, nonprofit organization, distributes food to more than 300 charitable programs that feed the hungry in 16 southern Wisconsin counties. Through food and fund donations from corporations, organizations, businesses, foundations and individuals, the food bank is able to distribute food to qualified charitable shelters, food pantries and meal sites.
As part of our mission to make housing a matter of conscience and action, Habitat for Humanity will raise its voice to support World Habitat Day on Monday, October 6, 2008.This year, Habitat for Humanity is demonstrating support of World Habitat Day by shining the spotlight on the lack of secure tenure for the world’s poor.World Habitat Day, an annual event created by the United Nations, falls on the first Monday in October and unites people of goodwill and organizations around the cause of housing to remind the world of its collective responsibility for the future of the human habitat.For the more than 1.6 billion people suffering from some sort of shelter deprivation in the world, that future is bleak. Without access to adequate shelter, clean water or sanitation, upwards of 10 million people die each year from preventable diseases. Many of them are infants. In some parts of the world, entire families face forced eviction from property or land they own.Urbanization continues at a rapid rate, with half of humanity now living in towns and cities. Today, one-third of the current urban population—a staggering 1 billion people—live in slums. By 2030, estimates are that two-thirds of the world’s population will be urban dwellers, exponentially increasing the number of people living in slums if action is not taken to provide decent and affordable housing.Secure tenure signifies that an individual has protection against eviction from housing or property they rightfully own or rent. Right now, families in many parts of the world are being forced from their homes as a result of harassment, corruption, excessive bureaucracy and discrimination against women and minorities.Once secure tenure is established, it can break the cycle of poverty by spurring economic development, offering long-term stability for families and reducing conflicts within communities.Please join Habitat for Humanity in support of World Habitat Day 2008, as we raise our voices and take a stand in support of those facing wrongful eviction in our communities, in our countries and in our world.For information on how you can help, e-mail .