Cequent Employees Volunteer With Habitat For Humanity

Cequent Performance Products (CPP) partnered with Habitat for Humanity in September to create a safe and affordable home for a Michigan family. CPP is the industry’s largest manufacturer of towing and trailer aftermarket products. “CPP came out and worked on the home for one day this week,” says Sara Piatt, Human Resources Representative. “Other company employees will volunteer at the home for the remainder of the week.”

The company had approximately 20 volunteers covering various home improvement tasks. Multiple teams worked to paint both the interior and exterior of the house. Others helped to construct walls and rebuild a breezeway. The day ended with assembly of kitchen cabinetry.

“We recently renovated our headquarters and donated a portion of our kitchen appliances to Habitat,” says Piatt. “It’s great to be able to come full circle and support the opportunity for homeownership for families in need.”

There are nearly 2 billion people around the world who live in slum housing and more than 100 million are homeless. Habitat helps by building or renovating simple, decent houses in partnership with those in need. Families left homeless by natural disasters, war and civil unrest often face dire housing situations as they struggle to rebuild their lives. We provide shelter and housing assistance to help these families recover.We have more than 1,500 local affiliates in the United States and more than 70 national organizations around the world.

Together, they have helped to build or repair over 600,000 houses and serve more than 3 million people worldwide.Per their mission statement, Habitat for Humanity believes that every man, woman and child should have a decent, safe and affordable place to live. They build and repair houses all over the world using volunteer labor and donations. Our partner families purchase these houses through no-profit, no-interest mortgage loans or innovative financing methods. For more information or to get involved in a project near you visit www.habitat.org.