El Paso, TX – (March 27, 2013) - Hunt Companies, Inc. has announced its continued support of the Military Child Education Coalition (MCEC), donating $15,000 to the Texas-based charity that focuses on ensuring quality educational opportunities for America’s two million military-connected children. Hunt began its partnership with MCEC, an organization that focuses on military children affected by mobility, family separation, and transition, in 2012.
As part of this most recent donation, MCEC’s Military Student Transition Consultant located at Fort Sam Houston Independent School District (FSHISD,) will receive approximately $5,000 of the total amount. The funds will help support military-connected children with family members who are in San Antonio area schools because of the recovery of a parent or sibling.
The FSHISD is one of nine national school districts in the MCEC’s Military Student Transition Consultant (MSTC) network. The MSTC program is a collaborative effort to address the needs and challenges faced by military-connected students though school transitions, separations from a deployed parent and challenges associated with the return of an injured family member.
“Partnering with organizations that support education is critical to our mission, and the MCEC is proud of our ongoing partnership with Hunt Companies,” said Dr. Mary Keller, President and CEO at the Military Child Education Coalition. “Their sponsorship is making a difference in our current efforts on behalf of children. It is gratifying that their commitment continues. On behalf of all of us at the Military Child Education Coalition, we sincerely appreciate Hunt’s support for our nation’s military-connected children. We could not realize our mission without the great support and partnership of organizations such as Hunt.”
In addition to this donation, Hunt continues to support military community initiatives throughout its 27 military projects across the United States, including Blue Star Families and the USO.
“Childhood education has always been of upmost importance to Hunt and its employees, especially in our home state,” said Robin Vaughn, Hunt Companies Public Private Partnership, Co-President. “We are pleased to continue our partnership with the MCEC, an organization whose mission so closely mirrors our own and who has done so much in improving the educational options for children of our servicemen and woman.”
ABOUT HUNT COMPANIES, INC.
Hunt Companies, Inc. is a real estate company dedicated to building values through development, investment, and management. Hunt is focused in the core areas of public private partnership, military housing, community development, real asset investment management and multifamily housing.
Founded in 1947, Hunt is headquartered in El Paso, Texas, with 1,100 employees in regional offices throughout North America and Europe. Together, Hunt and its affiliates have more than $17 billion in assets under management, including more than 144,000 multi-family housing units and 5.8 million square feet of office, retail and industrial properties. Hunt has also developed 89,000 housing units, over 1 million square feet of commercial space and thousands of acres of land. Development project costs have totaled more than $6.4 billion with more than $8.2 billion in construction costs.
Visit www.huntcompanies.com to learn more about Hunt, its heritage and commitment to values that build.
About MCEC
Founded in 1998, the Military Child Education Coalition® (MCEC®) is a 501(c)(3) global, nonprofit leadership and advocacy organization focused on ensuring quality educational opportunities for America’s two million military-connected children affected by mobility, family separation, and transition. For more information, visit www.MilitaryChild.org.
