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Invitation Homes Invests in Home Builders Institute to Train, Certify, and Place Veterans in Skilled Trades Careers

  • Home Builders Institute & Invitation Homes Inc. announced a new partnership to expand career pathways for transitioning service members, veterans, & their families in housing, construction, & skilled trades.
  • The collaboration operates under Invitation Homes' Invitation to SkillUp initiative & involves investing in HBI's Military Services program.
  • Investment will support hands-on training, industry-recognized certifications, & job placement support for roles in construction, property maintenance, & related fields.
  • Partnership goals include connecting HBI-trained veterans, military spouses, & family members with opportunities in the build-to-rent & single-family rental industries.
  • Recruitment efforts will expand at HBI's Military Services sites in Fort Stewart, Georgia, & Jacksonville, Florida.
  • Invitation Homes' Veteran Employee Resource Group will engage in mentorship & career guidance opportunities.
  • The companies will highlight success stories of veterans, military spouses, & family members transformed by training & employment.
  • Dallas Tanner, Invitation Homes President & CEO, stated the initiative aims to support individuals whose service strengthens communities.
  • Ed Brady, HBI President & CEO, noted that nearly 90% of military program graduates are placed in jobs earning over three times the federal minimum wage.
  • The Home Depot Foundation & DEWALT were early supporters, with a recent $1 million gift from Google preceding Invitation Homes' investment.
  • HBI has trained, certified, & placed over 270,000 people in construction careers over nearly 60 years.
  • Invitation Homes is an S&P 500 company recognized as the nation's premier single-family home leasing & management firm.
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