Staples Employees Provides $3,500 Grant to Heading Home

Staples Foundation, the private charitable arm of Staples, Inc., has awarded $3,500 to Charlestown's Heading Home under a program that lets Staples associates direct donations.

Heading Home provides emergency, transitional and permanent housing, and support services, to low-income homeless and formerly homeless families and individuals in Boston, Cambridge, Somerville, Medford, Malden, Everett and Quincy.

The grant is part of a philanthropic initiative created by Staples Foundation which allows Staples associates around the world direct funding to non-profit organizations focusing on education or job skills. 

The program, called 2 Million and Change, awards money to organizations around the world, reaching more than $2 million in grants to 470 non-profit organizations.

“Staples Foundation is committed to making a positive impact in the communities where our associates live and work,” said Katy Dobbs, director of global community and giving for Staples, Inc. 

“Through our program, we are pleased to support our associates and the local non-profit organizations that matter to them most.”