Megan Thee Stallion’s foundation is planning to partner with Habitat for Humanity to repair the homes of older residents in Texas.
The initiative is part of Habitat’s Aging in Place program, which provides home repairs to improve the structure of homes and make them safer for older residents.
The partnership with the Grammy award-winning artist’s Pete & Thomas Foundation will result in a joint effort to repair more than 30 homes in Houston and Dallas, according to a Thursday news release. The effort will start Saturday with a kick off event in Houston.
“Caring for our older adults has always been a priority for me and making sure their homes are safe and well-maintained is a critical part of that commitment,” Megan Thee Stallion in the news release.
The effort goes beyond just fixing homes and is about providing peace of mind to older generations, she said. As part of the Saturday effort, Hotties Helping, an initiative of the foundation, will have volunteers join Habitat volunteers.
The Pete & Thomas Foundation is a nonprofit started by Megan Thee Stallion in 2022 that aims to effect meaningful change in the lives of women, children, older adults and underserved communities. The foundation is named in honor of her late parents Joseph Pete III and Holly Thomas.
Habitat for Humanity is also temporarily renaming its Let’s Open the Door Campaign — which promotes awareness of the housing crisis — to Let’s Open Thee Door.
The Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity is set to receive an award of $50,000 which will translate to repairing about nine homes, depending on the cost of the repairs, said Ashley Brundage, CEO of Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity.
The homes that would be repaired would be in neighborhoods where the Dallas organization is already working like Joppa or Mill City, Brundage said. Houston is set to receive a larger award and the project will start in Houston’s South Park neighborhood.
Dallas Habitat was set to build 17 homes in 2024, a decrease from previous years after a series of missteps and changes in leadership, according to a Dallas Morning News investigation that tracked the organization’s decreased activity.
As part of rebuilding the program, the organization has the goal of building 15 homes this year and building a total of 32 residences next year, Brundage said.
Dallas Habitat has been rebuilding its program to repair homes and was planning to repair four homes and do one rebuild. Brundage said the additional nine homes represents rapid growth for the program.
Brundage said the organization is excited to partner with Megan Thee Stallion and her foundation.
“This really is important to Dallas Area Habitat’s mission of helping seniors age in place of investing in community and creating affordable homes for everyone,” Brundage said.