The following is a copy and paste response to my request for disability financial grant assistance for homeownership from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation website is at http://www.gatesfoundation.org.
Date: Tue 10/14/08
Grant Inquiries(206) 709-3140
E-mail: info@gatesfoundation.org
Thank you for contacting the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. We are very sorry to hear about your difficult financial situation. Unfortunately, the foundation will be unable to provide assistance. In keeping with its charter, the foundation does not accept requests from individuals. However, you may wish to contact your local United Way for referrals to organizations that may be able to assist you. The foundation supports nonprofit organizations in the following areas:
* The Global Development Program focuses on agriculture, financial services for the poor, and access to computers and the internet ininternational public libraries.
* The Global Health Program concentrates on reducing disease indeveloping countries.* The United States Program works nationally in education, providesaccess to technology in public libraries, and works with communityprograms supporting at risk families in Washington state and the greater Portland, Oregon area. Please note: the Global Development Program, the Education initiative, and the Libraries initiative do not accept unsolicited proposals. For more information about the foundation, please visit www.gatesfoundation.org. We wish you all the best.
Sincerely, Stephanie Jones
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
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The federal government has grossly underfunded rent and home ownership financial assistance for Social Security disabled individuals.
Therefore, I am requesting the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation implement grant money towards home ownership for individuals deemed Social Security disabled.