Watch the CBS12 News coverage to see Moss team members share why this initiative matters and how it’s preparing classrooms for the year ahead: https://youtu.be/ceXdZMdj_ow?si=Zscw09dWxkBBA-YN 

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MCKINNEY, TX – Moss Construction, a top-ranked construction firm with a strong base in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, and Shiloh Place, a non-profit organization serving single mothers in Collin County, recently celebrated the groundbreaking of a new housing project that will double Shiloh Place’s capacity. The new facility, approximately 16,641 square feet, will replace the existing 50 to 60-year-old buildings with modern housing, giving the organization the ability to now house 16 families. This project underscores Shiloh Place’s commitment to providing much-needed support to single mothers striving for financial stability and independence.

“We are thrilled about the expansion of Shiloh Place, which will enable us to support more families in Collin County,” said Dr. Eppy Thern, chief executive officer, Shiloh Place. “This new project is a testament to our dedication to creating lasting change by providing a hand up to single mothers who are striving to end the cycle of poverty. We are honored to have Moss Construction as our partner and cannot thank them enough for their expertise and commitment to our ministry.”

Shiloh Place’s mission is to equip single mothers with financial independence and personal wholeness by addressing their physical, educational, emotional and spiritual needs enabling them to become productive members of the workforce and their community. Moss Construction, the general contractor on the Shiloh Place housing development, is doing its part to support Shiloh Place by proudly donating its project fee to the organization as part of its commitment to giving back to the DFW market and McKinney and helping others.

“At Moss Construction, we believe that our responsibility extends far beyond the buildings we construct. We are deeply committed to the communities we serve, and this commitment is reflected in every project we undertake,” said Aaron Docsa, senior vice president of Wood-Frame for Moss Construction’s Dallas/Fort Worth region. “We are about improving lives and building hope for a better future with every project we are involved in.”

Designed by O’Brien Architects, the building will include 16 two-bedroom apartments, each with a bathroom and full-sized kitchen. The apartments surround an outdoor area that includes green space and playgrounds for the children. Other project partners include: Kimley-Horn, civil planning and landscaping; Jordan & Skala Engineers, mechanical, electrical and plumbing engineering; and Strand, structural engineering.

For more information about Moss Construction in the Dallas/Fort Worth region, visit https://moss.com/markets/dallas/.

About Shiloh Place:
Shiloh Place is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting single mothers through comprehensive programs that include education, job training, and financial literacy. By providing safe and stable housing, Shiloh Place helps mothers build a foundation for a brighter future for themselves and their children.

About Moss:
Moss is a national, privately-held construction firm providing innovative solutions resulting in award-winning projects. With regional offices across the United States, Moss focuses on construction management, solar EPC, and design-build. The company’s diverse portfolio encompasses a wide range of sectors, including luxury high-rise residential, wood-frame multi-family, landmark mixed-use developments, hospitality, K-12 and higher education, solar energy and battery storage, and sports. Moss is ranked by Engineering News-Record as the nation’s top solar contractor and one of the top 50 general contractors. Moss prides itself on a strong entrepreneurial culture that honors safety, quality, client engagement, and employee development. Its employees consistently rank Moss as one of the best places to work.

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The tournament raised $345,000 for six non-profit organizations throughout the tri-county area. At the event, Chad Moss, President of the Moss Foundation, presented the non-profits with checks to support their missions. Organizations included Warrior Shield Foundation, Boys & Girls Club, ABC Cares Foundation, EEO Bahamas, HANDY, and ARC Broward.

The tournament attracted more than 275 golfers who played on two separate courses. On the Blue Monster course, the B&B Tile Team, led by Brian Bernard, Andrew McAllister, Garrett Green, and Nic Althammer took home the victory. On the Red Tiger course, the team representing Erthos and led by Charles Pimentel, Mike Campagnolo, Brantley Turner, and Rick Vance won the game.

“Hosting the Plumb Bob Classic for the past nine years has been an honor and a privilege. This flagship fundraiser has made a tremendous impact on our communities – donating more than $1 million over the years,” said Chad Moss. “The invaluable support from our sponsors, the commitment and dedication of our volunteers, staff, and enthusiastic players is what allows the Moss Foundation to continue extending support to so many innovative non-profit organizations throughout South Florida.”

In the spirit of the holiday season, Santa Claus made an appearance during the awards ceremony to help bring good cheer to these outstanding community organizations.

The event’s title partners were Lotspeich, Power Design, and Construction Risk Partners, Corporate partners who sponsored the event included C. Davis Electric, Tropic Mechanical, Hollywood Woodwork, Steel Fabricators, S&S Waterproofing, Y&T, Right Way Plumbing Co., Truist, ESG Companies, Everglades Equipment Group, APG Companies, CMiC, Solution Construction Inc., Hill York, Ready Windows, Enterprise Fleet Management, American Engineering, Thrive, Tripp Scott, Moraca Builders, Ocean Mazda, and Bacardi.

About Moss Foundation, Inc.:
Moss Foundation, Inc. is a 501(C)3 organization dedicated to assisting non-profit organizations and communities throughout the nation under the leadership of President Chad Moss. Created by Moss & Associates, a national privately held construction firm headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, the foundation prides itself in giving back to the community and enhancing its surrounding areas.

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The Foundation donated a wide variety of materials to fit K-8 student needs, including uniforms, socks, undergarments, shoes, backpacks, paper, spiral notebooks, composition notebooks, loose-leaf paper, pens, pencils, binders, hand sanitizer, scissors, crayons, markers, glue sticks and headphones, among other materials. The total amount raised to purchase the materials is more than double the highest amount raised in the 17 years this Back-to-School Drive has taken place.

“The Moss Foundation strives to give back to the community. By providing school supplies to students in the tri-county region, we hope to alleviate any additional stress and burden that families may be facing in making sure that students are set up for academic success,” said President of the Moss Foundation, Chad Moss.

For 17 years, this drive has been championed by Lenette Delahoz, an employee of Moss. “Nothing beats the satisfaction of knowing that you are providing so many students with the materials they need to have a successful school year. This is not only for the kids, but also for their families,” said Lenette, who leads a team of more than 30 volunteers tasked with shopping, sorting, packing, and delivering the school supplies to participating schools.

Moss’ executives, superintendents, interns, and employees, left the Foundation’s warehouse together in their fleet vehicles to deliver the materials to each location. Recipient schools from other counties included Roosevelt Elementary, South Grade Elementary, and Barton Elementary schools in Palm Beach; and Kinloch Elementary, Santa Clara Elementary, and Phyllis Wheatley Elementary schools in Miami-Dade.

About Us:
Moss Foundation, Inc., a 501(c)(3) organization, provides funding to non-profits that empower students, veterans and first responders and encourage them to embrace opportunities, innovate and overcome challenges. Moss Foundation is led by President Chad Moss and was established by Moss & Associates, a national construction management firm.

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“We are excited to support Student ACES and this important initiative,” said Chad Moss, president of the Moss Foundation. “There are tremendous career opportunities in this specialized field of construction, and we want to provide students who are considering this path the experiences they need to understand their options and the tools to achieve their career goals.”

The Student ACES workforce development program exposes students to well-paying jobs in the solar industry that do not require a college degree. Students will also visit some of the nine Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) solar energy centers that Moss Construction is helping to build throughout the state. The students will learn firsthand about career opportunities from individuals working in the solar industry. The program also offers workshops that focus on character education, financial literacy, safety and time management. The students also will learn how to write a resume, complete a job application, and practice interviewing skills.

“Student ACES helps students seize the many opportunities that await them, whether that’s going to college, entering the workforce or a combination of both,” said Krissy Webb, executive director of Student ACES. “Our unique programs build character and integrity. Students gain a strong foundation that they can draw on throughout their lives to overcome the various challenges they will encounter no matter what road they choose.”

Florida continues to rank among the top states for solar jobs led by FPL’s unprecedented solar expansion – installing 30 million more solar panels by 2030 – one of the largest in the country. FPL is a longtime supporter and sponsor of Student ACES and is an integral partner in the workforce development program. Members of FPL’s solar team mentor the students at the Belle Glade center, and several of the students have been hired directly by FPL or Moss Construction.   “FPL proudly supports organizations such as Student ACES that break down barriers to opportunities for students, especially in the STEM field; after all, these young men and women are the state’s future leaders and it’s critical they have the tools to thrive,” said Eric Silagy, president and CEO of FPL. “We commend Moss for making such an important investment in these students’ futures.”

About Moss Foundation, Inc.:
Moss Foundation, Inc. is a 501(C)3 organization dedicated to assisting non-profit organizations and communities throughout the nation under the leadership of President Chad Moss. Created by Moss & Associates, a national privately held construction firm headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, the foundation prides itself in giving back to the community and enhancing its surrounding areas.

About Student ACES, Inc. (ACE):
Student ACES, Inc. is a 501(C)3 non-profit organization dedicated to helping high school students excel academically and personally. The organization creates an educational environment that prepares high school students and athletes while giving them the tools to be leaders and contribute to the community. Founded by father-daughter team Buck Martinez and Krissy Web in 2013 with 32 students, it has now served over 37,500 students.

Florida Power & Light Company (FPL):
FPL is the largest energy company in the U.S. as measured by retail electricity produced and sold. The company serves more than 5.6 million customer accounts supporting more than 11 million residents across Florida with clean, reliable and affordable electricity. FPL operates one of the cleanest power generation fleets in the U.S and in 2020 won the ReliabilityOne® National Reliability Excellence Award, presented by PA Consulting, for the fifth time in the last six years. The company was recognized in 2020 as one of the most trusted U.S. electric utilities by Escalent for the seventh consecutive year. FPL is a subsidiary of Juno Beach, Florida-based NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NEE), a clean energy company widely recognized for its efforts in sustainability, ethics and diversity, and has been ranked No. 1 in the electric and gas utilities industry in Fortune’s 2020 list of “World’s Most Admired Companies.” NextEra Energy is also the parent company of NextEra Energy Resources, LLC, which, together with its affiliated entities, is the world’s largest generator of renewable energy from the wind and sun and a world leader in battery storage. For more information about NextEra Energy companies, visit these websites: www.NextEraEnergy.com, www.FPL.com, www.GulfPower.com, www.NextEraEnergyResources.com.

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Scholarships and iPads were awarded virtually by Moss Foundation to HANDY’s Top 10 Students

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – HANDY (Helping Abused Neglected Disadvantaged Youth) received a donation of $30,000 from the Moss Foundation that was distributed to at promise youth who were honored at the Moss 2020 Perseverance Awards virtual ceremony held on Monday, January 11, 2021. Scholarships were awarded to ten top performing HANDY youth, along with an iPad, in honor of their commitment to success.

The HANDY Youth selected for this scholarship are dedicated high school and college students who have overcome immense obstacles in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. The scholarships will assist each youth with additional needs in school, at home and in their day-to-day lives. 

“We have seen remarkable acts of survival and triumph in the face of immeasurable odds and our youth have overcome obstacles this year that would have made the bravest amongst us crumble,” said Kirk Brown, HANDY CEO. “The Moss Foundation has continued to display their dedication to our youth and families by recognizing how our youth have never given up, no matter what. It’s the HANDY Way and it’s the Moss Way.”

“The Moss Foundation is committed to helping build better lives for young people in our community,” said Chad Moss, President of the Moss Foundation and Former Vice Chairman of HANDY. “The Moss Foundation is about giving back to the community and we’re pleased to recognize the perseverance of so many youth in our community.” HANDY is an award-winning non-profit organization that provides life skills, education and a supportive community for Broward County children in foster and relative/nonrelative care associated with the child dependency system. With school closures and job disruptions due to COVID-19, HANDY youth and families are presented with an even greater threat than usual.  HANDY continues to make it their mission to serve youth and families in care with required food, supplies, support and resources.

To help further assist HANDY in this time of need for youth and families please visit: https://handyinc.org/donate/ and https://www.facebook.com/HANDYSouthFL.

HANDY:
HANDY, which stands for Helping Abused Neglected Disadvantaged Youth, is an award-winning 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization. Founded in 1985, HANDY has met the needs of more than 45,000 Broward County children in foster and relative/nonrelative care associated with the child dependency system. HANDY’s mission is to achieve positive, lasting change for youth by providing life skills, education and a supportive community. HANDY strives to provide customized programs that meet the individual needs of a child that take them from early childhood to adulthood. For more information visit https://handyinc.org.

About Moss Foundation, Inc.:
Moss Foundation, Inc. is a 501(C)3 organization dedicated to assisting non-profit organizations and communities throughout the nation under the leadership of President Chad Moss. Created by Moss & Associates, a national privately held construction firm headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, the foundation prides itself in giving back to the community and enhancing its surrounding areas.

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“In a year like no other, when non-profit organizations are in dire need, we are excited to be able to help these amazing organizations: Place of Hope, SOS Children’s Villages, AMIkids and 4Kids of South Florida. We share a firm belief giving back to the community is always essential, but even more so this year,” said Chad Moss, President of the Moss Foundation.

Place of Hope, a Palm Beach-based organization, will receive $20,000. The non-profit provides programs and services that help end abuse, neglect, homelessness, and human trafficking.

SOS Children’s Villages, which is dedicated to the care of orphaned and abandoned children, will receive $20,000. They offer long-term care for children, work to prevent child abandonment, and provide empowering programming for children so they can reach their full potential.

AMIkids, a Fort Lauderdale-based non-profit organization, that helps children develop into responsible and productive citizens will receive $30,000 for their aquatics initiative. Finally, $5,000 will go towards 4Kids of South Florida, a non-profit that was nominated by a business partner.

About Moss Foundation, Inc.:
Moss Foundation, Inc. is a 501(C)3 organization dedicated to assisting non-profit organizations and communities throughout the nation under the leadership of President Chad Moss. Created by Moss & Associates, a national privately held construction firm headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, the foundation prides itself in giving back to the community and enhancing its surrounding areas.

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With lead funding from the Lennar Foundation, the department trains participants over 14 weeks at our College of Engineering & Computing facilities and other convenient locations. Our program covers basic aspects of construction, following the National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) core curriculum. It also includes OSHA training and pre-apprenticeships in electrical, plumbing, and carpentry. Since the certificate program’s launch in 2018, more than 160 newly trained workers have entered the workforce

Help us expand our reach to lift more people out of poverty and into meaningful employment. You may also join us by serving as a guest speaker in our program or as a participating employer in one of our career fairs. Learn more at ConstructionTrades.fiu.edu.

TO GIVE:
Karla Hernandez
Executive Director of Development, Corporate Relations
Florida International University Foundation
305-348-4163
Karla.Hernandez5@fiu.edu

FOR PROGRAM INFORMATION:
Victoria E. Tomas
Senior Program Coordinator
Florida International University
Moss School of Construction, Infrastructure, and Sustainability
305-348-0132
VTomas@fiu.edu

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