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HomeStreet Bank provides charitable contributions to our partners in the communities where we do business, and whose missions align with our strategic focuses of homes and housing, and parks and open spaces. We also provide assistance and collaboration for employee initiatives and our employees' individual volunteerism. In 2005, HomeStreet Bank donated approximately $600,000 to organizations in our communities. Some examples of our charitable contributions include:

• United Way — HomeStreet's employees also participate in the United Way fundraising drive each year, to which a significant corporate donation is added. HomeStreet is one of the top 25 companies supporting United Way in King County.
• YWCA — In addition to our financial support, our partnership with the YWCA includes HomeStreet staff actively working in the YWCA service centers, holding collection drives for needed items, and “adopting families” at the holidays.
• Habitat for Humanity — HomeStreet Bank has supported Habitat for Humanity organizations from Mount Vernon to Salem and from Spokane to Honolulu. We provide leadership and service, and arrange work parties to lend a hand in building homes. Additionally, HomeStreet manages home loans for families in this program.
• Parks Appreciation Day — Each year HomeStreet is a prime sponsor of this event and provides teams of employees to clean up Pierce County parks.
• Portland Housing Center — The Portland Housing Center is a private, nonprofit organization founded in 1991 to make education and counseling services available to low–income first–time homebuyers, homeowners, renters and landlords. We provide leadership, teach classes and make home loans available to first–time homebuyers.
• East Hawaii Coalition for the Homeless — This organization provides emergency and transitional housing, clothing, food, case management and life–skills classes for homeless people in Hawaii County. HomeStreet Bank assists in fund raising and volunteers have helped with maintenance in their emergency and transitional apartments.