Compuware Corporation announced today that the McQueen family of Detroit will receive a fully furnished new home as part of a project that also involves Habitat for Humanity Detroit, Art Van Furniture and The Parade Company.
The McQueens, who have two young boys, ages 11 months and 3 years, were chosen from a number of families who applied through Project: Welcome Home for Habitat Detroit’s homeownership program.
Orlando McQueen works as a Patient Mobility Assistant at Henry Ford Hospital, and Kyomonique McQueen works at Henry Ford Continuing Care as a Certified Nursing Assistant. In addition to fully furnishing the home, the first two years of the mortgage will be covered, enabling the McQueens to apply that money toward other major life milestones.
More than 100 families applied online at the Compuware iWish4Detroit web site for this opportunity. Habitat for Humanity Detroit and members of Compuware’s executive team evaluated the applicants. Habitat for Humanity Detroit made the final decision, based on the program’s qualifying criteria.
“This is an incredible opportunity for our family, and we are so happy we’ve been chosen to receive the Compuware house,” said Orlando and Kyomonique McQueen.
The idea for Project: Welcome Home began after the 2011 America’s Thanksgiving Parade. Compuware’s Dream Factory float displayed wishes for the city of Detroit submitted through the iWish4Detroit.com website. The theme that most prominently rang out was a wish for a place to call home.
Disclosure: Compuware's investment arm, Compuware Ventures, provided startup funds for Deadline Detroit.
