Skip to main content

Masco In The Community

Behr Paint Donates Supplies for Mural at Orange County Shelter

Housing

Last month, in honor of International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month, Behr Paint Company was pleased to provide free paint for the arts nonprofit Colorstry to design and create a women’s empowerment mural at WISEPlace, a women’s shelter in Santa Ana.

For more than 90 years, WISEPlace has served over 8,400 women by providing safe shelter, counseling and mental health services, case management and addiction recovery, and employment assistance to help rebuild their lives. As the only Orange County-based establishment leading the effort to end homelessness for unaccompanied women, WISEPlace instills hope in women and provides a path to personal stability so they do not face adversity alone. The nonprofit reached out to Behr Paint earlier this year to help them “Make Life More ColorfulTM” in their shelter through a large mural.

The nonprofit that produced the mural, Colorstry, was founded by two high school students in the fall of 2020, with a mission to use the arts to serve the Orange County community by providing resources to create, hosting events that empower individual creativity, and creating installations that inspire. Their mural at WISEPlace emphasizes the homeless shelter’s work to support and inspire those they serve, as well as the connections forged among this community of women.

We’re glad our Behr Paint products could help bring the vision of these two wonderful nonprofits to life! You can see a timelapse of the mural coming together here.

More Posts

Masco Corporation Supports American Red Cross Disaster Relief Efforts with $250,000 Donation

Housing

The American Red Cross recognizes Masco Corporation, headquartered in Livonia, MI, for its pledge of $250,000 to the Disaster Responder Program. By making a proactive donation to Red Cross Disaster Relief, Masco helps ensure the organization is prepared to meet the needs of people affected by disasters big and small across the U.S. The Red Cross responds to more than 60,000 disasters across the country every year — mobilizing a team every eight minutes — providing relief, comfort and hope to people during what can be the worst days of their lives. As large disasters like wildfires, tornados and hurricanes…

Masco Attends “Topping Off” Ceremony for Fisher House Detroit

Housing

In February, Masco nonprofit partner Fisher House held a ceremony to celebrate the “topping off” of their new Detroit location and the 99th Fisher House in the U.S. With plans to open its doors to military families this fall, supporters gathered to witness a milestone in the construction timeline: the placing of the final beam in the structure. Masco’s Director of Communications & Corporate Giving, Sue Sabo, who attended the ceremony, said, “It was exciting to see how far Fisher House Detroit has come in the past few years, from a shared dream to be able to host military families…

Masco Helps Welcomes New Refugee Neighbors to Southeast MI

Housing

In 2023, Masco partnered with the nonprofit Samaritas and St. John’s Episcopal Church in Plymouth, Michigan, to turn a vacant colonial house on the St. John’s property into a home for resettling refugee families coming to the Great Lakes State. With capacity to fit up to eight people, the home will serve one family at a time; when the residing family is on their feet and ready to move into their own place, another refugee family in need will take over occupancy of the Plymouth house. Families in the home will also continue to receive support services from Samaritas, the…