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"Yellowstone receives $40 million gift for National Park Foundation and National Park Service"
"On Feb. 29, the National Park Foundation and National Park Service announced a $40 million gift to improve housing for Yellowstone National Park employees. The investment will fund more than 70 new modular units, according to a Feb. 29 news release from the NPS.
The new units will address a critical shortage of employee housing, which the park says leads to more expensive options, a trend seen across U.S. communities. Because of this, park employees have to commute long distances between work and home, leading to difficulties in recruitment and retainment.
'This transformational gift will meet a critical need for new housing in Yellowstone, and be a catalyst for more philanthropic investment,” Will Shafroth, president and CEO of the National Park Foundation stated. “These skilled, dedicated professionals at the National Park Service who protect our parks and make visitors’ experiences great deserve housing they can be proud to call home.'"