Long before BeyGOOD became the name attached to Beyoncé's global charitable work, the singer was already putting significant money into community projects in Houston. According to the BeyGOOD foundation by Beyoncé, in 2006, she donated $2 million towards the construction of the Knowles-Temenos Place Apartments, a 42-unit housing complex for people experiencing homelessness. The contribution came soon after Hurricane Katrina, when Houston was dealing with the wider consequences of a disaster that had displaced thousands of people across the Gulf Coast.
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