HomeAid.org building hope for today's homeless for over 20 years!
About HomeAid
HomeAid is a leading national non-profit provider of housing for today's homeless. The organization builds and renovates multi-unit shelters for America's temporarily homeless families and individuals, more than one million of whom are children, while they rebuild their lives.
Founded in 1989 by the Orange County chapter of the Building Industry Association of Southern California (BIA/SC), an affiliate of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), HomeAid has expanded throughout the country to 22 chapters in 16 states and two national offices: Augusta, GA and Newport Beach, CA (headquarters).
HomeAid has provided housing for more than 100,000 individuals who have been rendered temporarily homeless due to circumstances beyond their control, including:
* Abused children * Victims of domestic violence * At-risk teens * People living with HIV/AIDS * Those who are temporarily out of work * Victims of natural disasters and other catastrophes
Through the generosity of America's builders, their trade partners, financial institutions, and the public, HomeAid has built more than 192 multi-unit shelters with an additional 37 in development. These shelters provide more than 4,652 beds per night nationwide. Each bed serves an average of three people per year.
Our Mission
HomeAid's mission is "to build and maintain dignified housing where homeless families and individuals can rebuild their lives." Although our mission gives us broad latitude to engage in building projects across the entire Continuum of Care, from emergency shelters to transitional housing to permanent supportive housing, every HomeAid project includes support services that help residents move toward self-sufficiency, such as education and job skills training, physical and emotional support, etc.
HomeAid builds multi-unit shelters for homeless families and individuals, then donates it to charities such as Boys Hope Girls Hope, Mercy House, Salvation Army, Volunteers of America, YMCA, and others.
Most HomeAid housing serves people who are temporarily homeless due to circumstances beyond their control: job loss, natural disasters and other catastrophes, illness and medical problems, domestic violence, and more.
To be eligible for HomeAid housing, a charity must provide social services that enable families and individuals to move beyond their temporary situation, transform their lives, restore their self-worth, and regain self-sufficiency.
HomeAid Key Facts
* HomeAid’s Shelter Development Program is the largest developer of housing for the temporarily homeless in the United States. * 192 multi-unit shelters completed to date in 15 states. * 65 shelter renovations, called HomeAid Care projects, also completed. * Total value of shelters completed: $150 million, 50% donated by building industry. * 1,700,000 bed nights available each year in HomeAid shelters. * 100,000 homeless people have been housed in HomeAid facilities. * 37 new shelters currently in development. * HomeAid Shelter Development Program o Builders construct shelters for service providers to care for the homeless. o Builders recruit trade contractors and suppliers to assist. o Upon completion, shelter is donated to service provider. * HomeAid is a Charity Navigator Four Star organization. * All HomeAid America affiliates fully audited every year. * HomeAid Locations: Atlanta, Charlotte, Chicago, Colorado, Dallas, Houston, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Massachusetts, Michigan, Northern California, Northern Virginia, Northwest Arkansas, Orange County (CA), Portland, Riverside- San Bernardino (CA), Sacramento, San Diego, Seattle, Tampa, and Washington, DC.
Articles
Homelessness in America Needs a Solution
That is a bold statement... homelessness in America needs a solution. Of course, homelessness is not only limited to America but in the face of the global economic crisis, homelessness can quickly become a sad reality for many who may have never thought it could come true. According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), over the period of a half decade, about two to three percent of the U.S. population (five to eight million people) will experience at least one night of homelessness...Read More
End Homelessness in America One Shelter at a Time
What if you saw a former co-worker filling out a job application and when she came to the address line she paused and tears welled up in her eyes? She’s qualified for the job but is afraid to reveal her plight; she is temporarily homeless due to unforeseen circumstances out of her control...Read More
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Address
- 20201 SW Birch Street, Suite 255
- Newport Beach, CA 92660 US
Contact
- HomeAid America, Inc.
- 949-258-0850
Jeffrey A. Slavin ext. 14 Susan Blen ext. 13 Robin Keesal 706-993-2172 Lynn Tadlock ext. 10
Additional Information
Susan Blen 949-258-0850 Ext. 13 www.homeaid.org
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