homeaid

MISSION STATEMENT: To build and maintain dignified housing where homeless families and individuals can rebuild their lives.

HomeAid is the largest nationwide provider of transitional housing in America. Established in 1999, HomeAid Northern California, a non-profit organization supported by the Home Builders Association of Northern California, was established to build or renovate shelters for temporarily homeless individuals, or families. Owned and operated by non-profit care providers, these shelters typically include counseling and job training as core components of their programs - ultimately offering "a hand up, not a hand out."

WHO: HomeAid Northern California is a 501 (c) 3 charitable non-profit organization that builds and renovates shelters for those in nine Bay Area counties who find themselves homeless due to sudden job loss, catastrophic illness, spousal desertion and domestic violence.
ï Woman in Crisis Pregnancy ï Victims of Domestic Violence ï ï Abused Children ï Mentally Challenged ï Adults Living with HIV/AIDS ï ï Families & Individuals who find themselves Homeless as a result of Job Loss or Catastrophic Illness ï Wounded Veterans

WHAT: The Charitable Arm of the Building Industry Association, HomeAid Northern California acts as the shelter developer and liaison between county homeless care providers, the community at large, volunteers, residential builders and their partners.

WHEN: Established by the Building Industry Association in 1989 as a way to give back to the community.

WHERE: HomeAid Northern California has completed 8 shelters to date ranging from small renovations to multi-million dollar projects located throughout the Bay Area.

WHY: To provide temporary shelter for those living in their cars and on the streets of
the Bay Area.

HOW: By mobilizing building industry members, the business community, governments and volunteers that provide in-kind assistance to complete shelter projects. Shelters are typically built through in-kind donations at 60 cents on the dollar. The short fall is augmented by grants, donations and fund-raising events. This ongoing program is successful because of the commitment and participation of building industry and community partners. HomeAid will continue to serve the needs of the transitionally homeless as long as the problem exists.