Hi All, this my personal link to the "Help Them Home Giving Day" campaign. As some of you know, I have been working with Homeaid for many years now,
and they have asked me to participate in their Ambassador program. Homeaid does its part to tackle homelessness by providing homes to as many of the thousands of families, veterans, young adults, and seniors that are experiencing homelessness in our communities. Since its inception in 1989 right here in Orange County, Homeaid has provided safe and dignified housing to over 90,000 people and has saved non-profit service providers over $49,599,370 in construction costs. We are having a 24-hour fundraiser on April 22nd. Together, we have the opportunity to make a real impact that day. We can help people move from homelessness to hope.
In 1989, leaders in the building industry of Southern California engaged in a revolutionary project: the renovation of an old farmhouse in Irvine into affordable housing for at-risk families. This one-off project opened the door to an innovative new idea: a charitable branch of the building industry that donates their expertise, labor, and materials towards construction to reduce the overall cost of the project. HomeAid's story of helping people facing housing insecurity began.
What makes HomeAid OCLA special is how our community comes together to make our work possible. Our Builder Captains and their partners generously donate materials, expertise, time and labor toward our projects. Sometimes HomeAid OCLA owns the building; other times, we serve as the bridge between a nonprofit operator and the builder who steps up to bring the project to life. Each project we build brings us one step closer to closing the housing insecurity gap.