HomeAid Announces New Los Angeles Chapter

LOS ANGELES, July 11, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- With an estimated 50,000 people living on the streets, Los Angeles has an epidemic homeless problem.  Mayor Garcetti recently declared a State of Emergency, and the City government continues to pursue various approaches to try to stem the tide.  This is why now is the time for HomeAid, the building industry's leading charity in the fight against homelessness, to join the effort.  

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HomeAid America, a national non-profit provider of housing for homeless families and individuals for 27 years, has now launched HomeAid Los Angeles.  "We are thrilled to be active in L.A. helping homeless families and individuals on behalf of the building industry," said Peter Simons, CEO of HomeAid America. "HomeAid has a long history and successful track record of enabling the building industry to give back effectively to local communities by building and rehabilitating housing for organizations helping families and individuals experiencing homelessness.  HomeAid has been active in Southern California since its creation in 1989 and has created thousands of new beds for charities working in this area."

HomeAid identifies charities and care providers working to help homeless families and individuals that are in need of additional or upgraded facilities in which to house people while they offer needed programmatic resources, such as job and life skills training, financial counseling, and physical and emotional support. HomeAid members, builders and others in the building industry, take on these projects, often completing them at a deep discount through the generosity of their trade partners, suppliers and others who give their time and materials as in-kind donations.

HomeAid LA has been established in partnership with the Building Industry Association of Southern California—Los Angeles/Ventura Chapter (BIA –LAV), with whom HomeAid LA will share offices.  BIA-LAV CEO Tim Piasky agrees the timing is good.  "There is a great need to address now the rising homeless population in L.A., and the building industry wants to give back to our community by doing what we do best: build housing. We are proud to support HomeAid LA and look forward to uniting our efforts to build housing for care providers helping those experiencing homelessness in our region."

HomeAid LA will be operated locally under the direction of a local board of directors, chaired initially by Sandra Stewart, a partner at the Cox Castle Nicholson law firm. "I am thrilled to be part of this effort by the building industry to provide help to homeless people in Los Angeles," said Stewart.  "HomeAid is especially effective in that it brings needed building expertise and resources directly to the local care providers serving our community's homeless." 

HomeAid LA's Board of Directors includes executives from powerhouse industry players such as KB Home, Lennar Homes, CalAtlantic Homes, Shea Homes, Brookfield Residential, TRI Pointe/Pardee Homes, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, Fidelity Title Group, Kennedy Wilson/Meyers Research, and others.  HomeAid LA is receiving its initial financial support from funding from HomeAid America and a grant from the Lennar Charitable Housing Foundation. 

A fundraising event to provide additional funding will be hosted by Kennedy Wilson at its Beverly Hills headquarters on October 13^th.  (More information will be available on this event as the date gets closer.)

About HomeAid America
HomeAid is a leading national non-profit provider of housing for homeless families and individuals. Through its networking of 17 Chapters in 12 States, HomeAid has completed over 450 housing projects nationwide at a value of more than $210 Million, of which close to 50% has been donated.  Nearly 250,000 people have been provided shelter by HomeAid Chapters over the past 27 years.  HomeAid currently has over 50 additional projects in development across the country.

For more information about HomeAid, call 1‑888‑3HOMEAID or visit www.homeaid.org.

Contact:
Peter Simons, CEO, HomeAid America, 720-490-1900

SOURCE HomeAid America

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