HomeAid San Diego Building Model
Aligning with local and national builders as well as local homeless service
agencies, HomeAid has created a seamless approach to building housing projects
for today’s homeless.
The process of building a HomeAid housing project begins with identifying a
local homeless service agency or Service Provider who serves a certain
population - abused children, disabled veterans, women suffering from domestic
violence, emancipated foster youth, etc. – that requires housing assistance.
Once the need and location have been identified, a builder captain is chosen
from a building-related company to manage the construction or renovation of the
housing project. The builder captain also secures trade donors such as
carpenters, plumbers, insulators and roofers, to provide labor, materials and
other services. Finally, the housing project is built or renovated.
HomeAid turns the housing project over to the local homeless service agency, who
then owns and operates it, as well as provides many services to assist families
in becoming self-sufficient. Homeless service agencies offer free job training,
counseling and vocational skills learning opportunities to its residents.
Maximizing Each Dollar
The key to HomeAid’s success is leveraging in-kind donations of building
materials and the labor of professional builders well beyond the cash donations
that we receive.
Through our industry contacts and the contributions of in-kind donations from
building partners, HomeAid multiplies the effect of every cash dollar received
two- to three-fold.
In terms of return on investment (ROI) and increasing the retail value of our
finished housing projects, the HomeAid model remains unparalleled in the
non-profit world.
The fruit of our labor is housing the homeless population in communities where
we work and enabling greater self-sufficiency for homeless families and
individuals.
HomeAid serves a wide range of families and individuals who are in need of a
dignified place to call home while they rebuild their lives. The following is a
list of the top constituencies served by HomeAid.
- Victims of domestic violence
- Abused women and children
- At-risk teens with no place to go
- Women in crisis pregnancies and newborns
- Young adults who have aged-out of the foster care system
- Mentally disabled persons
- People coping with debilitating medical conditions and/or the costs of treatment
- Pregnant teens, and teen mothers and their babies
- Victims of job loss, divorce, or desertion
- Those affected by natural disasters and other catastrophes