Summary
Organization name
HomeAid Colorado
other names
HomeAid Colorado
1999
Tax id (EIN)
84-1515242
Category
Housing & Shelter
Organization Size
Medium Organization
Address
405 Urban Street Suite 340Lakewood, CO 80228
CO, US
HomeAid Colorado
A nonprofit organization
$8,750 raised by 9 donors
29% complete
$30,000 Goal
HomeAid Colorado is a local affiliate of HomeAid. We attack the reality of homelessness with a unique and collaborative approach. Through housing development and community engagement, our mission is to help those experiencing homelessness build new lives. HomeAid has become a vital force in creating safe and dignified housing and programmatic facilities for those who are experiencing or at risk of homelessness.
HomeAid Colorado brings together construction industry professionals and affiliates to complete construction projects and provide critical resources to nonprofit care providers who assist those in our community at high risk of homelessness. As the charity of choice for the Colorado Association of Home Builders, HomeAid matches licensed construction industry professionals with non-profit care providers to complete construction projects. This partnership allows non-profit care providers to focus their energy and resources on providing direct services to those experiencing homelessness while builders provide construction-related technical assistance, labor, and donated materials to complete construction projects at a fraction of the cost.
Once residents stabilize and transition to self-sufficiency, the home in which they were living becomes available for the next person or family that needs assistance.
Testimonials
The Executive Director of BeyondHome, one of HomeAid Colorado's long-standing partners, summed it up perfectly:
“Partnering with HomeAid Colorado allows BeyondHome to do what we do best. With that partnership, we’re able to focus on the counseling and financial education, the livable-wage jobs — and that doesn’t happen without housing that is stable and beautiful. Being able to partner with HomeAid Colorado allows our families to walk into a home that is full of peace, safety, and dignity — and to build their lives from there.”
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Mission
HomeAid Colorado's mission is to help people experiencing or at risk of homelessness build new lives through construction, community engagement, and education.
Background Statement
HomeAid was founded in 1989 in Orange County, CA and expanded into a national organization creating independent chapters across the country. HomeAid Colorado became a chapter of HomeAid America in 1999. HomeAid was founded in part with the idea that it would offer the building industry a way of giving back to the local community. HomeAid has grown far beyond its initial concept and has proven to be a viable way for communities to address the issues of poverty and temporary homelessness.
HomeAid's partnership program is designed to increase emergency, transitional and permanent supportive housing for homeless people in our community. HomeAid Colorado implements its mission through partnerships with nonprofit organizations who are in need of new or expanded facilities and have a mission to support the homeless and strong client success rate in obtaining stability and independence.
In return, HomeAid leverages its relationship with the local home building community and recruits a local builder captain to lead and supervise the construction or renovation of the project. The captain brings the in-kind resources of subcontractors, suppliers, and consultants and delivers a project cost significantly below retail value.
Since our inception in 1999 HomeAid Colorado has:
* Completed 63 projects for families facing homelessness, domestic violence victims, veterans, and at-risk youth with a total project value of $17.8M.
* Saved partnership organizations $7M in-kind labor and materials.
While HomeAid Colorado’s core mission is to build and renovate housing for individuals and families experiencing or at risk of homelessness, we extend our impact through two supporting programs: Care Days and Essential Drives. These initiatives don’t replace our primary focus on housing—they strengthen it.
Care Days provide hands-on volunteer opportunities that connect homebuilding industry professionals and partners with local nonprofits to assist with smaller projects like landscaping, organizing, or facility clean-up.
Essential Drives offer another layer of support by mobilizing the community to collect critical items such as diapers—most notably through our statewide Builders for Babies initiative. Together, these programs enhance the work we do in housing by meeting immediate needs and deepening connections between our partners, volunteers, and the nonprofits we serve.
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Lakewood, CO 80228