Future Outlook

Building A Future Without Homelessness

Every day in the United States, nearly 600,000 people live on our streets, in vehicles, shelters, or other places not meant for human habitation. Homelessness is not just living in a shelter, a car or on the street; people experiencing homelessness, especially children and families, are often couch surfing, “doubling up” with friends or relatives, or living in motels, vehicles, hotels, or campgrounds. The dis-proportionality in homelessness is a by-product of systemic inequity: the ongoing effects of racism and other forms of discrimination that continue to perpetuate disparities in critical areas that impact rates of homelessness.

HomeAid seeks to expand the number of affiliates across the United States. In this process, HomeAid assists new affiliates by establishing the affiliate as a 501c3 organization. Once the affiliate is established, the national staff recruits a strong board of directors while establishing relationships with the local non-profit homeless service providers. The national organization assists in raising and matching local funding and hiring the Executive Director. HomeAid’s expansion model focuses on cultivating relationships and conducting market research, and launching an affiliate can take up to two years due to the cultivation and the legalization process that is necessary for its success. Establishing operations while creating a long-term, sustainable, and successful affiliate is always the goal.

Expanding into new communities and building strong relationships allows HomeAid to maximize the talents and resources of its partners to create more comprehensive solutions to end homelessness.

Through an investment of catalytic funding, HomeAid is seeking to establish and expand the number of affiliates across the United States through the development of a strategic three-year expansion plan that will potentially expand HomeAid’s affiliate network into six –nine new markets, including, but not limited to:

• Columbia, South Carolina

• Greenville, South Carolina

• Raleigh, North Carolina

• South Florida (Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, Coral Springs, West Palm Beach)

• Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas

• Nashville, Tennessee

• San Antonio, Texas

• Puerto Rico

HomeAid’s model is both scalable and sustainable. Currently with 19 locations, we built a national network of building industry professionals who are changing their communities and ending homelessness. HomeAid will work with local champions to raise three years of seed capital funding and provide technical assistance to launch each affiliate. From hiring staff, to establishing accounting procedures, to implementing the model with fidelity, we set each affiliate up for success from the start.

This catalytic funding will also support all existing affiliate programs across the country by providing critical operational support for our national office. Through the national office, the national organization provides strategic direction and leadership for the organization, resource development and training for affiliate staff members, and relationship building across the building industry and philanthropic community.