HomeAid National Capital Region Completes Construction on ALIVE! House
Alexandria, VA. – July 29, 2024 – HomeAid National Capital Region, a nonprofit that works to provide safe and dignified housing and programmatic facilities to other nonprofits, just wrapped up construction on 1,200 square foot house for ALIVE!, an organization working to alleviate the suffering caused by poverty and to dramatically improve the lives of those in need in the City of Alexandria.
Together with trade partners, HomeAid and Richmond American renovated a shared housing facility to create private units to accommodate three Alexandria families for up to two years. This space owned by ALIVE! provides up to 24 months of transitional housing and support for women and their families. The first floor was reconfigured to include a residential apartment as well as staff office space, a resident common area, a half bath for staff, and additional storage space under the stairwell. The second and third floors were also renovated into two separate residential units.
Richmond American generously volunteered as HomeAid’s Builder Captain and recruited various trade partners to assist in donating time and materials needed for the project, managed the scope of work and construction progress, and helped provide the leadership and direction to complete the project.
Annandale Millwork and Allied Systems Corporation
Aristokraft, Inc.
Atlantic Building Supply, Inc.
Avantti Construction, Inc.
Colorworld Painting & Drywall Services, Inc.
Commonwealth Lighting of Virginia, Inc.
Crigger Contracting Inc.
Franklin Electric Co, Inc.
GE Appliances
Gerber Plumbing Fixtures, LLC
Interior Logic Group (ILG)
John Darvish Construction Co.
Kichler Lighting, LLC
Metro Stone Works
Moen Incorporated
Mohawk Flooring
Northern Virginia Plumbing & Mechanical, Inc.
Pro Bond Construction, Inc.
The Sherwin-Williams Company
Virginia Cleaning & Punchout, Inc. (VCP)
William H. Metcalfe & Sons, Inc.
“Our shelter now feels like a home rather than an institution. We strive to offer the families that are transitioning from crisis to stability a place where they can feel at home an begin to renew and transform their lives. Spaces created by HomeAid allow people to begin to feel they have agency and privacy over how they live and how they grow into the next part of their lives and ultimately having a place where they can thrive,” said ALIVE! Executive Director Jennifer Ayers. “We are extremely grateful to HomeAid and the many partners who helped ALIVE! transform our shelter into a place we can better utilize and support people through trauma to a feeling of personal safety and life-long stability.”
HomeAid National Capital Region’s Builder Captain, Richmond American, along with the 21 Trade Partners, began the renovation in April and celebrated the project’s completion with an Open House on July 25th. The event was a celebration of everyone’s hard work and dedication in bringing this important renovation to completion. Thanks to the partnership of HomeAid, Richmond American Homes, and the Trade Partners who worked on the project, they saved ALIVE $107,739 in labor, time, and expertise.
About ALIVE!
Alive!’s mission is to alleviate the suffering caused by poverty and to dramatically improve the lives of those in need in the City of Alexandria. Through faith and love, to help people faced with emergency situations or long-term needs become capable of assuming self-reliant roles in the community.
About HomeAid National Capital Region
HomeAid National Capital Region builds and maintains housing and programmatic facilities for nonprofit organizations serving those experiencing or at risk of experiencing homelessness by leveraging their relationships within the building industry to garner in-kind donations of labor and materials. HomeAid has completed more than 170 construction projects that together have served as a safe and stable space for more than 197,000 vulnerable individuals in our community.
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Ribbon Cutting – Erica Simpson – HomeAid National Capital Region Construction Program Director, Kristyn Burr – HomeAid National Capital Region CEO, Jennifer Ayers – ALIVE! Executive Director, Erika Gaitan – ALIVE! Client Services Director, Chris Edgecomb – Richmond American Homes Vice President of Operations, Tyler Boothe – Richmond American Homes Senior Trade Agent