The mission of Good Shepherd Housing (GSH) is to reduce homelessness, increase community support, and promote self-sufficiency. […]
Good Shepherd Housing – Alexandria, VA

The mission of Good Shepherd Housing (GSH) is to reduce homelessness, increase community support, and promote self-sufficiency. […]
For nearly 50 years, Cornerstones has been helping neighbors in need overcome tough economic times in an already high cost-of-living region by providing support and advocacy for those in need of food, shelter, affordable housing, quality childcare, and other human services. […]
Carr Homes and its trade partners made necessary renovations to this 1700 sq. ft. home for Community Residences, where temporarily homeless people can safely live for up to 90 days while searching for housing in which they’ll live independently. Bathroom, HVAC, electrical and lighting were among the features that were updated. […]
HomeAid and Builder Captain Michael Harris Homes have completed a kitchen renovation for Community Residences’ Roosevelt House. The residents are now able to learn to prepare healthy, home-cooked meals. The renovations were completed with a 97% cost savings to the shelter and included improvements designed to maximize efficiency as well as: new cabinets, flooring, countertops, […]
The NVBIA Custom Builders Council, led by Touchstone Custom Homes, recently completed a renovation of a property owned by Community Residences. The $50,000 project centered on completely renovating the circa 1970s kitchen—including new cabinets, appliances, tile floor and granite countertops—but also encompassed adding cabinetry in the dining room for storage; redesigning the on-site staff office […]
Scott Alford of Miller & Smith oversaw extensive renovations to the BARN shelter grounds, including a new deck, design and installation of new playground equipment, a walking track and fresh landscaping. Inside, the kitchen was renovated to provide each family with its own refrigerator and stove. […]
Drees Homes, and 11 trade partners have completely renovated 12 bathrooms for BARN Community Housing, giving the dozen families living there, all of whom are women and children, the opportunity to start and end their days in clean, new facilities. BARN is set up in neighborhoods of four family units of bedrooms and bathrooms, so […]
HomeAid Board Member, former Board President and Committee Co-Chair Doug Smith of Miller & Smith volunteered his staff’s time and his industry resources to replace the failing roofing system for the Sisters who own and operate BARN Community Housing. Located in Prince William County, the shelter cares for needy un-wed young moms. […]
Aspire! Afterschool Learning, together with HomeAid Northern Virginia and Builder Captain HITT Construction,completed a $1 million capital project, opening a third-floor, 9,400 square-foot learning space in the Arlington Mill Community Center. The space, which will be dedicated to offering after-school academic and summer enrichment programs for at-risk upper elementary school students […]
It’s been 10 years in the making, but in late October, HomeAid Northern Virginia and co-Builder Captains Van Metre Homes and Toll Brothers kicked off what will be a major mid–six-figure renovation of a 1,500-square foot home owned by Bethany House of Northern Virginia. Used as a shelter house for women and children who have escaped domestic violence, the home will be essentially gutted top to bottom, […]