HOMEAID SACRAMENTO ANNOUNCES PROJECT PLAYHOUSE 2011

Playhouse fundraiser will be on display at Raley Field May 2 through June 12th, 2011.

Roseville, Ca HomeAid Sacramento announces Project Playhouse® 2011.

Two fully furnished child size dream homes will be on display for public viewing at Raley Field from May 2 through June 12th. The playhouses will be awarded through a raffle drawing with all raffle ticket proceeds benefiting the HomeAid Sacramento Shelter Development Program, which supports development of transitional housing for homeless families and children in the Sacramento area.

The two playhouses were generously designed, built and donated by two local homebuilders: Centex and The New Home Company. The USS Dinger (Centex) will be on display from May 2- May 23; Dinger's Express (The New Home Company) will be on display from May 23- June 12. Final photos of both playhouses will be posted on the HomeAid website.

Playhouse volunteers will be on site selling raffle tickets, and offering attendees the opportunity to view the playhouse from the outside. Raffle tickets are $5.00 each.

Raffle tickets will go on sale beginning April 15, 2011 at the HomeAid Sacramento Corporate Office, 1536 Eureka Road, Roseville, Ca 95661, Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Call 916.791.5153 for info. Tickets will also be available for purchase at Raley Field at all games starting April 23rd through June 3rd. Winners need not be present on drawing days to win

HomeAid Sacramento Night at Raley Field is also scheduled for Saturday, May 21st. Get your ticket here: http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=xpeubxbab&oeidk=a07e3nslitz5c309ada

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For more information, contact:
Pam Herman, HomeAid Sacramento, 916.751.2746,

About HomeAid Sacramento:
HomeAid Sacramento, the charitable arm of the North State Building Industry Association, seeks to build and maintain dignified housing where homeless families and individuals can rebuild their lives. This charity has successfully matched local service providers in need of refurbishing, expanding or building new shelters with homebuilders able to fill that need since 1996. It's builders doing what they do best, building. HomeAid gratefully acknowledges our major donors: Lennar Charitable Housing Foundation, Dennis Calmes & Jeani Buckmaster, Harry C. & Deborah L. Elliott Family Foundation, Bank of America, Union Pacific Foundation, Greg and Linda Grant, and Teichert Foundation. For additional information please call 916-751-2746 or visit us at http://www.homeaidsac.org.

About Raley Field:
Raley Field is known throughout the Sacramento region as a premiere entertainment and event venue. Nestled along the Sacramento River in West Sacramento, the world-class event and entertainment facility is home to the four-time Pacific Coast League Champion Sacramento River Cats and has hosted numerous concerts, community celebrations, festivals and private events.

About Centex:
Reliably built, smartly designed and affordable, Centex homes bring the pride of homeownership to value-conscious buyers in 21 states. As the leading brand for first-time homebuyers looking for just the right home, As part of the PulteGroup family of brands, Centex balances affordability with unique form and function leading to better living. Buyers put themselves in a better place by choosing Centex. For more information about Centex, visit http://www.centex.com.

About The New Home Company:
Wood and steel make for strong homes. But the best homes are homes built with heart. The homes we build are how the world knows we exist. They are an expression of our values, our experiences, and our knowledge of how people want to live. We've spent decades building homes. But what gives us a profound sense of fulfillment is that we've gone farther and helped to provide better environments, contributed to better schools, supported communities with a deeper sense of social consciousness– all with a level of integrity, of respect, of compassion for the world in which we live. Which is why we hold ourselves to a higher standard. We understand this is as much about building a better life as it is about building a better home. Visit: http://thenewhomecompany.com/

LEGISLATORS, HOMEAID AND CHILDREN AND FAMILIES COMMISSION KICK OFF DRIVE TO HELP HOMELESS MOTHERS AND THEIR CHILDREN

SACRAMENTO, Calif. At the State Capitol, Assembly and Senate members will join representatives from HomeAid Sacramento and Orange County, and the First 5/Children and Families Commissions to kick off the Essentials for Young Lives campaign – a drive to collect baby items for homeless mothers and their infants.

The Essentials program is a joint effort between HomeAid and First 5/Children and Families Commissions to collect essential items, such as diapers, baby wipes, baby food, shampoo, wash, etc. These items are then donated to qualified programs that serve homeless women and children through shelters and transitional facilities.

“During these tough economic times, families are struggling to make ends meet,” said Assemblyman Curt Hagman. “The Essentials for Young Lives program is about helping those who need it the most by getting homeless mothers the items their babies need.”

“Mothers and children are the fastest growing segment of the homeless population,” said Assemblywoman Alyson Huber. “We need to do what we can to help them out.”

This is the third year that HomeAid and Children and Families Commission of Orange County have partnered on the campaign that takes place before the Mother’s Day holiday. Since 2008 more than 250,000 essential baby items have been distributed to homeless mothers and their infants. Last year, HomeAid Sacramento in its inaugural drive supplied three months worth of baby products to nine area shelters.

This year, the 2010 campaign has expanded to include the State Capitol with the expectation that the state legislative offices will participate and collect items in their offices. All collected items will be distributed to programs supported by HomeAid Sacramento.

“I am proud to support the “Essentials for Young Lives” campaign,” said Senator Lou Correa. “Many families in California have been affected by this economic recession. They have last their jobs, their homes and some of those affected are the most vulnerable among us. Please open your harts to help. What seems like small things to us, mean a great deal to them.”

Starting today, folks visiting the Capitol can drop off items that will be given out to needy families at local homeless shelters. The public is invited to bring donations of diapers, baby wipes, baby food and baby hygiene products. Donations will be delivered to HomeAid’s service provider partners that give aid and shelter to homeless families. The families will receive the donations during Mother’s Day weekend.

“The Essential for Young Lives campaign is a partnership between the Children and Families Commission and HomeAid,” said Mike Ruane, Executive Director of Children and Families Commission of Orange County. “We have provided hundreds of thousands of items in the past, but the need is much greater this year.”

“During these tough economic times, our safety net has been stretched,” said Kerrin West, Board Chair for HomeAid Sacramento. “That is why we are calling on the public to open their hearts and give to needy families.”

The Essentials for Young Lives campaign at the Capitol will continue until Thursday May 6. Following the drive, items will be delivered to local homeless shelters including Mission Solano, River Oak Center for Children, Roseville Home Start, Sacramento Area Emergency Housing, Sacramento Crisis Nursery, St. John’s Shelter for Women & Children, St. Vincent De Paul of Roseville, Volunteers of America Residential Family Center, Volunteers of America Residential Treatment Program for Parenting Women, Waking the Village, and WEAVE.

Scott Larson, Executive Director of HomeAid Orange County said, “The homeless in our communities are not just individuals. They are children and their families,”

Similar drives are being held throughout the state. For more information or to locate campaigns in other communities please go to http://www.homeaid.org/Chapters to find a HomeAid office in your community.

About HomeAid
HomeAid is a leading national non-profit provider of housing for homeless families and individuals. Through the generosity of builders, their trades and their suppliers HomeAid has completed 200 housing projects nationwide at a cost of more than $160 million of which $75 million has been donated by the building industry. HomeAid currently has 36 additional projects in development. HomeAid’s facilities offer 1,800,000 bed-nights annually through HomeAid’s network of 20 active chapters in 15 states.

About First 5/Children and Families Commissions
The Children and Families Commissions oversee the allocation of funds from Proposition 10, which added a 50-cent tax on tobacco products sold in California. Funds help pay for education, health care and child development programs for children from the prenatal stage to age five and their families. The Commission’s goal is to ensure all children are healthy and ready to learn when they enter school. Programs supported by the Commission include shelter projects and services for children and families because children learn better when they have stable housing.

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Volunteers of America Residential Family Center to be formally
introduced to Sacramento community at Feb. 23 dedication
HomeAid Sacramento, Standard Pacific Homes, Lacin/Christophel Mural & Design
among those to be acknowledged during Tuesday's dedication/open house event

(Sacramento, CA)
The Volunteers of America Residential Family Center, a safe, secure and comfortable haven for homeless families will be formally dedicated during an open-house event at 2 p.m. Feb. 23.

Located in downtown Sacramento at 470 Bannon St., the shelter formerly hosted single men and women, but has since been reconfigured into a 62-bed emergency shelter appropriate for couples/single parents and their children thanks to the generous efforts of HomeAid Sacramento, the North State Building Industry Association, Standard Pacific Homes, Lacin/Christophel Mural & Design, as well as 19 additional contractors, suppliers and supporters.

Current Volunteers of America clients have also participated in the building's renovation, volunteering their time to "give back." Among those who have found the Residential Family Center to be a much-needed temporary sanctuary are Tikia Artis and her 6-year-old son, Jeremiah. When Artis' roommate of eight months suddenly left her alone with their shared apartment of eight months, she fell behind on her rent and was given an eviction notice. "I just didn't have the money to pay my rent," says Artis, whose mother recently moved back to their native Virginia. "It was pretty scary; I was afraid that my son and I were going to end up living on the streets."

A referring agency put her in touch with Volunteers of America and she and her son were accepted into the new Family Residential Center the same day. "It was a huge relief,"she says. Having recently completed her GED, Artis is currently studying for U.S. Army entrance exams and plans on joining a medevac unit. She says her son will be staying with her mother while she's in training.

Figures cited in the 2008 Sacramento County Children's Report Card, suggest more than 6,200 children experience homelessness annually in Sacramento County. The Volunteers of America Family Shelter provides a safety net for men and women and their children; a haven where they can receive the necessary services, including transportation to and from school, as well as referrals that will help them establish transitional or permanent housing.

The Residential Family Center, directed by Elizabeth Valentine, currently hosts free one-hour tours of its facilities, where the public can meet both Volunteers of America staff and its clients and learn first-hand the continued importance of emergency shelters.

To make a donation, to volunteer, or for more information, please contact Kim Castaneda, community relations manager, at (916) 442-3691, or at . For information online, please go to http://www.volunteersofamerica-sac.org. You can also find Volunteers of America Greater Sacramento & Northern Nevada on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/voasac.

About Volunteers of America
Established locally in 1911, the Greater Sacramento & Northern Nevada affiliate of Volunteers of America is one of the largest providers of social services in the region, operating more than 40 programs dedicated to ending homelessness, supporting the most vulnerable populations and transforming communities for the better. Its ministry of service supports and empowers America's most vulnerable groups, including at-risk youth, seniors, homeless individuals and families, people with disabilities, and those recovering from addictions.

Founded nationally in 1896 by Ballington and Maud Booth, Volunteers of America strives to help those in need rebuild their lives and reach their full potential. Through thousands of human service programs, Volunteers of America helps nearly 2 million people in more than 400 communities annually.

About HomeAid Sacramento
HomeAid Sacramento, the charitable arm of the North State Building Industry Association, seeks to build and maintain dignified housing where homeless families and individuals can rebuild their lives. This charity has successfully matched local service providers in need of refurbishing, expanding or building new shelters with homebuilders able to fill that need since 1996. It's builders doing what they do best: building. HomeAid gratefully acknowledges its major donors: Lennar Charitable Housing Foundation; Dennis Calmes and Jeani Buckmaster; Harry C. & Deborah L. Elliott Family Foundation; Bank of America; Union Pacific Foundation; Greg and Linda Grant; and Teichert Foundation. For additional information, please call 916.751.2746, or go online at http://www.homeaidsac.org.

Advocates for Mentally Ill Housing and HomeAid Sacramento to celebrate completion of Sierra House Landscaping Project in Rocklin
Ribbon cutting ceremony marks the completion of the landscaping project for AMIHs Sierra House.

ROCKLIN, CA On October 22, 2009 representatives from Advocates for Mentally Ill Housing , HomeAid Sacramento, Fusion Development Group, Inc., Rocklins Mayor Peter Hill, Placer County Supervisor Jim Holmes, and Adam Willoughby from the office of Assemblyman Ted Gaines, will celebrate the completion of our major landscaping project for Sierra House. Sierra House is the flagship home purchased by Advocates for Mentally Ill Housing; a local community based non-profit which serves adults who are transitioning out of crisis by offering a home to heal.
Fusion Development Group volunteered to act as HomeAids builder captain to lead a team of professionals and volunteers to complete this project. The members of Fusion Development Group, Inc. believe that it is important to volunteer our time and effort in ways that will help those residing within our community. We believe the Advocates for Mentally Ill Housings transitional home is an important community resource that benefits not only those residing at the home but also their family, friends and our community. We are happy to be involved.
As the builder captain of this project, Stan Samiec and a team of dedicated professionals and independent liaison to HomeAid, Mark Eglington, have offered oversight and management of the day-today operations of this landscaping project as well as securing donations from the community to complete the project.
On behalf of Advocates for Mentally Ill Housing, I would like to thank everyone that volunteered time, effort and supplies to complete this project. The landscaping adds the finishing touch needed to provide a welcoming home for the residents, Karen Baker, Board President for Advocates for Mentally Ill Housing.
This project marks the first landscaping project HomeAid has taken on for the seven-year-old non-profit agency. The completion of this project will provide the final layer of rehabilitation of this single dwelling home, which began in 2004 under the HUD/EHAP/CD program. Local companies such as Bushnells Landscape Creations, and Ad Land Ventures, were also a large part of this field of dreams. The project could not have been completed without the professional assistance form Sam Cooney, Bobby Alvarez, owner of Granite Valley Landscaping and Fred Lowe owner of Tree Pro Tree Service, Yamasaki Nursery, High Hand Nursery and Valley Rock. A special thank you to Lee Arguello, AMIH Board member and his family for their volunteer support as well as the Youth Ministry and Knights of Columbus who were also ready with hands and hope to weed, plant, and join in the completion of this community project.
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About HomeAid Sacramento
HomeAid Sacramento, the charitable arm of the North State Building Industry Association, seeks to build and maintain dignified housing where homeless families and individuals can rebuild their lives. This charity has successfully matched local service providers in need of refurbishing, expanding or building new shelters with homebuilders able to fill that need since 1996. It's builders doing what they do best, building. HomeAid gratefully acknowledges our major donors: Lennar Charitable Housing Foundation, Dennis Calmes and Jeani Buckmaster, Harry C. and Deborah L. Elliott Family Foundation, Bank of America, Union Pacific Foundation, Greg and Linda Grant, Grant, Teichert Foundation, Thomas Winn Foundation, California Bank and Trust, and Irwin Union Bank. For additional information on please call 916-751-2746 or visit us at http://www.homeaidsac.org.

About Fusion Development
Stan Samiec, Todd Speece, and Brendan ONeill are the principals of Fusion Development Group, Inc. They are a developer and general contractor providing new construction, remodeling, construction management and consulting services to the residential and commercial sectors. Recently, Fusion began a venture to purchase, renovate and resell trustee sale homes. They share 80 years of combined experience in just about all functional areas of construction operations and maintain a solid relational network of industry resources throughout Northern California.

About Advocates for Mentally Ill Housing
As one of the three statewide housing programs contracted with Placer County under the Mental Health Services Act MHSA and the only all volunteer, non profit organization to have ever received the Emergency Housing Assistance Program EHAP Grant for Homeless Programs Mentally Ill for the State of California, Advocates for Mentally Ill Housing continues to meet the needs of our community and the mental health population it serves. AMIH presently owns/leases several homes in Placer County which provide clean, safe and affordable housing in a homelike environment. Over 100 individuals have been served last year alone. This make-a-house-a-home philosophy has resulted in direct services of support including counseling, independent living skills, and most importantly, a chance to retain a sense of hope and normality. Our residents are focused on healing and transitioning back into the community and to live independently. Our consumers range in age from 18-64, are male and female, have a severe to mild range of mental illness issues, and are very likely homeless. A proud consumer notes: AMIH wanted to give a person a chance who struggled with mental illness. I believe I am where I am today in a major way because of AMIH. AMIH also offers a volunteer program, House Friends and has just launched their new website http://www.amihousing.org.

TO ENSURE THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF THE RESIDENTS, THE ADDRESS WILL BE PROVIDED UPON RSVP, WITH A SIGNED CONFIDENTIALITY FORM. PLEASE CONTACT EMILY AT or 916-751-2747 to RSVP AND COMPLETE A CONFIDENTIALITY FORM.

Local High School Students demonstrate at the 6th Annual HomeAid Benefit Trap Shoot
Benefiting the Homeless Shelter Development Program

(Lincoln, CA) – The Sacramento chapter of HomeAid has announced that they will be holding their Sixth Annual Benefit Trapshoot fundraiser on Friday, August 28, at Coon Creek Skeet and Trap Club, in Lincoln. Participants will enjoy a fun day of friendly competition, good food, a raffle, and a sporting clay competition. New this year, HomeAid has opened the event to the public. To sign up as a sponsor or participant, contact HomeAid at or 916.751.2746. Registration is also available on the web at homeaidsac.org/news/6th_annual_homeaid_sacramento_trap_shoot.
Local teens will be joining this year’s competition for a demonstration shoot at 11 am and showing local community leaders and building industry professionals to demonstrate just how it is done. HomeAid’s Annual Benefit Trap Shoot raises money to benefit the homeless shelter development program for the organization.
The Trap Shoot will consist of five-person teams made up of shooters of all levels from first timers to experts. All participants will take 25 shots in both the morning and afternoon rounds. The 15 teams with the highest combined scores will then compete in the elimination round with trophies being presented to the top three teams. The cost to enter is $125 per person and it includes safety instruction, ammunition, loaner shotguns (if needed), clay pigeons, and lunch; sporting clay, raffle tickets and breakfast can be purchased for an additional fee. Annually thise event receives great support. This year’s sponsors include: Lennar Charitable Housing Foundation, Standard Pacific Homes, Shea Homes., iLevel, Phillips Tile and Capital City Drywall.
The Sacramento chapter of HomeAid was established by the North State Building Industry Association (BIA) as a means for the Organization and its members to help give back to the community. HomeAid is a nationwide charitable organization dedicated to building and maintaining dignified housing where homeless families can rebuild their lives.
The construction of each HomeAid project is coordinated through a local builder. The builder inspires the participation of local subcontractors, suppliers, and consultants to bring materials, manpower, and construction management together under the leadership of the builder. By working together as partners, the community and the builder team can accomplish HomeAid's mission of providing housing for the temporarily homeless.
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To date, HomeAid Sacramento has successfully completed 21 community shelter projects for organizations such as Alpha Henson Women’s Center, Children’s Receiving Home of Sacramento, River Oak Center for Children, Veteran’s Resource Center , the Volunteers of America Winter Shelter and PEACE for Families. HomeAid has four additional projects under development, including a family shelter in Sacramento. Proceeds from the annual trap shoot support this effort.

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About HomeAid
HomeAid Sacramento, the charitable arm of the North State Building Industry Association, seeks to build and maintain dignified housing were homeless families and individuals can rebuild their lives. This charity has successfully matched local service providers in need of refurbishing, expanding or building new shelters with homebuilders able to fill that need since 1996. It's builders doing what they do best, building. HomeAid graciously acknowledges its major donors: Lennar Charitable Housing Foundation, Dennis Calmes & Jeani Buckmaster, Harry C. & Deborah L. Elliott Family Foundation, Newland Communities, Union Pacific Foundation, Greg & Linda Grant, Teichert Foundation, and Irwin Union Bank. For additional information on HomeAid Sacramento, please call 916.751.2746, or go online at http://www.homeaidsac.org.

Volunteers of America and HomeAid Sacramento to celebrate
completion of Sacramento Senior Safe House with July 23 Dedication.

Haven for abused, neglected and exploited seniors is first of its kind west of the Mississippi

(Sacramento, CA) Sacramento County Adult Protective Services Manager Elizabeth Foster-Ward calls them &ldquo the forgotten population.&rdquo As a society, we revere our elders, but yet many fall through the cracks, falling victim to family or caregivers ill-equipped or unwilling to care for this most-vulnerable of populations.

But now, thanks to HomeAid Sacramento, Lennar Homes, Mercy Housing and the North State Building Industry Association, Volunteers of America will now be able to offer a comfortable, safe and caring haven designed especially for the needs of abused and neglected seniors who find themselves in need of emergency shelter as they prepare to transition to more-appropriate living situations: the Sacramento Senior Safe House.

On July 23, 2009, representatives of the Sacramento Senior Safe House project leaders, as well as their invited guests, will celebrate the completion of this unique, six-bedroom residential shelter at a special dedication ceremony. The program will begin at 10 a.m. and take place at the newly built Sacramento Senior Safe House (*note: the location of the Sacramento Senior Safe House is confidential due to the nature of the facility).

Lennar Homes served as HomeAid&rsquo s pro-bono &ldquo Builder Captain &rdquo for this project, coordinating the construction of this critically needed facility.&ldquo We take our commitment to bettering the community we serve very seriously, &rdquo said Dale Billy, Lennar division president. &ldquo We are extremely proud of the Sacramento Senior Safe House and enjoyed being able to participate in such a worthwhile cause. Giving back to our community through programs like HomeAid is just one of the very many ways we demonstrate our dedication to helping the people we serve. &rdquo This will be the fifth project collaboration between Lennar and HomeAid in the Sacramento area.

Mercy Housing purchased the SSSH property over ten years ago and has managed the planning and land development of this project during that time. Mercy staff oversaw the architecture, engineering and design processes that culminated in securing building permits. In addition to donating its time and resources, Mercy has also applied for and received large several grants that have funded the construction of this project.

HomeAid Sacramento, through the generosity of the Lennar Charitable Housing Foundation, as well as its in-kind donors from the North State Building Industry Association, provided more than 50 percent of the remaining construction costs.

Volunteers of America – in partnership with the Sacramento Senior Safe House board of directors – will operate the home 24 hours a-day, seven days a week. Referrals for the seniors who will reside at the safe house, will come from Sacramento County’s Adult Protective Services division.

The 4,783-square-foot residential facility provides a safe place for abused and neglected seniors 62 and older to receive as many as 90 days of shelter. The Sacramento Senior Safe House, the first facility of its kind west of the Mississippi River, is distinguished from other emergency shelter options by its home-like environment. These special touches include: senior-created original art on the walls, brightly painted accent walls in each bedroom, and volunteer-stitched handmade quilts for each bed.

&ldquo It brings me to tears to realize that this is finally happening, &rdquo said founder Maxine Milner Krugman, a Sacramento County senior citizens advocate who has been lobbying for a senior safe house for a decade. &ldquo I have seen horrifying things, cases that just broke my heart. &rdquo

&rdquo I just felt something needed to be done, &rdquo said Krugman, a former chair of the county’s Adult and Aging Commission.

With thanks to Milner Krugman and her vision, and the donations of many, seniors will now have a safe house in Sacramento.


About HomeAid
HomeAid Sacramento, the charitable arm of the North State Building Industry Association, seeks to build and maintain dignified housing were homeless families and individuals can rebuild their lives. This charity has successfully matched local service providers in need of refurbishing, expanding or building new shelters with homebuilders able to fill that need since 1996. It's builders doing what they do best, building. HomeAid graciously acknowledges its major donors: Lennar Charitable Housing Foundation, Dennis Calmes & Jeani Buckmaster, Harry C. & Deborah L. Elliott Family Foundation, Newland Communities, Union Pacific Foundation, Thomas P. Winn Foundation, Greg & Linda Grant, Teichert Foundation, and Irwin Union Bank. For additional information on HomeAid Sacramento, please call 916.751.2746, or go online at http://www.homeaidsac.org.


About Mercy Housing
Mercy Housing California (MHC) is the largest regional business center of Mercy Housing, Inc., a national not-for-profit affordable housing organization headquartered in Denver. Mercy Housing has a presence in 41 states, serves more than 117,000 people on any given day and has participated in the development, financing or operation of more than 34,500 homes. About 75 percent of Mercy Housing’s portfolio is rental units, and the remaining 25 percent is homeownership. Mercy Housing serves families, seniors and people with special needs (formerly homeless, people with HIV/AIDS and the developmentally disabled).

In California, MHC has developed 10,367 affordable homes – 7,392 in rental at 122 properties and 2,975 in homeownership. An additional 4,000 new affordable homes and apartments are in development. MHC operates in 32 counties state-wide. For more information about Mercy Housing California, please visit http://www.mercyhousingcalifornia.org.

The mission of Mercy Housing is to create stable, vibrant and healthy communities by developing, financing and operating affordable, program-enriched housing for families, seniors and people with special needs who lack the economic resources to access quality, safe housing opportunities.

About Volunteers of America
Established in 1911, Volunteers of America Greater Sacramento & Northern Nevada is one of the largest providers of social services in the region, operating programs dedicated to ending homelessness, supporting the most vulnerable populations, and transforming communities for the better. Each night, Volunteers of America Greater Sacramento & Northern Nevada provides housing for as many as 1,800 men, women and children in its service communities.

About Lennar
Celebrating its 55th anniversary, Lennar has grown to become one of the nation’s leading homebuilders, pledging to not only build quality homes but also improve the communities in which it builds. Through charitable organizations such as Volunteers of America, HomeAid Sacramento and River Oak Center for Children, Lennar Sacramento has found a way to give back to the community which has so generously given to them. With hundreds of Communities nationwide and homes designed for first-time, move-up and luxury homebuyers, Lennar has long distinguished itself by simply including everything as standard under its motto, &rdquoEverything You Want, Everything You Need, That’s the Logic of Lennar®.

Jake West, the nine-year-old son of HomeAid Board Vice-Chair, Kerrin West, is an articulate boy who has a passion for those less fortunate. Kerrin brought Jake along with her when the HomeAid Board of Directors served a meal to the clients at the Volunteers of America Winter Shelter. HomeAid with Standard Pacific Homes, as builder captain, built the Winter Shelter in 2006. This shelter serves men, women, and children who are homeless and have no place to go on our regions coldest nights. The shelter is open November through March and sleeps 154. Volunteers of America serve a hot meal in the evening and a breakfast the next morning.

During the meal service Jake would interact with the men and women he was serving, always with a smile, and always with a story to share. Kerrin and Jake have returned on several occasions to serve dinner at the shelter.

Moved by serving meals and talking with the clients Jake wanted to do more to help. Jake turned nine in March and in lieu of birthday presents at his party he asked his friends to join him in contributing to Volunteers of America's Winter Shelter program. Through this effort, Jake raised $250 dollars and quite a bit of awareness. Jake made a speech and check presentation in front of the Volunteers of America Board of Directors on April 1, 2009. We are all very proud of Jake and look forward to great things from this young boy.

Jake West and Leo McFarland, President/CEO of Volunteers of America Greater Sacramento and Reno

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Roseville, CA &ndash HomeAid Sacramento is pleased to announce a new program for the region, Essentials for Young Lives, which is a community wide effort to collect much needed items such as diapers, baby wipes, baby food and formula for homeless infants and toddlers.

Pam Herman, Program Director, HomeAid comments, &ldquo In these uncertain economic times, the need is so much greater. We are partnering with the region’s builders, trades and associates, along with the community to address some of the basic care needs for children.&rdquo

HomeAid is working in conjunction with Lennar Homes, Standard Pacific Homes, Shea Homes, Personalized Dental Care of Roseville & Lincoln, Starbuck’s, the North State Building Industry Association, along with other civic and faith groups to give back to those who need it most &ndash Sacramento regions homeless infants and toddlers. HomeAid is encouraging anyone who is able to participate by donating items.

HomeAid will be accepting donations of:
Diapers (sizes newborn to toddler)
Baby Wipes
Baby Food
Formula (some soy and iron)

As Mother’s Day approaches, the organizations that will receive these supplies will be:
Home Start
Maryhouse
River Oak Center for Children
Sacramento Crisis Nursery: A Program of the Sacramento Children’s Home
Sacramento Valley Teen Challenge Women’s Crisis Center
The St. Vincent De Paul Society of Roseville
Tubman House
Volunteers of America &ndash Options for Recovery
WEAVE

Herman states, &ldquo We are hoping to reach our goal through the donations from the community by collecting 60,000 diapers. These supplies can make all the difference to a homeless mother provide essentials for her child, especially near Mother’s Day.&rdquo For your convenience we are registered at:

Babies R Us
http://www.babiesrus.com/ControllerServlet?registryNumber=80652871&target=search
Target
http://www.target.com/registry/baby/014399700419924

Collection Locations:

El Dorado Hills
Lennar Welcome Home Center 3169 Aldridge Way
Lincoln
Personalized Dental Care of Roseville & Lincoln 945 Orchard Creek Lane, Suite E
Personalized Dental Care of Roseville & Lincoln 685 Twelve Bridges Drive, Suite E
Standard Pacific Homes Woodbury Glen Sales Office 1731 Wortell Drive
Starbuck’s 445 South Highway 65
Rancho Cordova
Lennar Welcome Homes Center 11886 Elk View Way
Rocklin
Shea Homes Sierra Sky at Whitney Ranch Sales Office 910 Aubree Lane
Standard Pacific Homes Caspian Run at Whitney Ranch Sales Office 2207 Apple Grey Lane
Standard Pacific Homes Lariat Ridge at Whitney Ranch Sales Office 2091 Camp Whitney Circle
Starbuck’s 6612 Lonetree Blvd at Blue Oaks (near Sportsman’s Warehouse/RC Willey)
Starbuck’s 4819 Granite Drive #B
Roseville
Lennar Corporate Office 1075 Creekside Ridge Drive, Suite 100
Lennar Welcome Home Center 1073 Branston Drive
North State Building Industry Association 1536 Eureka Road
Personalized Dental Care of Roseville & Lincoln 4000 Foothills Blvd. #126
Personalized Dental Care of Roseville & Lincoln 1258 Coloma Way
Shea Homes Shadow Creek at Fiddyment Farm Sales Office 2245 Eastwood Drive
Standard Pacific Homes Corporate Office 2240 Douglas Blvd, Suite 200
Standard Pacific Homes Willow Creek Sales Office 3160 Willow Bridge Court
Standard Pacific Homes Monet at Diamond Creek Sales Office 1040 Impressionist Loop
Starbuck’s 1410 East Roseville Parkway (corner of Sunrise & E. Roseville Parkway)
West Sacramento
Shea Homes Bridgeway Lakes Hideaway Sales Office 3532 Bridgeway Lakes Drive
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About HomeAid Sacramento:
HomeAid Sacramento is a 501 (c) 3 nonprofit organization founded by the North State Building Industry Association, and is a local chapter of HomeAid America, a national leading provider of transitional housing for the temporarily homeless. The HomeAid mission is to build and maintain dignified housing where homeless families and individuals can rebuild their lives. This is accomplished through the donation of construction services and materials from members of the home building industry. With help provided by our major donors Lennar Charitable Housing Foundation, Dennis Calmes & Jeani Buckmaster, Beutler Corporation, CVC Construction, Harry C. & Deborah L. Elliott Family Foundation, Newland Communities, Union Pacific Foundation, Thomas P. Winn Foundation, Greg Grant, Creative Design Group, and Irwin Union Bank. Through HomeAid projects completed and in development HomeAid Sacramento will preserve/add 350 beds and helping nearly 4,000 individuals and families throughout the Sacramento region since 1996. For more information, visit http://www.homeaidsac.org.

Dedication ceremony marks the completion of the campus redevelopment for agency serving area’s most vulnerable population

ROSEVILLE, CA &ndash On Thursday, March 19, representatives of HomeAid Sacramento, the Children’s Receiving Home, the North State Building Industry Association, and invited guests will celebrate the completion of construction on a multi-purpose room for the local community based non-profit which serves abused and neglected children in the Sacramento region. Project partners, community leaders, and elected officials will help celebrate this occasion at a special dedication ceremony. The program will begin at 5:30 p.m. and take place on the Children’s Receiving Home campus at 3555 Auburn Blvd., in Sacramento.

&ldquo This project demonstrates HomeAid at its best and to be able to partner with them and the Children’s Receiving Home to complete the Capstone project is a true honor,&rdquo said Kevin Carson, chair of HomeAid Sacramento. &ldquo We are so fortunate to work in an industry where we can truly make a difference in people’s lives.&rdquo

As the builder captain of this project, Kevin and his team of dedicated professionals oversaw and managed the day-to-day operations of the construction process and worked with local trade partners to complete this project.

&ldquo The children we serve at the Children’s Receiving Home are forced to face some of life’s toughest challenges,&rdquo said Dave Ballard, CEO of the Children’s Receiving Home. &ldquo HomeAid and the homebuilding community have gone above and beyond to ensure that these kids have safe shelter and housing where they can get the care and services they need. The Capstone project is yet another example of the homebuilding industry’s commitment to our community and our children.&rdquo

This project marks the third construction project HomeAid has taken on for the 64 year-old service provider. The previous projects included two residential cottages where at-risk children in need are given shelter and comfort. Both cottages allowed the Children’s Receiving Home to double the number of residents they were able to serve.

The completion of the multi-purpose building will provide a youth-friendly recreation room, allowing staff to work with older children and help them focus on job applications, cooking skills, and other social skills that will help them prepare for emancipation once they turn 18.

HomeAid, whose mission is to build and maintain dignified housing where homeless families and individuals can rebuild their lives, matches the construction and facility needs of local service providers with the talents of the local building community.

Since 1944, the Children’s Receiving Home of Sacramento has served more than 1,500 abused and neglected children each year providing housing during their most difficult times.
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About the Children’s Receiving Home of Sacramento
Founded in 1944, the Children’s Receiving Home of Sacramento (CRH) is a place where a capacity of 88 children and their families matter. CRH is committed to changing the lives of abused and neglected children and their families by providing a safe haven of comfort, hope and healing through comprehensive shelter care and mental health services, excellent leadership, highly skilled staff and community partners. Serving as the area’s safety net for children between 1 and 17 years, CRH is the only emergency shelter of its kind in Sacramento County. Children stay in our care for an average of about 35 days. In effect, we act as the front door of the child protective system. We respect the value and integrity of each person with whom we work and serve. We provide leadership and innovation through a process of Continuous Quality Improvement. We are diligent and responsible stewards for all that is entrusted to our care. We are committed to the highest standards of excellence in work and service.

About HomeAid Sacramento
HomeAid Sacramento, the charitable arm of the North State Building Industry Association, seeks to build and maintain dignified housing were homeless families and individuals can rebuild their lives. This charity has successfully matched local service providers in need of refurbishing, expanding or building new shelters with homebuilders able to fill that need since 1996. It's builders doing what they do best, building. HomeAid graciously acknowledges our major donors: Lennar Charitable Housing Foundation, Dennis Calmes & Jeani Buckmaster, Harry C. & Deborah L. Elliott Family Foundation, Newland Communities, Union Pacific Foundation, Thomas P. Winn Foundation, Greg Grant, and Irwin Union Bank. For additional information on please call 916-751-2746 or visit us at http://www.homeaidsac.org.

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Sacramento, CA - On November 8, 2008, over 130 members of the building industry will volunteer their time and expertise to support HomeAid’s third annual Painting a Better Tomorrow program. This one-day program is designed to give a fresh coat of paint for the region’s nonprofits that do not have the resources or professional skills to spruce up their facilities. At this year’s event, volunteers will be painting and doing landscaping and minor repairs to eight different shelters, and offices for area agencies serving the homeless including organizations such as Clean and Sober, Volunteers of America, Sierra Foothills AIDS Foundation, Sacramento Valley Teen Challenge, PEACE for Families and The Children’s Receiving Home of Sacramento.

Volunteers and donations are up in spite of the current economic situation. Companies contributing materials this year are Healthy Homes Products and Services, Sherwin Williams, Kelly Moore Paint Co and Hemington Landscaping Services. Volunteer teams come from members and friends of many local homebuilders and trade contractors including: Healthy Homes Products and Services, John Laing Homes, Regis Contractors, Republic Electric West, Standard Pacific Homes, Timberlake Cabinetry, Treasure Homes Management Co., and USA Properties Fund. The home building industry has a long-standing and strong commitment in this region to helping the homeless. This commitment is evident by the large turnout expected on Saturday to paint and landscape our areas homeless shelters.

HomeAid is the nonprofit arm of the North State Building Industry Association and is dedicated to building dignified housing where homeless families and individuals can rebuild their lives. This program is a natural fit as it continues to ensure that the housing provided remains lovely and a place that individuals and families can temporarily call home.

 

About HomeAid Sacramento
HomeAid Sacramento, the charitable arm of the North State Building Industry Association, seeks to build dignified housing where homeless families and individuals can rebuild their lives. This charity has successfully matched local service providers in need of refurbishing, expanding or building new shelters with homebuilders able to fill that need since 1996. It's builders doing what they do best, building. HomeAid gratefully acknowledges our major donors: Lennar Charitable Housing Foundation, Dennis Calmes & Jeani Buckmaster, Beutler Corporation, CVC Construction, Harry C. & Deborah L. Elliott Family Foundation, Newland Communities, Lund Construction, Thomas P. Winn Foundation, Greg Grant, Creative Design Group, and Irwin Union Bank. For additional information on please call 916-751-2746 or visit us at http://www.homeaidsac.org.

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(SACRAMENTO, CA) – HomeAid, the philanthropic arm of the North State Building Industry Association (NSBIA), celebrated one of its biggest successes in recent memory with the dedication of a new office and 39-bed domestic shelter for Placer County’s Peace for Families. The emergency shelter will house women and children in Placer County that have been victims of domestic violence and other forms of abuse. The facility will likely serve more than 3,000 adults and children this year thanks to HomeAid and its generous builder captains on this project, John Laing Homes, Pulte Homes and McCarthy Building Companies. These three companies donated 100% of their services with the help of local trade partners.

“This was truly a group effort,” said Kevin Carson, division president of John Laing Homes. “This wonderful facility is a true testament to hard work and what this industry is capable of.”

This completed project comes at a time when many builders are struggling to keep the lights on, let alone consider giving important manpower and other in-kind services to non-profit causes. The fact that these builders and trade partners honored their commitments is very impressive in this market.

“It’s not just about giving when you can,” expressed Chris Cady, division president of Pulte Homes. “It is about giving when it hurts.”

In its 18th completed shelter since it’s founding, HomeAid gathered the generous support of industry leaders and trade partners to raise more than $2 million in donations toward the completion and furnishing of the office and 39-bed protected facility. The project is beautiful, very homelike and warm. PEACE had a wonderful donation of furniture from Lazyboy to add to the ambience. Not only were 14 beds for domestic violence added in Placer County, but just as important the project replaced 25 beds in deplorable, depressing condition.


“PEACE for families opened our new safe house in October, doubling the number of women and children that can be served. As the Executive Director of the only safe house in Placer County it has been humbling to see the outpouring of community support. From individual donors, to corporations to tradespeople the shelter opened because of community support. Literally hundreds of people came together to build this new safe haven for women and children, victims of domestic violence and/or sexual abuse. We are grateful for the support and are energized to continue working on behalf of those we serve,” said Teri Munger, executive director of Peace for Families.

“Everyone involved in this project is a true hero,” said Greg Grant, the current chair of HomeAid Sacramento. “.”

About HomeAid
HomeAid Sacramento, the philanthropic arm of the North State Building Industry Association, seeks to build dignified housing where homeless families and individuals can rebuild their lives. This charity has successfully matched local service providers in need of refurbishing, expanding or building new shelters with homebuilders able to fill that need since 1996. It’s builders doing what they do best, building.

Major contributors to HomeAid include Dennis Calmes and Jeani Buckmaster, Lennar Charitable Housing Foundation, Ceramic Tile & Stone Institute, Elliott Family Foundation, Republic Electric West, Home Depot, Pardee Homes, Thomas P. Winn Foundation, Tim Lewis Communities, William & Beth Niemi, BSB Design, Creative Design Group, Homes by Towne and Umpqua Bank. For more information about HomeAid Sacramento email or call (916) 677-5717. Visit http://www.northstatebia.org./homeaid.html to learn more about current projects.


About Peace for Families
PEACE for Families began modestly in 1974 as a rape crisis hot line—a project of the Placer Awareness House, which provided substance abuse recovery services. While the hot line originated as the premise for a college term paper about the lack of services and support for rape victims, it quickly became a critical link for battered women in Placer County. For battered women, who had nowhere else to turn in the county, the hot line became a lifeline to safety.

When project funding ended in 1977, a group of Auburn professional women decided the service was an important community resource that should be continued. Opening in old town Auburn as an all-volunteer agency in 1978, the Auburn Women’s Center was granted nonprofit status in 1982. The following year the organization changed its name to Placer Women’s Center to reflect its commitment to serve the entire county. Through the dedication of local women’s groups, churches and brave individuals, battered women found refuge in private homes that served as safe houses until the shelter opened in 1985.

In 1994 a new group, PEACE for Families, was established in Roseville to serve South Placer residents. Three years later the Roseville and Auburn groups merged to form a stronger entity to serve all of Placer County. In January 2001, the Board of Directors adopted the name PEACE for Families—Placer Extends A Caring Environment for Families—as a clear statement of the organization’s mission and goals. Over the years the organization’s services have expanded to meet ever-increasing needs. Today, PEACE for Families provides comprehensive services for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault throughout Placer County. The organization offers a full range of intervention services such as a 24-hour crisis line, sexual assault/domestic violence emergency response, counseling, emergency shelter for battered women and their children, and transitional housing. Education activities include community presentations and workshops on issues and prevention of domestic violence and sexual assault.

Thanks to PEACE for Families, victims of domestic violence in Placer County have a safe place to go.

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Contact: Pam Herman
HomeAid Sacramento
1536 Eureka Road
Roseville, CA 95661
(916) 677-5717
(916) 217-0850 cell

Sacramento, CA –In the New Year, members of the building industry are banding together for a little fun and even more goodwill. HomeAid Sacramento will host its first annual Hearts for HomeAid fundraiser on Feb. 1 at 6:30 p.m. Participants will enjoy fantastic wine and gourmet foods prepared by a professional chef and will dine and play alongside industry peers and leaders of the North State Building Industry Association (BIA). Games will take place at BIA members’ private homes throughout the community. Up to date, live scoring coverage will be broadcast from each location, visible to all via the internet.

“This event is going to be unique and fun,” said Pam Herman, Program Director for Sacramento HomeAid. “This is a great opportunity to support to the BIA’s charity of choice while enjoying the company of some of the industries most dedicated champions.”

Representatives have already signed up for the revelry from Kimball Hill Homes, John Laing Homes, Pulte Homes, Republic Electric West, Standard Pacific Homes, KB Home, Beazer Homes, Creative Touch Interiors, Countrywide Home Loans, BSB Design and more. All skill levels are welcome and the registration fee is $75 per person with a deadline of January 18, 2008. To register log on to http://www.northstatebia.org/events.html or call (916) 677-5717 and ask for Tiffany Refuerzo. Any questions can be directed in an email to .

About HomeAid

HomeAid Sacramento is the philanthropic arm of the North State Building Industry Association and is the local chapter of HomeAid America the nation’s largest provider of shelter beds for the temporarily homeless. The organization has completed more than130 shelter projects with 21 chapters, serving over 62,000 individuals. Locally, HomeAid Sacramento has completed 17 shelter projects, adding more than 250 beds to the Sacramento region with eight additional projects in development. The North State Building Industry Association established the HomeAid Sacramento chapter in 1996 as a means for the organization and its members to give back to the community. The group’s primary objective is to help expand the capabilities of local care providers who are in need of new or refurbished facilities. Then, through the generous support of a builder captain or captains who manage the project and recruit the support from their trade base, the organization works to complete the building project. HomeAid Sacramento is supported primarily through individual and corporate donations. Major contributors to HomeAid include Dennis Calmes and Jeani Buckmaster, Lennar Charitable Housing Foundation, Elliott Family Foundation, Republic Electric West, Pardee Homes, Lund Construction, Thomas P. Winn Foundation, Tim Lewis Communities, William & Beth Niemi, , Creative Design Group, Cedar Valley Concrete, Greg Grant, Homes by Towne and Umpqua Bank. The organization is a highly visible expression of the local building industry’s commitment to the communities in which it does business. We think that you too, will see how important community support can be. HomeAid is a solution that provides an immediate, positive impact. Please join us in making a difference.