Housing Trust Fund of Northern Virginia, Inc.
Helping people experiencing or at risk of homelessness build new lives through construction, community engagement, and education.
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
HomeAid Northern Virginia builds new lives for families and individuals experiencing homelessness through housing and community outreach. According to a report by the National Low Income Housing Coalition, renters in Northern Virginia need to earn $23.13 per hour to afford the area's fair market rent of $1,203 for a two-bedroom apartment. That rent translates into a 177-hour work week at minimum wage ($7.25 per hour), making low- and moderate-income families housing insecure and just a job loss, one medical emergency, etc. away from homelessness. There are about 5,783 homeless individuals living in Northern Virginia according to the 2019 Point-in-Time Count. On average there are around 1,500 beds available at shelters in our region—not enough for each homeless individual on a given night. There is an urgent need for more safe, affordable housing in our region—paired with programs and services like financial education, workforce training, and parenting classes.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Construction Projects
HomeAid National Capital Region builds and maintains housing and programmatic facilities for reputable nonprofit organizations and public institutions serving those experiencing homelessness by leveraging our relationships within the building industry to garner in-kind donations of labor and materials.
Builders for Babies
HomeAid supplements the work of local shelters and non-profits in many ways, including hosting our annual Builders for Babies Diaper Drive. Participating companies host collections and the diapers are then distributed to over 20 nonprofits in the region.
This type of donation is critical because diapers and wipes cannot be purchased using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Women, Infants and Children (WIC). Diapers can be bought with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) however, the funds are typically insufficient to buy diapers and pay other expenses.
Turnover Program
Our Turnover Program, implemented in 2018, is designed to help organizations quickly prepare units that need new flooring and fresh paint before new families can move in.
The program focuses on replacing carpet with luxury vinyl planking (LVP), which has a higher upfront cost but is far more durable and easier to keep clean—meaning long-term savings for HomeAid partners and dignified, healthy spaces for the clients you serve.
Care Days
Care Days are hands-on volunteer service days during which volunteers come together to give back to a local HomeAid nonprofit partner by landscaping, organizing, and cleaning.
Project Playhouse
Project Playhouse is a unique opportunity for builders to partner with HomeAid to construct and donate custom-built playhouses for our nonprofit partners serving youth. Children need a dedicated space of their own where they can create, imagine and explore with their peers. HomeAid believes every child deserves a place to run around and be kids despite their housing circumstances.
Where we work
Awards
Commendation Letter 2008
Prince William County Board of Supervisors
Community Champion Award 2011
Shelter House
Community Partner Award Shelter House 2011
Northern Virginia Family Service
Catalogue for Philanthropy 2011
Catalogue for Philanthrophy
Catalogue for Philanthropy 2020
Catalogue for Philanthropy
Excellence in Aging Award 2022
Alexandria Commission on Aging
Best Humanitarian Member Project 2022
Home Builders Association of Virginia
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Identify and recruit three to five new Builder Captains/Trade Partners to commit to a Turnover, Project or Playhouse build.
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Obtain an LLC status in both Maryland and DC so we can legally do projects. Identifying a Builder Captain to complete our first project in DC.
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
HomeAid Northern Virginia builds new lives for families and individuals experiencing homelessness through housing and community outreach. HomeAid’s goal is to be the go-to building resource for Northern Virginia service providers. Through our Shelter Program, HomeAid builds and renovates non-profit facilities at a 30-100% savings thanks to the generosity of our Builder Captains and Trade Partners. This savings enables our Shelter Partners to improve their facilities while focusing their limited resources on critical programming that helps their clients become self-sufficient.
Our Shelter Services Program fills in the gaps by providing donations of household goods and food items for projects we’ve recently completed, as well as planning outreach and enrichment events for individuals and families experiencing homelessness and providing training for Shelter staff through our Annual Housing Forum. These programs help families and individuals experiencing homelessness gain stability by providing a roof over their heads and by offering the tools necessary to rebuild their lives on a secure foundation of self-confidence and hope.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
HomeAid Northern Virginia leverages the talents, generosity, and expertise of the building community, in the form of in-kind donations of work completed, combined with other fundraising efforts, to provide needed repairs and to complete building projects. We undertake events and fundraising campaigns to acquire the funds necessary for projects and other services to the homeless community.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
HomeAid's relationship with the Northern Virginia Building Industry Association is an important factor in recruiting people and companies from within the industry to participate on our projects. Additionally, HomeAid's influential Board of Directors has ensured that even during economic downturns or national pandemics, our projects and mission are fulfilled. We partner with many of the local service providers to understand the needs of the homeless and provide the services and resources that no one else is providing, such as our annual Housing Forum, Baseball Night/Concert in the Afternoon, and Helping Hands program.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
Progress in our mission can be measured by the increased capacity of the shelters to provide additional housing as a result of projects completed. Many of our projects have a direct influence on the quantity and quality of care that local providers are able to offer, including increased bed space. In this way, HomeAid Northern Virginia has been greatly successful.
Since 2001 we’ve invested $19 million in building a better community; donated $13 million in labor, time, materials, and expertise; and have changed 196,000 lives for the better.
In our 20 year history, HomeAid Northern Virginia has completed 160 renovations and builds across the region for 50+ of our non-profit partners who work to help people experiencing homelessness. We have converted office space into a home for women reentering the community after incarceration; added and preserved thousands of beds across the region for individuals, families, youth, and children experiencing homelessness; built a 5,000 square foot safe haven for victims of sex trafficking; updated a building that is home to 14 men who are overcoming addiction and chronic homelessness; renovated a space for survivors of domestic violence; built out a food pantry that serves 60+ families a day in one of the wealthiest counties in the US, and so much more.
The work that we do saves our non-profit partners the funds necessary to give countless people a safe and stable place to call home and access to critical wraparound programs and services, and our projects help their clients realize they are truly worthy of more.
We've completed 160 projects to date, and look forward to the next 150+.
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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Housing Trust Fund of Northern Virginia, Inc.
Board of directorsas of 04/12/2023
Lauren Vanni Kinard
First Excel Title, LLC
Term: 2023 - 2024
Jerry Berman
M/I Homes of D.C.
David Gill
McGuire Woods, LLP
Rick Cole
The Long Companies
Steven Alloy
Stanley Martin Homes
John Darvish
John Darvish Construction
Soledad Portilla
STACK Infrastructure
Deepak Kakar
M&T Bank
Don Knutson
The Knutson Companies
Sal Migliore
Beazer Homes
Russ Rosenberger
Madison Homes, Inc.
Gary Chandler
K. Hovnanian Homes
Gregory Carter
Bank of Ameria Merrill Lynch
Charles Helme
Thompson Greenspon CPAs & Advisors
Bryan Guidash
Walsh, Colucci, Lubeley & Walsh
Mike Sandkuhler
Van Metre Companies
Jason McDonough
United Bank
Brian Davidson
Van Metre Homes
John Buhl, Jr.
Buhl Electric Company, Inc
John Monacci
Winchester Homes
Michael Scheurer
Cornerstones, Inc.
Curt Anderson
BPOM, Ltd
Kevin Canary
Richmond American Homes
Worth Jenkins
Dan Ryan Builders
Mark King
Bowman Consulting
Lauren V Kinard
First Excel Title, LLC
Bruce Rahmani
Falcon Heating & Air Conditioning
Bryant Cruzado
Toll Brothers
Doug Horne
Gannett
Eric Dunn
Merritt Construction Services
Charles Schulz
Wells Fargo
Alicia Cox Skoug
Drees Homes
Doug Smith
Miller and Smith
Tom Twomey
Stanley Martin Homes
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes
Organizational demographics
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