- 2022 HomeAid Impact & New Video
- Pledge Your 2023 Support
- HomeAid Happenings: Awards & Much More
- Save the Date: Pickleball Social
- Meet Jennifer Pallas
- Thank You Donors!
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Warm Wishes this Holiday Season |
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“Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand and for a talk beside the fire: it is the time for home.” –Edith Sitwell
The HomeAid Atlanta staff wishes you and your family a warm and happy holiday season! Thank you for all the ways you helped HomeAid provide a warm place to call home for people experiencing homelessness this year. Thank you for supporting our mission to help people experiencing or at risk of homelessness build new lives through construction, community engagement, and education.
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2022 HomeAid Impact
- Two major builds in 2022, providing housing for 45 people experiencing homelessness
- 16 Care Days, providing a savings of over $135,000
- Four projects in the works, plus exploring affordable housing
- 2,700 CareKits packed and distributed
- 240,000 diapers and wipes collected via the annual Essentials Drive
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Pledge to Help Build New Lives for 2023! |
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Now's a great time to pledge your support for HomeAid Atlanta's 2023 Annual Giving Campaign! You can be a part of our ongoing efforts to build a future without homelessness! Make a pledge to our Annual Giving Campaign to support four major projects happening next year for veterans, women in recovery, and teenage girls escaping sex trafficking, plus our 15+ Care Days, the Annual Essentials Drive, and our efforts to move the needle on affordable housing.
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Award Winners, Celebrations, Construction & More |
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2022 HomeAid Award Winners |
HomeAid Atlanta announced its 2022 Award Winners on December 8 at the Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association’s Annual Holiday Party and Silent Auction - which raised $14,000 for HomeAid's work - hosted by the Atlanta Sales and Marketing Council.
2022 Volunteer of the Year – David Weekley Homes (below right)
2022 Trade Partner of the Year - Blur Workshop (below left)
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Gigi's House Double Celebration |
HomeAid Atlanta had two reasons to celebrate on November 18 in Clayton County. HomeAid supporters attended a ribbon cutting ceremony and groundbreaking at Gigi’s House, which cares for girls ages 13-19 who are victims of sex trafficking, providing a safe home in a faith-based, loving environment.
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150 Volunteers Join Care Day |
On November 11, BOMA Georgia (Building Owners and Managers Association of Georgia) and national home builder Lennar participated in an extensive HomeAid Care Day at Calvary Refuge Center in Forest Park.
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Taylor Morrison Builds at NGAH |
Taylor Morrison Atlanta completed a bathroom renovation at North Georgia Angel House. Led by Taylor Morrison's Eric Wacaster, this much-needed project turned out beautifully. We celebrated the completion of this project on Thursday, November 3, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
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Together with several organizations and many more generous donors, HomeAid Atlanta helped provide needed food items to make this Thanksgiving happier for people experiencing, or at risk of, homelessness.
Our fundraising drive with the Young Professionals Group of the Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association brought in $1,400, which provided nourishing Thanksgiving meals to women in recovery at Breakthru House. (left photo, below)
Artisan Built Communities donated a carload full of canned and packaged food items for our friends at Making A Way Housing. (center photo, below)
We partnered with David Weekley Homes for their Giving Thanks, Giving Back Thanksgiving Drive to provide turkeys and more for organizations helping people in need. David Weekley Homes' drive brought in 182 turkeys, and close to 3,000 canned/packaged food items! Food was distributed to HomeAid service provider partners Crossroads Community Ministries & Cherokee County Homeless Veterans Program, as well as the Vine City Civic Association. (right photo, below)
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Save the Date - Pickleball Party with a Purpose |
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Learn Pickleball, Have Fun & Support HomeAid Atlanta!
Registration and Sponsorship Opportunities Coming Soon.
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Welcome Our New HomeAid Staff Member |
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Jennifer Pallas was born and raised in Savannah, Georgia. She came to Atlanta in 1985 to attend Kennesaw State University. After graduating with a BBA, she worked in Insurance for Lending Institutions and became an Account Executive within the Mortgage Product Line, and later an Office Manager for a Wholesale Office Furniture Distributor.
Jennifer is married with two sons, Ethan (19), and Jack (17), two cats, Yoda and Lily, and a dog named Belle. She is very happy to use the skills God gave her by helping HomeAid Atlanta do amazing things for those in much need!
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2022 HomeAid Atlanta Giving Partners |
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GAHBA Events Support HomeAid Atlanta
When you register for a Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association (GAHBA) meeting or event, or renew your membership, you will have an opportunity to make a 100% tax-deductible donation to HomeAid Atlanta. Just look for the green banner when completing online event registration. Check out the GAHBA's upcoming events.
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