HomeAid Atlanta, The Drake House and volunteer Builder Captain Dan O'Dwyer of O'Dwyer Properties recently celebrated the dedication of newly completed apartment buildings that comprise The Drake Village. The two eight-unit apartment buildings at The Drake Village, which are located adjacent to The Drake House's existing crisis housing complex, received major renovations in partnership with HomeAid Atlanta, O'Dwyer Properties and[...]
HomeAid Atlanta is pleased to announce it recently completed another successful Care Day in Atlanta! On Wednesday, June 6, HomeAid partnered with volunteers from FOX Sports South and FOX International for a Care Day at Clifton Sanctuary Ministries in Atlanta. The Care Day was part of 21st Century Fox Impact Week, the company's global initiative that gives its employees the[...]
HomeAid Atlanta invites members of the media and the public to celebrate the groundbreaking of a new phase at Phoenix Pass in Conyers. The groundbreaking will be held this Thursday, May 14, 2015 from 10 until 11 a.m. at Phoenix Pass, which is located on Sigman Road in Conyers. The event will feature an appearance by Conyers Mayor Randall S.[...]
Cecily Stevens, executive assistant with HomeAid Atlanta, is today’s guest on the Around Atlanta edition of Atlanta Real Estate Forum Radio. Cecily is on hand to discuss HomeAid’s Essentials Drive, which is an annual event designed to aid homeless babies and their mothers by collecting essential baby items such as diapers, formula, food and wipes. HomeAid Atlanta was started by home[...]
HomeAid Atlanta recently held a groundbreaking ceremony to kick-off a much-needed expansion project at The Drake House in Roswell. This expansion will increase the facility’s office space by 1,000 square feet, and it will add a new Teen Center, a ‘Mom’ classroom and a food pantry space. In addition to the expansion, the project will provide an overhaul to the[...]
Building Owners and Managers Association of Georgia (BOMA Georgia) will be partnering with HomeAid Atlanta, a nonprofit organization that builds and maintains housing for the homeless, for the fourth year in a row. This year, they will be working on a community project on Friday, Nov. 7 for Covenant House Georgia, an Atlanta District 9 facility serving homeless, abandoned, abused,[...]
HomeAid Atlanta hosted another successful HomeAid Care Day in conjunction with the NFL Former Players Association (NFLPA) and the Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association (GAHBA). On Saturday, Oct. 11, 2014, a group of 15 volunteers spent time completing projects at Phoenix Pass in Conyers. Phoenix Pass was Rockdale County’s first transitional housing facility. The organization provides long-term transitional housing for families,[...]
Today’s guest on the Around Atlanta edition of Atlanta Real Estate Forum Radio is Jean Hilyard, executive director of HomeAid Atlanta. As the designated charity of the Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association (GAHBA) and a chapter of HomeAid America, HomeAid Atlanta builds and helps to maintain transitional housing facilities for the temporary homeless population in metro Atlanta. In addition, the[...]