• Ensure compliance with HomeAid America project documentation and reporting
  • Scan all signed documentation and email to HAA
  • Make sure all projects are registered in PRS system, and are closed-out at the end of the project
• Prepare event notifications and invitations as needed
• Update website and social media platforms with project information
• Assist with coordination of volunteers for monthly WGB Store
• Respond to all requests re: clothing donations, vouchers and Store information
• Maintain database with all information related to projects and WGB program
• Assist with all communication activities, such as emails and newsletters
• Make site visits as necessary; take pictures and/or video of work being performed including Before and After photos
• Work with Communications and Marketing interns to ensure FlickR photos are organized according to project

Compensation: School credit; letter of recommendation

How to apply: Submit cover letter and resume to info@homeaidnova.org; type “Programs Internship” in the subject line. Call 571-283-6320 with questions.

Description:

• Help to refine and execute current Communications Plan including print and online materials
• Research and implement communications effort on social media websites (ie FaceBook, YouTube)
• Evaluate current communications efforts and make adjustments or recommendations as needed;
• Write copy for print ads, marketing campaigns and website;
• Compile relevant data on homelessness to use in various communications efforts;
• Research and suggest new ways to reach target audiences;
• Maintain list of contact information for target audiences.

Requirements:

• Computer proficient, especially in Microsoft Word, and Excel.
• Energetic, self-starter, with flexible and positive attitude
• Strong team player and ability to work cooperatively with others.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent organizational, problem-solving and customer service skills.

Compensation: School credit; letter of recommendation

How to apply: Submit cover letter and resume to info@homeaidnova.org; type “Communications Internship” in the subject line. Call 571-283-6320 with questions.

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If you haven’t yet had the chance to contribute to our Annual Campaign, please consider making a year-end donation today to support the work we do! And remember, there are many different ways to give—whether it’s cash, gifts of stock or mutual funds, workplace giving and employer matching gifts, sponsorships or in-kind donations—YOU can help us improve the lives of hundreds of individuals and families who were previously homeless and now—because of HomeAid—have a safe, stable place to call home. Your donations will also enable shelter care providers to direct their funding where it matters most—toward programs and services that help residents get back on their feet.

Make a difference TODAY—make a donation and change a life!

• Complete eight projects for local area shelters, benefitting more than 2,110 families and individuals. Your donations helped us provide more than $600,000 in savings to the shelters—funds that they could instead use on food, utilities, childcare, counseling, training and education for residents.
   
• Break ground on Community Lodgings with Pulte Homes, a 5,752 s.f. project currently valued at $900,000. Upon completion, 40 homeless families will be off the streets and out of the shelters, with a beautiful new place to call to home by early 2013.
   
• Give away 200 tickets and goody bags to families for an unforgettable night at the Potomac Nationals baseball game—for many, the first baseball they’d ever attended … and for one teenage boy, the opportunity to throw out the first pitch!
   
• Distribute thousands of work and school clothes and accessories to hundreds of women and children from local shelters at the Women Giving Back (WGB) Store.
   
• Donate more than 200 gift cards remaining from the 11th Annual HomeAid Gala & Auction to local shelters, which passed them along to families during the holiday season.
   
• Make a $1,000 donation to Northern Virginia Family Service in appreciation for all the work they do.
   
• Provide sponsorship support to the Reston Association’s Reston Kid’s Triathlon—a fun day of exercise and spirit for many of our communities’ underprivileged children.
   
• Recruit seven interns to work at HomeAid and provide invaluable support to our operations.

Help Us Do It Again in 2013!

K. Hovnanian has volunteered to serve as a HomeAid Northern Virginia Builder Captain for four major projects serving the needs of the homeless in Northern Virginia, and has, along with its trade partners, renovated and constructed more than 10,000 square feet of space worth approximately $1.08 million in materials and labor, about 87 percent of which was donated. The company’s most recent project with HomeAid was the renovation and expansion of Northern Virginia Family Service’s family emergency shelter located at SERVE in Manassas, one of the largest projects ever completed by HomeAid Northern Virginia in its 11-year history.

The final nominee selection will be made in May, with an announcement and awards presentation made at the publication’s annual Philanthropy Breakfast.

Read more at The Washington Business Journal!

Browning, one of HomeAid’s longest-serving Board members, is resigning due to he and his wife’s upcoming relocation to Maryland’s Eastern Shore.

In recognizing Browning for his service, former HANV President and Board Member Bill Berry said, “Charlie, your resignation and retirement brings mixed emotions to me. I have personally witnessed your leadership to our industry for many years—whether it was for the New Homes Guide, Finest for Family Living Awards, The Washington Post, or your service to HomeAid, you have always given freely of your time and extraordinary talents. I can’t say I am happy about your departure from our industry, and I know that I will miss seeing you. I wish you and yours all the best in the future.”

Fifer is also resigning due to his upcoming retirement from McGuire Woods LLP at the end of December.

“I enjoyed participating with the solution-oriented, practical and very warmhearted members of the board,” Fifer said, “who rarely encountered a situation to which they could not respond in a meaningful way to make things better. I enjoyed the non-hesitating generosity of time, talent and money, and I enjoyed the shared commitment to make an actual and substantial difference for those who are helped. All of this was efficiently and effectively supported by [Executive Director] Christy Eaton. It has been quite rewarding for me.”

Fritz has also found his three years with the HANV Board very satisfying, adding, “I believe strongly in HomeAid’s mission, and I am grateful for the opportunity to serve on its board. It was a great experience to serve with so many like-minded colleagues, and I’m so proud of the work we’ve been able to accomplish over the last several years. I look forward to continuing to watch HomeAid help thousands of people regain their footing in Northern Virginia.”

Fischer enjoyed his time with HANV immensely, particularly enjoying the on-site visits to shelter projects. “Seeing what HomeAid is doing in person really helped shows the tangible results,” he said. “I’m surprised at how quickly my time at HomeAid has passed, and I’m going to miss it here a lot.”

Know someone who might benefit from an internship at HomeAid? Check our careers page for current opportunities!

WGB also gained more attention and donations from members of the Northern Virginia Builders Industry Association (NVBIA), as NVBIA President Mike Gorman made a concerted, and very successful, effort to encourage its members to also support WGB with school supplies, Halloween costumes and toy drive campaigns, as well as give cash donations.

“One of my favorite images from this summer,” Gorman said, “was the sight of Mike Scheurer, HomeAid’s president, heading out after the NVBIA/HomeAid crab feast with enough donated school supplies to fill an SUV.”

In addition to the school supplies, costumes and toys, WGB collected loads of clothing and accessories, but it all needs to be sorted before it can be put out on the shelves.

In order to ensure another successful year for WGB, please consider having your organization host a private “sort party!”

The parties can be scheduled at any time during the day or night, except during the second week of the month. Food and refreshments can be made available, and to maximize the fun and make a sufficient “dent” in the items to be sorted, a minimum of five people is recommended. Volunteers should plan on spending at least three hours.

For more information or to schedule a sorting party, e-mail womengivingback@gmail.com. You’ll be one step closer to being part of a program that has distributed more than 450,000 items of clothing to 10,000 women and children from 100+ shelters in Northern Virginia since its founding in 2007.

With expertise in project planning, design and approval; project financing; project development and construction; and media and community relations, HomeAid can help!

Simply email us or call 571.283.6300 to find out more. More information is available online.

As with most projects, the Builder Captain will provide project leadership; help organize in-kind donation assistance from trade partners; and leverage their assets, knowledge and contacts to reduce the cost of the renovation and oversee the project from start to finish. The project has been pre-screened by HomeAid Northern Virginia’s Board of Directors, and the scope of work and project expectations are well documented.

For more information about this project, or if you’re interested in serving as a Builder Captain for future projects, please contact Christy Eaton, HomeAid Northern Virginia executive director, at 571.283.6320. More information is also available online.