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Building a Future Without Homelessness
09/18/2026
We’re stronger when we build together. đźŹ
The latest HomeAid America newsletter is now available!
This issue celebrates the people and partnerships behind our mission, with updates from HomeAid affiliates across the country, industry connections, education and advocacy resources, new episodes of Unsheltered Conversations, and more.
Every project, partnership, and act of support brings us closer to a future without homelessness.
Read the latest issue:
https://www.homeaid.org/newsletters
09/17/2026
Term of the Month: Substance Use Disorder (SUD)
Understanding the complexities of homelessness starts with understanding the language surrounding it.
Substance use disorder (SUD) is a health condition that affects a person’s brain and behavior and can lead to difficulty controlling the use of substances such as alcohol, medications, or other drugs.
Terms like these often come up in conversations about homelessness, housing, and supportive services. Knowing what they mean helps us better understand the challenges individuals and families may face—and equips us to have more informed, compassionate conversations about meaningful solutions.
Explore HomeAid’s Glossary of Terms and other educational resources to deepen your understanding of homelessness: Link in Bio || https://www.homeaid.org/education
“Our home no longer looks like a cave. It looks like a home.”
That’s what one mother shared after receiving beds for her family.
Before, they had been sleeping on the floor. Their backs hurt, and that pain followed the children into their school day. After receiving beds, their mother said the family felt supported—and their space finally felt like home.
It’s a reminder that meeting one basic need can have an impact far beyond the bed itself.
🎧 Hear Doniqua Lewis share more in the newest episode of Unsheltered Conversations: More Than a Bed: Building Security, Stability, and Hope for Children and Families.
Listen now at homeaid.org/unsheltered-conversations.
They started the day as competitors. Before long, they were helping each other finish the job.
That’s what stood out during this HomeAid North Texas bed build: people from across the industry choosing to volunteer, work side by side and rally around the impact these beds could have for children and families.
It became about much more than building furniture. It became about community, connection and realizing what a safe place to sleep can mean for someone going through a difficult season.
🎧 Tomorrow, September 15, hear the full conversation in a new episode of Unsheltered Conversations: More Than a Bed: Building Security, Stability, and Hope for Children and Families.
homeaid.org/unsheltered-conversations
09/11/2026
Today, we remember the lives lost on September 11, 2001, and honor the courage of the first responders, service members, and everyday people who stepped forward in the face of tragedy.
We also remember the strength that can come from a community standing together—with compassion, service, and care for one another.
May we continue to carry that spirit forward.
09/10/2026
We’re building more than housing. 🏡
At the BIASC Building Industry Show, Scott Larson joined HomeAid Orange County Los Angeles and HomeAid Inland Empire to connect with the builders, trade partners, manufacturers, designers, and industry leaders who help make HomeAid’s work possible.
Those relationships matter.
A conversation can become a partnership.
A partnership can become a project.
And a project can help someone take another step toward stability and a new beginning.
Read Scott’s latest blog about why the building industry remains at the heart of HomeAid’s mission to Build a Future Without Homelessness. Link in Bio || homeaid.org/blog-2/biasc-bis-show
09/08/2026
What can one conversation lead to?
For HomeAid, it can lead to a new relationship, a new partnership, or even the possibility of serving an entirely new community.
At National Association of Home Builders' Association Management Conference, Robin Arnett, Chief Expansion Officer, HomeAid America, connected with Executive Officers and HBA staff from across the country to share HomeAid’s mission and learn more about the needs and opportunities within their communities.
Those conversations are already continuing—from Raleigh and Charlotte to Nashville and Central Florida—as HomeAid explores where the building industry can help create meaningful, lasting solutions to homelessness.
Read Robin’s full reflection from AMC and see why being present matters:
homeaid.org/blog-2/homeaid-at-nahbs-association-management-conference
09/07/2026
This Labor Day, we’re honoring the people whose work helps build stronger communities. 🏡
From builders and trade partners to volunteers, nonprofit service providers, and community leaders, HomeAid’s mission moves forward because people choose to bring their time, skills, and resources together.
Every project completed, every space renovated, and every new door opened represents more than construction—it creates greater stability, dignity, and opportunity for individuals and families experiencing or at risk of homelessness.|
Today, we celebrate the hands, hearts, and hard work behind that impact.
Happy Labor Day from HomeAid. đź’™
Who’s tracking affordable housing years after it opens?
In this conversation, we discuss what can happen when affordability requirements tied to Low-Income Housing Tax Credit properties begin to expire—and why preserving existing affordable housing should remain part of the conversation.
Building more housing matters. So does protecting the affordable housing communities already depend on.
Hear more from Unsheltered Conversations: homeaid.org/unsheltered-conversations
“Housing First does not mean housing only.”
Housing can provide the stability someone needs to move forward, but it works as part of a larger system—one that includes the services and resources people need to remain safely and stably housed.
Hear more of the conversation on Unsheltered Conversations: homeaid.org/unsheltered-conversations
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