HomeAid Atlanta Celebrates at The Drake House

Dedication ceremony for renovation and expansion project at The Drake Center
 
 
Supporters of HomeAid Atlanta and The Drake House cut the ribbon on July 23.
Supporters of HomeAid Atlanta and The Drake House cut the ribbon on July 23.
ROSWELL, Ga. - July 27, 2015 - PRLog -- HomeAid Atlanta is proud to announce the dedication of its newly completed project at The Drake House.  Roswell Mayor Jere Wood, Fulton County Commissioner Bob Ellis, and Roswell City Councilman Jerry Orlans, along with board members and other supporters of HomeAid Atlanta and The Drake House came together on July 23 for a dedication ceremony and ribbon cutting to celebrate the completion of this much needed total renovation and expansion of The Drake Center.

The project was led by HomeAid volunteer builder captain, Vince Longo of Vincent Longo Custom Builders. In addition to Longo’s countless hours on the project, members of the Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association donated generously of their time, talents and materials to the project. Improvements include a 1,000 square foot expansion that includes a Teen Center, a ‘Mom’ Classroom and expanded food pantry space, as well as a complete office overhaul for ADA compliance.

HomeAid provided a savings to The Drake House of approximately 50 percent on construction costs. Coupled with the efforts of The Drake House, the total project savings adds up to more than 66 percent. This important project will greatly aid The Drake House in their work to provide short-term crisis housing, education, and empowerment programs for mothers with children to overcome the obstacles that brought them to homelessness. This critical programming will help these ladies rebuild their lives.

HomeAid Atlanta, founded in 2001,is a nonprofit organization that builds new lives for homeless families and individuals through housing and community outreach.  HomeAid works in partnership with the Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association, as well as community building industry organizations, to assist the temporarily homeless.  To date, HomeAid Atlanta has completed 53 housing, remodel and care day projects at locations that serve victims of domestic violence, teen mothers, abused and abandoned children, and more.  Learn more at www.homeaidatlanta.org

The Drake House is a crisis residential assessment center for homeless women and children in the North Fulton area. The organization provides immediate residential housing combined with an empowerment program designed to provide stability for the children and assist the family in working toward housing self-sufficiency. For more information about The Drake House, visit www.thedrakehouse.org.

Contact
Mandy Crater, Executive Director
***@atlantahomebuilders.com
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