HomeAid America, a
building industry charity and one of the nation’s largest builders of housing
for the homeless, announced today that CalAtlantic Homes’ Executive Chairman
and industry leader Scott Stowell will lead their Board of Directors as
Chairman for 2017-18.
“We are thrilled to
have someone of Scott’s stature and passion leading our efforts for the next
two years,” said Peter Simons, CEO of HomeAid America. “Homelessness remains a major problem in this
country, and its causes are numerous and diverse, including job loss, medical
crisis, domestic abuse, substance addiction, and post-traumatic stress syndrome
in veterans. Indeed, 80% of these
families and individuals are situationally homeless and can be moved back to
self-sufficiency with the right help at the right time.”
Scott Stowell said “I
am honored to take on the Chairmanship of HomeAid America as it continues its
28 year role as the leader in the building industry’s efforts to help those
people in the greatest need in our country; those without a place to call home. HomeAid has a proven model and track record
in this area, and our work is needed now more than ever with several major
cities experiencing homelessness crises.”
“Scott’s leadership
will be invaluable to HomeAid as we seek to build on the great strides we made
to help the homeless in 2016.” Simons noted, “We completed 30 new projects
across the country last year which added nearly 500 beds for the homeless. We also conducted nearly 100 community
outreach activities that involved over 1,800 volunteers. I am certain that with Scott’s commitment to
our cause and his position of respect and influence in the industry, it will
allow us to reach new levels in the coming year.”
Scott Stowell is the
Executive Chairman of the Board for CalAtlantic Group, one of the nation’s
largest publicly traded homebuilders.
Stowell was instrumental in the creation of CalAtlantic through the
merger of Standard Pacific Homes and Ryland Homes in 2015. Prior to that, he held various roles at
Standard Pacific over three decades, culminating with his appointment as CEO
and President in January 2012. Stowell is also active in numerous other
industry related organizations such as the Leading Builders of America, the Fisher
Center for Real Estate at UC Berkeley, and the Harvard Center for Joint Housing
Studies.
ABOUT HOMEAID AMERICA
HomeAid is a leading national non-profit
provider of housing for homeless families and individuals, founded in Southern
California in 1989. Through the
generosity of builders, their trades and their suppliers, HomeAid has completed
475 multi-unit housing projects nationwide at a value of more than $215
million, of which nearly 50 percent—over $100 million—has been donated by the
building industry. HomeAid currently has 70 additional projects in development
across the country. HomeAid has added over 9,000 beds in facilities helping the
homeless through HomeAid’s network of 17 active chapters in 12 states across
the country. These beds have been used by over 270,000 previously homeless
people over HomeAid’s history. For more
information about HomeAid, call 1-888-3HOMEAID or visit http://www.homeaid.org.