HomeAid
America is a major
national building industry charity and one of the largest builders of housing
for the homeless in the country. For the
past three years, it has also been the beneficiary of the generosity of Meyers
Research, a Kennedy Wilson Company, one of its top national partners.
Meyers Research has been
holding housing forecast events to benefit HomeAid America for over three
years. The recent event in Denver held
on July 19th was the 10th such forecast event, and
including an additional event held by its parent company Kennedy Wilson to
launch HomeAid’s LA chapter, the company has now raised $500,000 through ticket
sales and sponsorships for the homelessness charity. Jeff Meyers, President of Meyers Research and
HomeAid America Board member said, “It’s important to our team to champion a
cause greater than ourselves. Our
partnership with HomeAid allows us to make a difference in the fight to combat
homelessness. We are thrilled to reach
the $500,000 mark.”
The Meyers Research
forecast events started in Orange County CA in January 2014 as a way for the
company to make an on-going contribution to HomeAid and also help the charity
spread the word on its work throughout the industry. The events proved to be incredible successes,
with subsequent events held in Las Vegas, Northern Virginia, Atlanta, and
Denver. Orange County completed its 4th
annual event this past March. In total,
approximately 1,800 people have attended these events with the proceeds from
the ticket sales as well as sponsorships all being donated to HomeAid.
HomeAid America CEO
Peter Simons said, “What started as a singular effort to help support our cause
of ending homelessness has turned into a real mission, and a labor of love on
behalf of the entire Meyers and Kennedy Wilson organizations. Jeff Meyers’ personal service on our Board of
Directors further enhances and deepens this bond. HomeAid and Meyers Research have been a great
team and are making a difference together.”
HomeAid was founded by the
building industry in 1989 as a way to give back to the community by addressing
the issue of homelessness. According to
the National Law Center on Homelessness, each year over 3.5 million Americans
experienced homelessness at some point.
Nearly 1.5 million of them were children. HomeAid’s program identifies charities in the
community working to help the homeless that need additional facilities in which
to house people and provide programmatic resources such as job skills training
and financial counseling, as well as physical and emotional support. HomeAid
then finds builders who are willing to take on these projects and build them at
a deep discount by enlisting their trade partners to give their time and
materials as in-kind donations.
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
over 500 housing projects nationwide at a value of more than $220 million, of
which nearly 50 percent has been donated by the building industry. HomeAid currently has 60 additional projects
in development across the country. Over
the years, HomeAid has added nearly 9,300 beds in facilities helping the
homeless, housing over 280,000 people.
HomeAid works through a network of 17 active chapters in 12 states across
the country. For more information about HomeAid, call 1-888-3HOMEAID or visit http://www.homeaid.org.
ABOUT MEYERS RESEARCH
Meyers Research, a Kennedy Wilson Company
combines experienced real estate and technology advisors with leading data to
provide its clients with a clear perspective and a strategic path forward. Based in Beverly Hills, California, Meyers is
home to 150 experts in 10 offices across the country.