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  BIA/OC and HomeAid Host Village of Hope Volunteer Day IRVINE, CA – The Village of Hope, located on the Tustin Marine base, will provide housing for a total of 192 homeless men, women and children, with facilities for 36 families and 88 single adults when it opens late this summer. It will include 128 dorm rooms, a child development center, playground, parent education center, vocational training classrooms, health care facility, donation warehouse, and support offices. There will also be a cafeteria with an outdoor dining area, and vegetable gardens. To make the facility feel more like home, HomeAid Orange County and the BIA/OC’s Philanthropy Committee organized a volunteer day for landscaping, furniture moving and general up-keep of the site. Over 200 volunteers from the State Street, Hall & Foreman, Bank of American, UCI and individuals joined HomeAid and the BIA for this one day event. Scott Larson, the Executive Director of HomeAid Orange County was extremely impressed by the number of eager volunteers, “it is always amazing to me the spirit of cooperation that is consistent through our industry partners. The Village of Hope exemplifies the kindness and generosity that is the heart of HomeAid and building community.” The Orange County Chapter of the Building Industry Association of Southern California (BIA/OC) is a non-profit trade association representing more than 1,000 companies employing over 117,000 people affiliated with the home building industry. The BIA/OC mission is to promote proactive participation in the development of economic and community issues in Orange County. The BIA/OC is affiliated with the California BIA and the National Association of Home Builders. |
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