HomeAid Northern California

08/29/2026

Donate Used Holiday Toys and Decorations Before the Holiday’s

HomeAid would like to encourage you to donate your children’s used Halloween costumes, toys and holiday decorations to local thrift stores so that families can purchase items in time for some holiday cheer! So often we wait until after the holidays to make room for new purchases and we flood thrift stores with used toys and decorations after the holidays are already over.

In thrift stores run by HomeAid Care Providers the residents are often allowed to shop for clothing and seasonal items for free, in time to celebrate with their families. If you know your family will be blessed with holiday fun this year, please consider donating items early so that our neighbors with limited income can make their child’s holiday special – plus it is tax deductible!

Not sure where to take your items, here are a few:

Tri Valley Haven (): https://trivalleyhaven.org/thrift-store/
Shepherd's Gate ( ): https://shepherdsgate.org/thrift-store/
American Cancer Society: https://discoveryshop.org/pleasanton
Habitat for Humanity ReStore ( , ): https://restore.habitatebsv.org/
Hospice ( ): https://hospiceeastbay.org/thrift-shoppes/

08/19/2026

Support STAND! For Families Free of Violence Rebuilding Lives Event!

Each year STAND! serves thousands of families fleeing domestic violence through a spectrum of intervention services offered at no cost to the survivor, as well as robust teen prevention and violence recovery programs. Due to critical cuts this year in federal funding we are supporting their:

Rebuilding Lives Event
October 22nd from 4:00-6pm at the Perera Pavillion
320 Civic Center, Pleasant Hill.

To donate or sponsor please email [email protected] or visit their website https://www.standffov.org/events/.

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08/10/2026

Last Call for Sponsors for the HomeAid Trapshoot!

We are looking forward to seeing your teams join us on Thursday, September 10th for the 24th annual HomeAid Trapshoot! This is an incredible opportunity to support the work at HomeAid and give your staff the opportunity to network all day at this celebrated event. All of our current sponsorship opportunities and the Trapshoot registration forms available on our website: https://www.homeaidnc.org/events/trapshoot.

Please contact: Wendi Zubillaga – [email protected] or 408.666.1599

07/28/2026

HomeAid Celebrates Hall of Fame Inductees Mary Teichert and Glen Martin!

HomeAid Northern California is proud to celebrate our Board Members Mary Teichert and Glen Martin as they are inducted into the California Homebuilding Foundation’s Hall of Fame! The Hall of Fame honors pioneers and visionaries in homebuilding who embody California’s spirit of innovation, recognizing individuals whose contributions have profoundly shaped the state's landscape.

As president and CEO of Teichert Inc., Mary is the fifth generation to lead the Sacramento-based company founded in 1887. Her ascension to the chief executive's office reflects both her family’s endurance in the construction industry and a deliberate climb through the ranks to steer the Teichert organization towards the future. Glen Martin, a third-generation homebuilder and Managing Director at Avila Real Estate Capital | Pacific InterWest, will be celebrated for his extensive career after more than 40 years of leadership in the building industry.

Please join us in celebrating Mary and Glen and the entire 2026 Class of inductee’s including; Patrick Fuscoe, Tom Grable, and James Schmid at CHF’s 41st Annual Hall of Fame Gala on July 28, 2026 (https://www.mychf.org/class-2026).

07/17/2026

BIA’s Young Professional’s Support Bay Area Care Providers and East Bay Teachers

HomeAid would like to thank the BIA|Bay Area Young Professionals for hosting their 2026 School Drive to support Bay Area Care Providers and East Bay Teachers!

Special thanks to our Host Sponsor (Dahlin Group), our Beverage Sponsor KTGY () , and our Event Sponsors; RJA (https://www.rja-gps.com/), AmeriSink (https://www.amerisink.com/), Shea Homes ( ) , and VanderToolen Associates, Inc ( )!

The Young Professional’s of the BIA|Bay Area is an important group that celebrates our industry members that are 45 years and younger. The committee strives to create events and activities to network with other industry professionals and engage with Board of Directors, other councils and committees of the BIA Bay Area. We appreciate their commitment to the community by supporting new students for the upcoming school year!

07/13/2026

What's Next: Trapshoot 2026 🎯
Mark your calendars: September 10

HomeAid Northern California's biggest fundraiser of the year is coming.
The annual Trapshoot brings together Bay Area building industry leaders for a day of competition, camaraderie, and community impact.
Last year's Trapshoot funded:
✅ Critical shelter repairs and improvements
✅ Support services for families in our facilities

This year, we're aiming even higher.

Registration details coming soon. Start practicing your aim! 🎯

Stay tuned: homeaidnc.org/events/trapshoot

06/29/2026

📢Need of the Hour – Donate to Tri-Valley Haven 📢

One of ’s most essential services is providing emergency shelter for families fleeing abuse in their homes. Tri-Valley Haven’s new Domestic Violence Shelter, built in partnership with HomeAid Northern California, is aptly named SHILOH, for peace. Tri-Valley Haven has been a vital community resource for decades, each year Tri-Valley Haven receives approximately 4,000 calls for help. That is approximately 11 crisis calls each and every day, from local survivors and their children fleeing abuse.

HomeAid is assisting with the construction of a brand-new facility for Tri-Valley Haven and we need your help to fund the project completion. Once finished this new shelter will increase capacity by 50%, allowing this new facility to give local families in crisis a safe place to call home for decades to come.

Please consider donating to this important regional project, your personal and/or business contributions are tax deductible - donations can be made here:

06/28/2026

Homeaid 2026 Trapshoot - Thursday September 10th 2026!

Registration is here for Homeaid Northern California’s 2026 Trapshoot on Thursday, September 10th 2026!

We want to Wendi Zubillaga and her entire Trapshoot Committee for everything they do to make the Trapshoot the must attend event of the year. It is time to get your team together and send in those registration forms – this event sells out quickly!

Now accepting Sponsorships: https://www.homeaidnc.org/events/trapshoot

06/15/2026

Unsheltered Conversations is HomeAid () ’s national podcast that aims to humanize the issue of homelessness by exploring the real stories, relationships, and responses that offer hope and solutions. Through these candid interviews with builders, advocates, nonprofit leaders, people with lived experience, and authors, the podcast elevates the voices shaping the future of housing and belonging in our country.

Our recent Unsheltered Conversation was with Glen Martin of Avila Real Estate Capital | Pacific InterWest a recent California Homebuilding Foundation Halll of Fame Nominee. Glen is a third-generation homebuilder with leadership experience that includes managing California divisions of national homebuilders, international development, and risk management. Glen has also been a longtime advocate for HomeAid, and the California Homebuilding Foundation.

🔊Support them both by listening and sharing the podcast links! 🔊

Episode link:
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/47G3WKB1gt8Dsf75h3WCVd?si=4ttVwur4TEGkOvGr00PosQ

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/crisand-giles-glen-martin-building-forward-innovation/id1830087928?i=1000771847017

06/12/2026

🎙️ Our own Executive Director, Crisand Giles, just appeared on the Unsheltered Conversations a podcast by — and the conversation is one you won't want to miss.

Crisand joined Glen Martin, a third-generation homebuilder being inducted into the California Homebuilding Foundation Hall of Fame, to talk about what it actually takes to build housing solutions in Northern California.

Some of what Crisand shared:

▲ The jobs-to-housing ratio in NorCal can reach 8 jobs for every 1 housing unit — making it nearly impossible for working families to find stable housing.

▲ Tiny home communities and interim housing models are meeting a real regional need — and not putting a timeline on people when they move in makes all the difference.

▲ "We shouldn't be 'othering' the homeless... each individual is one life incident from being in this situation. That stigma shift will help make it easier for us to build housing and propose more projects."

Show your support for Crisand and HomeAid Northern California — give this episode a listen and share it with someone who needs to hear it. Every play helps spread the message that housing with dignity is possible. 💙

🎧 Episode Link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/crisand-giles-glen-martin-building-forward-innovation/id1830087928?i=1000771847017
Full Podcast https://www.homeaid.org/unsheltered-conversations

Explore HomeAid's podcast featuring stories, interviews, and solutions addressing homelessness and housing insecurity to foster awareness and action.