HomeAid Orange County's mission is to help people experiencing or at risk of homelessness build new lives through construction, community engagement, and education. HomeAid Orange County is the founding affiliate of the national nonprofit organization, HomeAid. Today, there are 19 HomeAid affiliates across America working to improve and expand housing and resource for people experiencing homelessness. In 1989, HomeAid Orange County was founded by the Building Industry Association of Southern California, Orange County Chapter.HomeAid primarily constructs housing for nonprofit service providers and public entities that serve people experiencing homelessness. The unique HomeAid model, centered around in-kind donations of labor and materials from building industry partners, saves a minimum of 30% of market costs on each HomeAid housing construction project.