Welcome
The Arlington-Alexandria Coalition for the Homeless, Inc. does more than offer shelter to homeless people, it provides them with a foundation to rebuild their lives. Created in 1985 by concerned citizens of Arlington and Alexandria, AACH works in coordination with public agencies, businesses and community groups to give homeless people the support, shelter, counseling and employment training they need to regain self-sufficiency.
Our 2007 Kickball Tournament was a great success
15 teams from across northern Virginia came together on a very warm August 4th to participate in the second annual AACH Safe at Home kickball tournament. A great time was had by all.
A planning committee is already hard and work making plans for the 2008 Tournament. We hope you’ll join us for this unique opportunity to have a great time for a great cause!
Local Coalition Provides Homeless with Beds, Life Skills, Hope
The Catholic Herald recently highlighted AACH. Here’s an excerpt:
It was the mid-1990s and Gerald Turner couldn’t kick his heroin addiction. A slave to the drug for a quarter-century, Turner led himself, his wife and their three children to the brink of home eviction.
Now, a decade later, Turner sits at a desk in a basement office on a side street in Clarendon, literally the face of the organization that gave him a second chance at life and that took him from no home to new home.
Volunteers Needed
Right now we are looking for volunteers to work with families in our transitional program, Adopt-A-Family. We are also looking for volunteers to lead workshops for our adult clients and weekend volunteers to accompany kids on field trips.
When I first became a client of the program, I was straight out of the shelter for the homeless and pretty much still homeless. Battling with cancer, with a two-year-old baby and a twelve-year-old child, I didn’t know where our next roof would be. AACH saved our lives. I don’t know where I would be today were it not for them.