Built America Magazine | South
“Budget cuts made us smaller, but not weaker. Together we balance the marketing, sending the emails, coordinating the projects —it’s a lot, but it’s worth it.” Without a marketing department, HomeAid leans on the Greater Orlando Builders Association, trade events, and word-of-mouth to share its mission. “We’re not the Builders Association, we’re a nonprofit born from it,” she says. “We keep showing up, shaking hands, telling people what we do. That’s how this grows.”
A Legacy of Hands and Heart
Ask Annamae what she hopes HomeAid Orlando will be remembered for, and her voice softens. “That we opened our hearts,” she says. “That we built things that lasted— not just walls, but hope.”
She pauses before adding:
“We keep showing up, shaking hands, telling people what we do. That’s how this grows.” “All nonprofits working with the homeless are doing good work, but they can’t do it all. That’s where we come in. They need a new floor? Okay. A window? Okay. Shelves? Okay. We make it possible for them to keep helping.” It’s a rhythm as steady as construction itself, measured, enduring, and filled with purpose.
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