MISSIONTo provide permanent supportive housing to veterans at-risk of homelessness, homeless veterans, and their families to promote self-sufficiency. AHARI is committed to establishing collaborations with other non-profit organizations with a similar passion that provides housing and auxiliary supportive services.
VISIONTo eradicate Veteran homelessness in the City of Philadelphia by providing homeless Veterans with access to safe, quality, affordable housing, resources, and supportive services.
AHARI is committed to collaborating with other like-minded nonprofit organizations that provide housing, programming, and auxiliary support services. Targeted support and the appropriate tools will provide Veterans with the means and ambition to achieve economic competence. |
The Visionary
Stephanie Booker; Executive Director and Founder
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
A Home Is A Right (AHARI) was founded in 2011 by Stephanie Booker to provide all homeless veterans and their families with permanent supportive housing options. AHARI provides programs to create pathways to self-sufficiency for homeless veterans, veterans at-risk of becoming homeless, their families, and under-served communities. AHARI also provides services for employers, HR professionals, and community programs needing mental health support.
AHARI is currently seeking additional partnerships, funding, volunteers and sponsors to assist with funding, properties and/or collaborating to allow AHARI to provide permanent supportive housing. AHARI’s goal is to obtain brick and mortar funding to build AHARI Village to house 10-12 veterans and their families and have a central location to provide supportive programming that helps our veterans become self-sufficient. There will be volunteer, internship, and employment opportunities for the veterans that successfully complete the program.
AHARI has been collaborating with the Veteran Multi-Service Center in Philadelphia for the last 24 months. AHARI provides home cooked meals to the Vets once a month and provides clothing, and personal necessities. Since March 2020, Stephanie has helped secure over $95K in funding and in-kind donations for AHARI including PA Housing Finance Agency, SBA PPP, Disaster Relief, Juvia's Place, U-Haul, Costco, Walmart, Herrs, Bambos Socks, Share, Caring for Friends, Philabundance, Boscovs, Pay-It-Forward, 2021 Temple University $119K, 2022 PHMC $412K for programming, $500K for Capital Campaign. We have $1.2 million toward our Veteran's Village.
AHARI is currently seeking additional partnerships, funding, volunteers and sponsors to assist with funding, properties and/or collaborating to allow AHARI to provide permanent supportive housing. AHARI’s goal is to obtain brick and mortar funding to build AHARI Village to house 10-12 veterans and their families and have a central location to provide supportive programming that helps our veterans become self-sufficient. There will be volunteer, internship, and employment opportunities for the veterans that successfully complete the program.
AHARI has been collaborating with the Veteran Multi-Service Center in Philadelphia for the last 24 months. AHARI provides home cooked meals to the Vets once a month and provides clothing, and personal necessities. Since March 2020, Stephanie has helped secure over $95K in funding and in-kind donations for AHARI including PA Housing Finance Agency, SBA PPP, Disaster Relief, Juvia's Place, U-Haul, Costco, Walmart, Herrs, Bambos Socks, Share, Caring for Friends, Philabundance, Boscovs, Pay-It-Forward, 2021 Temple University $119K, 2022 PHMC $412K for programming, $500K for Capital Campaign. We have $1.2 million toward our Veteran's Village.