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Days of Service

Future Opportunities

Upcoming Days of Service

#ProjectBoston | 2025

Save the date: June 4, 2025

On June 4, 2025, AEC Cares will take on its most ambitious project yet: revitalizing the Catholic Charities Teen Center. This renovation will breathe new life into a space dedicated to empowering at-risk youth, fostering education, and providing a safe haven for teens in need.

#ProjectSanDiego | 2026

Save the date: June 10, 2026

Do you know of any great spaces in San Diego that could serve as the perfect foundation for a meaningful community project? AEC Cares is looking for potential locations to launch our 2026 initiative, and we'd love to hear from you! Whether it’s a vacant building, a local nonprofit in need of help, or an underutilized community area, your suggestions could help us make a lasting impact.

Past Days of Service

2024

#projectDC

AEC Cares partnered with Sasha Bruce Youthwork (SBY) in Washington, D.C., to renovate the Residential Empowerment Adolescent Community Home (REACH). This home is located in D.C.’s Capitol Hill neighborhood in the historic Barracks Row community. more than 100 attendees gatherED to refresh the REACH residence for SBY.

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2023

#projectSanFrancisco

AEC Cares joined forces with Larkin Street Youth Services to paint, install flooring, build furniture, and replace lighting to brighten and freshen the look of Lark-Inn.

Today, the Lark-Inn is equipped with dorm and social spaces to bring hope and brighter futures to homeless and disadvantaged youth in the Bay Area.

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2021

#projectPhilly

AEC Cares joined forces with the The Sunday Breakfast Rescue Mission to paint, install, replace, repair and clean Sunday Breakfast Rescue Mission’s facility.

Today, the Sunday Breakfast Rescue Mission will have an updated facility to provide vital services to Philadelphia’s most underserved.

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2019

#projectVegas

AEC Cares joined forces with the Las Vegas Rescue Mission to renovate its chapel and gym.

Today, the LVRM has two beautifully updated spaces to provide vital services to Las Vegas’s most underserved.

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2018

#projectHouston

AEC Cares joined forces with the Santa Maria Hostel to renovate its women’s center.

A great event where volunteers renovated Outdoor green space, Playground area, Dining room, Group Counseling Rooms.

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2017

#projectOrlando

With Balfour Beatty we helped the Coalition for the Homeless/Central FL.

The lobby was upgraded and new reception desk installed. We were able to provide new flooring and wall cladding, and made renovations to hallways.

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2016

#projectPhiladelphia

With Erickson & Son we helped the Philadelphia Athletic Recreation Center.

We renovated the lobby, arts & crafts room, and storage room. Also, the kitchen was completely gutted and overhauled.

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2015

#projectAtlanta

With Skanska we helped the Covenant House.

A vast walk-in closet to organize donations was built, new flooring in the cafeteria was installed, and hallways were painted. Additionally we installed custom artwork, and performed extensive landscaping

2014

#projectChicago

We partnered with FH Paschen to retrofit a 32,000 sq. ft. portion of the Metropolitan Family Services daycare. We painted, replaced flooring and ceiling tiles, upgraded the playground, and installed new cabinetry and countertops.

2013

#projectDenver
We teamed up with Layton Construction to renovate the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless, updating the cafeteria, activity room, and counseling space. We also added new furniture, painted, and installed $90,000 in landscaping.

2012

#projectDC

We helped Sasha Bruce YouthWorks

After completely renovating the training center we installed new flooring and furniture. We painted throughout the facility, and also replaced the brick exterior.

2011

#projectNOLA

We partnered with Catholic Charities to fix and renovate 5 homes which were badly damaged by Hurricane Katrina.