Arlington Alexandria Coalition for the Homeless (AACH)

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. Betis Group provided over 100 hours of technical support to image PC’s that were donated to AACH. These computers are being used to support the education and resource center at AACH. Several of the PC’s were placed in the residents apartments so that they could participate in online classes and create resumes.

Betis Group Helps Connect Homeless Familes to the Internet

Partnering with the Arlington-Alexandria Coalition for the Homeless (AACH), the Betis Group recently arranged for the installation of CAT5 network outlets in all 10-appartment units in the Sullivan House homeless shelter, located in Arlington County. The shelter serves families, single women and children who have fallen on hard times, lost their housing and have no place to go.
John Woodard, AACH Program Developer, says that the work carried out by Betis Group has made it possible to provide shelter residents with ready access to the Internet to do job searches, homework, participate in on-line training and improve their computer skills. Soon networked PC’s will be installed in each apartment. Residents are currently completing a basic computer literacy course, which is a prerequisite to getting a computer in their apartment.

“All went well over the weekend… we are now wired to the World! -- thanks to Betis Group’s efforts on our behalf.” John Woodard, AACH
 

"Cool for School" Program

In August 2009 Betis Group employees contributed over $150 and several bags of new school clothes and back packs to the AACH “Cool for School” program.