Every year, the AEC Cares event coincides with the American Institute of Architects National Convention, which is taking place this year in Orlando, Florida. For this year's project, AEC Cares projectOrlando teams up with the Coalition for the Homeless of Central Florida to renovate their Center for Women and Families.

One of the benefits of having a blog like ‘Life of an Architect’, is that I can turn my site over when warranted to help bring awareness and attention to items that are aligned with my own interests. For the last 4 years, I have been asked to help spread the message of a program called ?AEC Cares? as they tackle a worthy project in the host city of the National American Institute of Architects Convention. To help articulate the purpose, Kendall Jones, the Editor-in-Chief of the ConstructConnect blog prepared this article and I am more than willing to share this platform. If you are attending the convention, get involved and volunteer. If you want to contribute in other ways, you can make a much-needed donation here. AEC Cares is gearing up for its 7th Annual Blitz Build on April 26, 2017. Each year, AEC Cares tackles a charitable project on the day before the American Institute of Architects? annual Conference on Architecture in the host city, which this year happens to be Orlando. Volunteers hard at work during last year’s AEC Cares | Project PhiladelphiaFor projectOrlando, AEC Cares is partnering with the Coalition for the Homeless of C...