Joel Vendette

Joel Vendette is the Executive Director for Home for a Home a nonprofit organization driven by the belief that a safe, solid home can be the catalyst for dramatic and positive change in people's lives. Founded in 2012, their mission is to provide homes for people in need.

Home for a Home chooses to serve Guatemala because over 1 million people live in inadequate housing with dirt floors. Of these, many live in huts with plastic or metal roofs and corn stalks for walls. When they visit villages, they find smiling people often in colorful traditional dress with children playing while fathers and older brothers are off working in nearby coffee and corn fields. Smoke curls up from wood fires under big pots holding delicious meals. The beauty of the people and their culture can mask the difficulties they face.

Since their beginning, Home for a Home has funded over 547 renovations for families in Guatemala as a direct result of their members and the support of donors.