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OUR STORY
HTP Homes, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit, focused on uplifting historically under-resourced communities in the state of Maryland. We serve at-risk young adults and returning citizens living in neighborhoods with high crime, high incarceration and high unemployment rates.
The HTP Homes co-founders bring decades of leadership in the construction industry, real estate development, and executive-level corporate experience.
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer Aaron Thompson is a business owner and licensed general contractor with decades of experience in construction and real estate development. A former professional boxer and Guardian Angel Commander, for over 20 years he has dedicated his time to successfully train returning citizens and justice-involved young adults by hiring them into his company and providing them with the skills needed to obtain meaningful employment. Many have gone on to start their own businesses. It is this earn and learn training model that is the foundation of the HTP Homes Building Second Chances Program that combines workforce development with job readiness skills and emotional health counseling.
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A former Senior Vice President at a Fortune 15 corporation, Co-Founder Claudia Jones volunteers as the Chief Finance Officer for HTP Homes. During her 24-year career, she managed both small and large direct report teams and convened larger interdepartmental teams for special, critically important projects. Her responsibilities also included developing communications strategies, multicultural community engagement, and managing multi-million budgets. She is now using her extensive leadership and governance skills to foster economic change in historically neglected communities. She represents HTP Homes on the Maryland Statewide Alliance for Returning Citizens (MSARC) and sits on its Job Training, Employment, and Second Chances Subcommittee. MSARC was formed in August 2021 under the support of the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland Reentry and Community Outreach Program. It is a convening of nonprofit organizations from all over Maryland that provide services and resources for returning citizens, justice-involved persons, and their families.
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The HTP Homes Board of Directors consists of corporate executives and reentry professionals all who volunteer their time to ensure the organization’s mission and goals are achieved.