Pathway Homes Location Near Mount Vernon Gets New Roof For Holidays

MOUNT VERNON, VA — Every year, DryHome Roofing and Siding offers a no-cost new roof installation for a deserving person or organization. This year's recipient was nonprofit Pathway Homes, which got a new roof on one of its homes near Mount Vernon in Fairfax County.

The home selected for the free roof is a home that serves adults with mental health challenges. Pathway Homes provides housing and support services to adults with mental illnesses.

"Pathway Homes is an outstanding nonprofit that provides homes and mental health services to many people in our Northern Virginia community," said Steve Gotschi, CEO of DryHome, the locally-owned company that donated the free roof installation. "We are happy to help Pathways and their clients by providing a new roof on one of its homes. We are excited that Pathways can use the savings to support their residents in other ways."

The 20th annual Free Roof for the Holidays program is intended to thank customers and help people or organizations in need have a safe roof. To date, Sterling-based DryHome has donated 21 roofs valued over $200,000. Nominations for this year's program were accepted through November.

Last year's recipient of the Free Roof for the Holidays was Ashburn’s Chris Moorhouse, who has battled cancer and was nominated by his wife. DryHome replaced the 25-year-old original roof at the family's home.

The latest recipient, Pathway Homes, serves people with serious mental illnesses and co-occurring disabilities with housing and support services to recover their lives. In 2022, the nonprofit has helped 1,578 people access services with over 500 permanent supportive housing units.

Previous recipients included a Navy veteran who founded an animal therapy nonprofit, a Stafford mother of three who lost her husband, a Vienna mother struggling after a challenging divorce, a Leesburg widow and mother of two young children, homelessness services nonprofit Cornerstones, Doorways for Women and Families’ Safehouse, a Loudoun County school bus driver, Good Shepherd Alliance, Falls Church Cub Scout House, and Gabriel Homes.