Mission Statement

Empowering Families. Eliminating Hazards. Creating Safer Homes.

At Healthy Homes Initiative (HHI), our mission is to eliminate toxic hazards from homes across the United States, ensuring that every family—regardless of income, background, or location—can live in a safe and healthy environment. We are committed to nationwide awareness, education, advocacy, and action in addressing the hidden dangers of lead-based paint and other hazardous materials that continue to threaten millions of lives.

Public Awareness & Education

Lead Testing & Prevention

Home Remediation & Assistance

Policy & Advocacy

Our initiative is built on

four core pillars:

Public Awareness & Education – Informing families, landlords, and policymakers about the dangers of lead-based paint, asbestos, mold, and other harmful substances found in older homes.

Lead Poisoning Prevention & Early Detection – Expanding access to lead testing for children and homes at risk.

Safe Remediation & Home Restoration – Providing financial and logistical support to low-income families, the elderly, and communities affected by hazardous housing conditions.

Advocacy & Policy Reform – Working with government agencies to strengthen housing safety regulations and implement funding programs for nationwide lead abatement.

The Lead Poisoning Crisis

  • 500,000+ U.S. children have dangerously high blood lead levels.
  • 87% of pre-1978 homes contain lead-based paint.
  • Lead exposure causes brain damage, learning disabilities, and health risks for adults.

The Lead Poisoning Crisis: A Hidden Epidemic

The Shocking Reality of Lead Exposure in the U.S.

  • 3.6 million U.S. homes with children under age 6 still contain lead-based paint hazards ([CDC, HUD]).
  • Over 500,000 children in the U.S. have blood lead levels above the CDC’s reference level of 3.5 µg/dL, the point where intervention is required.
  • Even low levels of lead exposure can result in irreversible brain damage, learning disabilities, lower IQ, attention disorders, and increased risk of violent behavior.
  • Black and Hispanic children are twice as likely to suffer from lead poisoning due to disproportionate exposure in low-income housing.
  • Lead exposure costs the U.S. economy over $50 billion annually in lost earnings, healthcare costs, and special education services.
  • The Risk Doesn’t End with Children—Adults Are at Risk Too
  • Pregnant women exposed to lead face increased risks of miscarriage, premature birth, and developmental delays in their babies.
  • Lead exposure has been linked to high blood pressure, kidney damage, cognitive decline, and neurological disorders in adults.
  • Older homes (built before 1978) pose the greatest risk, as 87% still contain lead-based paint, which deteriorates into toxic dust over time.
 

 

Our Strategy for Nationwide Change

Nationwide Change

Home Remediation & Assistance

Policy & Advocacy

Community Outreach & Education

Lead Testing & Intervention

Community Outreach & Education:

Launching a nationwide awareness campaign to educate families about lead poisoning risks, prevention, and solutions.

Partnering with schools, daycare centers, and pediatricians to provide lead screening and distribute educational materials.

Hosting free workshops on how to identify and safely remove lead-based paint and other hazardous materials.

Lead Testing & Intervention:

Expanding access to free or low-cost blood lead level testing for children in at-risk communities.

Encouraging mandatory home inspections for properties built before 1978, ensuring landlords and homeowners take responsibility.

Providing DIY lead test kits and training on how to identify lead hazards in homes.

Home Remediation & Assistance:

Securing grants and funding to help low-income families afford lead abatement services.

Working with contractors, real estate professionals, and health organizations to provide lead-safe home renovations.

Offering financial incentives for landlords to properly remove lead-based paint in rental properties.

Legislative Advocacy & Policy Reform:

Pushing for stronger housing laws that require landlords and homeowners to disclose and remediate lead hazards.

Fighting for state and federal funding to expand lead abatement programs and childhood lead screening.

Partnering with city, state, and federal agencies to streamline permitting and regulatory processes for lead-safe housing renovations.

Giving Back to the People

Who We Serve

  • Low-income families and renters living in hazardous conditions.
  • Parents and caregivers seeking to protect their children from lead poisoning.
  • Pregnant women and new mothers at risk of lead exposure.
  • Elderly homeowners living in aging homes with outdated materials.
  • Landlords and real estate professionals who need guidance on lead safety compliance.
  • Community leaders, schools, and healthcare providers advocating for safer housing.

The Team

A Vision Beyond Bureaucracy

By 2024, Sokrat Arzumanyan had built more than just a successful real estate career—he had built a mission. His nonprofit, Healthy Homes, was tackling the devastating effects of lead-based paint poisoning, helping elderly homeowners, low-income families, and children by providing them resources and educating them about a problem that exists

While busy with a lot of construction projects every single project meant jumping through hoops—permits that took forever, redundant inspections, and officials more focused on paperwork than helping  people. Time after time, his projects were delayed by unnecessary rules, costing families precious months—sometimes years—before their homes could be built.

Sokrat was growing tired. He had fought too hard to be slowed down by inefficiency. He needed a solution, and more importantly, he needed an ally who knows the system.

That’s when he met Xjvirr.

The Unlikely Ally

Xjvirr is a City Planner in the City of Burbank, working in the Community Development Department. At first, Sokrat thought he was just another city official—one of the many who stalled progress rather than supported it. But within minutes of their first real conversation, he realized he was wrong.

With extensive knowledge in construction and being amazing at his job unlike so many others, Xjvirr actually cared. He saw the problems in the system. He understood that city processes—while necessary—were often outdated, slow, and frustratingly inefficient.

Sokrat saw something in Xjvirr that he hadn’t seen in a long time—vision. He saw a man who wasn’t content with following the rules for the sake of following them. But someone who wanted to improve them. Someone who wanted to work outside the constraints of government. For the first time Sokrat has shared his story and they talked about acting, realizing that they have a common dream, protecting children, helping elderly in need, making a difference.

 

And just like that a partnership was born.

Over the next few months, Sokrat and Xjvirr became more than just acquaintances—they became a team.

Sokrat, the unstoppable entrepreneur, knows how to push boundaries and get things done. Xjvirr, the city insider, knows how to navigate the maze of government regulations without getting lost.

What started as casual conversations will soon become into policy proposals, city meetings, and real legislative progress.

And suddenly, Healthy Homes isn’t just a nonprofit anymore—it is a movement.

A Friendship Built on Purpose

Sokrat and Xjvirr were from different worlds—one was an immigrant-turned-entrepreneur, the other a city official helping people in need from within. But they shared the same fire, the same frustration, and the same unwillingness to accept the status quo.

For Sokrat, Xjvirr was a breath of fresh air in a system that often suffocated progress.

For Xjvirr, Sokrat was proof that one determined person could force change, no matter the obstacles.

What started as a simple meeting in 2023 became the foundation for a long-term fight against lead poisoning and unsafe housing conditions in California.

And this is only the beginning.

Join the Movement

Help us create safer homes for every family:
🔹 Donate – Support lead testing & remediation.
🔹 Volunteer – Assist with outreach & education.
🔹 Advocate – Push for stronger housing safety policies.
🔹 Test Your Home – Protect your family today!