Raising the Standard of Professional House Cleaning

The American House Cleaners Association (AHCA) is a professional organization dedicated to supporting, educating, and advancing professional house cleaners and residential cleaning business owners. 

Professional house cleaning is an essential skilled trade built on knowledge, safety, trust, consistency, and professionalism. Yet for generations, the people who clean and care for homes have often been misunderstood, overlooked, or undervalued.

AHCA was created to help change that.

Through professional cleaning education and certification, business resources, industry partnerships, community, and leadership, AHCA helps cleaning professionals build their skills, strengthen their businesses, develop their teams, and better serve the families and communities that depend on them.

Today, AHCA brings together solo professional cleaners, cleaning technicians, business owners, teams, educators, and industry partners around a shared mission: to elevate professional cleaning as the skilled, essential, and respected trade it deserves to be.

A Strong Community of Cleaning Professionals

The American House Cleaners Association was built on the belief that professional cleaners are stronger when we learn from, support, and advocate for one another. 

AHCA brings together solo cleaners, cleaning technicians, business owners, growing teams, educators, and industry partners from across the United States and beyond.

Through the AHCA community, cleaning professionals can exchange knowledge, learn from the experiences of others, develop their businesses, strengthen their teams, and build relationships with people who understand the challenges and opportunities of this profession.

But our community is about more than business growth. Together, we are working to change how professional cleaning is understood and valued—by clients, communities, businesses, and the cleaning professionals themselves.

When cleaning professionals become stronger, more educated, and more connected, the entire industry becomes stronger.

How the AHCA Began

The American House Cleaners Association was founded in 2016 with a simple but ambitious belief: professional house cleaning deserves greater recognition, education, and respect. 

What began as an effort to bring cleaning professionals together grew into a national community focused on raising standards throughout the residential cleaning industry.

AHCA developed professional education and certification programs to help cleaners better understand the science behind their work, communicate their expertise with confidence, build stronger businesses, and train stronger teams.

As the community grew, so did the mission. AHCA expanded its work to include business resources, industry partnerships, professional recognition, charity initiatives, and opportunities for cleaning professionals to connect and learn from one another.

Today, AHCA continues working toward a future where professional cleaning is recognized for what it truly is: a skilled, essential, and respected profession.

Project Servant’s Heart

Project Servant’s Heart is AHCA’s community service initiative, encouraging professional cleaners to use their skills to help people in need. 

AHCA members are encouraged to provide free or discounted cleaning services to individuals and families facing difficult circumstances who may not otherwise be able to afford professional cleaning.

A clean home can make a meaningful difference in someone’s comfort, health, dignity, and quality of life. Through Project Servant’s Heart, cleaning professionals have an opportunity to make that difference using the skills they practice every day.

The program reflects an important part of AHCA’s mission: serving our communities while demonstrating the skill, value, and heart behind professional cleaning.