What Activities does Veterans Build Support?

• Building: Provides simple, decent, energy-efficient and affordable housing solutions for military service members, veterans and their families.
• Employment: Capitalizes on skill sets gained from military service with recruitment targeting veterans as Habitat for Humanity International and local affiliate employees, board members and extended volunteers, national service members, interns and fellows.
• Volunteer Engagement: Provides volunteer experiences that bring together veterans, military families and their neighbors. These experiences help bridge the gap and ease the transition to civilian life with fulfilling community engagement.
• Education: Provides access to financial literacy and financial education programs to support successful homeownership among veteran and military homeowners. Trains Habitat employees and community volunteers to understand the military culture in order to interact effectively with military service members and veterans.
• Honor: Hosts special events that raise awareness of veteran housing needs and honor their service. Target dates include Veterans Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day and the September 11 National Day of Service & Remembrance.

Veterans Build Qualifications

This program is available to honorably discharged U.S. military veterans who meet the program qualifications. This is not an exhaustive list,  but the basic qualifications are:

• Have a need for housing
• Meet income requirements
• A resident of Calhoun or Cleburne county for a minimum of one year
• Have U.S. citizenship or permanent, legal residency
• Willing to complete required sweat equity hours